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LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Andrew White III began his career at Kansas, then transferred to Nebraska and redshirted a year before playing another, only to wind up at Syracuse to finish off his unique college basketball odyssey.All that moving around hardly makes him unique, though.Its more like the new norm.More than 700 players on Division I rosters swapped schools last season, many taking advantage of fifth-year transfer rules that allow them to play immediately. The number could swell to more than 800 by the time this season begins next week. And that has coaches and administrators at every level concerned about the long-term effect on the health and popularity of the sport.I do think its a big-time problem in college basketball. Its a problem in college athletics, said Kansas coach Bill Self, who has three transfers from four-year schools on his current roster. But I also think its a societal problem because how many kids now, if you dont play on your high school team, whats the first thing you do? You switch schools. It happens in football and other sports, too.I mean, wed like for it to be tightened up, Self added, where theres less transfers and hopefully that will be the case. But I dont know what the answer is for that.Thats the biggest problem: Nobody seems to know.In interviews with more nearly two dozen coaches and officials, including four conference commissioners, the only consensus was that the transfer epidemic is a problem striking college basketball to its core.The numbers concern me. But within those numbers, you have to understand there are sometimes very good reasons to transfer that are beyond just playing time, ACC commissioner John Swofford said. Some of it is societal in nature, in which its instant-gratification syndrome of, `If Im not playing immediately and not playing a big role, Im going somewhere else. Thats indicative of a larger issue beyond basketball.Swofford said the days of kids waiting their turn are a quaint construct of yesteryear. Now, everybody wants to get on the floor right away, and theyre willing to uproot if thats what it takes.My concern is more about the academic part of it as much as anything, and how much can you bounce around and truly receive the kind of education that youd want, Swofford said. But again, its hard to lump that all into one bag. There is a lot going on.Transfers are more pervasive in college basketball for a number of reasons.First, the game is largely the same regardless of where you go. Teams run different offenses, coaches utilize different systems and defenses vary from school to school. But its not like football, where a player who transfers has to learn hundreds of complicated plays in a condensed time period.That makes it easy for a player to get up to speed quickly.Another reason is numbers: There are only five guys on the floor at a time, and only 200 minutes to go around per game. Compare that to football, where an offense will run about 80 plays and there are 11 guys on the field at a time, not to mention opportunities to play on special teams.We need coaches to be frank on the front end, what their program is about, Belmont coach Rick Byrd said, and then we need kids when they make their decision to stay there and not hop around looking for the next best thing because they didnt play 38 minutes a game as a freshman.The NCAA is continually examining the issue through its committee on academics, but has so far stood pat. And that is particularly troubling for mid-major coaches like Byrd when it comes to the fifth-year transfer rule, which allows athletes who have graduated to play immediately somewhere else.That rule has turned some mid-major programs into de-factor minor leagues.Most coaches are in favor of eliminating the rule, which would mean those players would have to redshirt a year just like any other transfer. Other ideas to curb the number of transfers include a cap on the number of schools where an athlete can play, and rules that limit where an athlete transferring can go.Im heartened by the fact that the NCAA continues to look at transfer issues, Ohio Valley commissioner Beth DeBauche said, because theyre very complex.Now, there are cases where transfers are best for everybody involved: coaching changes, players deciding they want to play closer to home, academics and a myriad other issues that can pop up over the years.Then there are the benefits to playing in different places.Making two moves, its kind of kept me on my toes, White said. Ive seen different staffs, different leagues. Ive experienced a lot of basketball up to this point and its helped me with my overall confidence.As far as my Kansas experience, got to see a blue-blood, elite-level program. Got to win a couple of rings. Then Nebraska, obviously a sports town, Big Ten is a great basketball league. I got to play a big role and do some big things and learned a lot from that staff. And then you come here and you learn from one of the greatest coaches (at Syracuse), White said. Its been good for my well-being as a man and as a player.Indeed, the Orange may best encapsulate the trend. Jim Boeheim had a handful of transfers in his first 40 years as their coach. Hell have three in the lineup this year.Transfers that weve taken have been very impactful to our program, Boeheim said. We havent taken that many, but the guys that we have taken are very impactful.As for the transfer outlook for college basketball?Its here to stay now, Boeheim said. So if you need a guy you cant get a freshman to help you, if you can get a guy that has started for two or three years, that would bring something to enhance recruiting.---AP Sports Writers John Kekis, Pete Iacobelli, John Marshall and Aaron Beard and freelance writer Chip Cirillo contributed to this story.For more AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org Cheap Old Skool From China . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Cheap Old Skool Shoes Online . -- Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, a day after he was suspended for an NFL substance-abuse policy violation. http://www.oldskoolcheap.com/ . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. Vans Old Skool Discount . 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Two of those finished with the two-lowest fantasy points total at Daytona (Kevin Harvick: -10.75, Jimmie Johnson: -17).Meanwhile, you could have had a team that had the six best-scoring drivers in the race: winner Brad Keselowski (78.75), Michael McDowell (63), Clint Bowyer (61.25), Cole Whitt (57.5), Trevor Bayne (52) and David Ragan (51.25). That wouldve cost you $38,800 of the $50,000 you have to put together a DraftKings roster.This weeks return to normalcy will take place at the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway. Its the most-common type of track on the schedule, so we have a lot of data to work with, as weve already run five races on 1.5-mile tracks, although the last one was at Charlotte in May.The series only races once a year at Kentucky, and only dating back to 2011, but having all the races on similar tracks helps a lot with data.This race is only 267 laps, but impressively, a driver has led at least 118 in all five Kentucky races, with three of those coming from Kyle Busch.In fact, seven of the top-eight single-race laps led totals either came from Busch (three times) or Keselowski (four). Although their history at the track is tremendous, Im not going to look at Kentucky exclusively. Ill spread the wealth to the other 1.5-mile tracks on the schedule, as well.Keeping that in mind, heres who Im looking at early in the week at Kentucky, but check back after qualifying for my final picks and fades.Im starting my team with:I explained above how good Busch has been at Kentucky, including his win last year. In five Cup Series races held at Kentucky, Busch has averaged 85.65 fantasy points per race, about nine more than any other driver. But Im getting on board for what hes doing this year on the 1.5-mile tracks.In five races on such tracks this season, he has two wins and four finishes in the top four. Dating back to laast year, he has seven top-five finishes in the last eight races on the 1.dddddddddddd5-mile tracks. He also has at least 75 points in five of the last six such races.His only poor fantasy day in that time was in the last 1.5-mile race (Charlotte in May), when he finished 33rd. But in that race, he was in the top 10 inside the final 10 laps before hitting the wall.Keep an eye on these four:Martin Truex Jr.: This has been Truexs year on the 1.5-mile tracks. Hes only won once, but in daily fantasy NASCAR, finishes are just one piece of the scoring picture. In each of the last three races on 1.5-mile tracks, Truex has led at least 141 laps and put up at least 92.75 points, culminating with a dominant, 197-point day at Charlotte in May.Chase Elliott: Elliott is quickly moving out of the range where we can consider him a mid-cost driver, but he still wont cost you at the level of a top-tier driver. In four of the five 1.5-mile track races, hes topped 40 points, although the laps led havent been there. In the last three 1.5-mile track races, Elliott is ninth in the series with 41.6 fantasy points per race.Austin Dillon: In his first 21 races on 1.5-mile tracks in his Sprint Cup career, Dillon had two top-10 finishes and averaged 21.9 fantasy points a race. In the last four, he has two top 10s (with no finish worse than 19th) and 40 points per race. His Xfinity Series numbers at Kentucky are stupendous, with two wins and a second and sixth in his four races there and 76.75 laps led per race.Ryan Blaney: Unlike Elliott, fellow rookie Blaney can still be had at a bargain, and has a much higher upside than other drivers with comparative costs. Hes shown much more consistency lately as well. Hes averaged 33.7 fantasy points in his last eight races, 10th-most among all full-time drivers. Much like Dillon, Im intrigued by what he did in the second-tier Xfinity Series. In his last three starts there, he has two wins and a fifth, leading 96 and 81 laps in the two wins.Thats all I have for you this week, hope you enjoyed your Independence Day with your grilled food of choice. 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