underclassman
noun
un·der·class·man
ˌən-dər-ˈklas-mən 
: a member of the freshman or sophomore class in a school or college
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All five starters are underclassmen.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Sophomore superstar Sarah Strong was the headliner, becoming one of 11 underclassmen to be named Big East Player of the Year since the award was established in 1982-83.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
But the goal with this project is to try to gauge what the draft could actually look like, and the best way to do that is by understanding that the landscape has completely changed; underclassmen outside of the top 35 should not declare.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
With 13 underclassmen on the roster, Coronado also looks set for a promising future.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Sophomore superstar Sarah Strong was the headliner, becoming one of 11 underclassmen to be named Big East Player of the Year since the award was established in 1982-83.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
But the goal with this project is to try to gauge what the draft could actually look like, and the best way to do that is by understanding that the landscape has completely changed; underclassmen outside of the top 35 should not declare.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
With 13 underclassmen on the roster, Coronado also looks set for a promising future.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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underclassman
noun
un·der·class·man
ˌən-dər-ˈklas-mən
: a student in the first or second year of a four-year high school or college
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