Kyle Feit just wants a Division I basketball program to need him.

The former Arizona State walk-on guard recently took advantage of the NCAA’s eligibility waiver, allowing players to retain eligibility from last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Feit, a redshirt sophomore last year, has three years of eligibility remaining. He decided to use one of those years at Indian River State College, a community college in his home state of Florida.

Feit’s three years at ASU were not what he hoped for. While he cherished his time with the Sun Devils being able to practice against future NBA guard Luguentz Dort, future G League guard Rob Edwards and All-Pac-12 guard Remy Martin, he did not see the floor as much as he thought he would.

“I came in with hopes that I would play,” Feit said. “That was a conversation that I had with the coaches that I’m going to have an opportunity to get minutes and earn time based off how I perform and what I earn and everything like that. … I played in the first four games. I got in the first two games in the first two halves. So it wasn't just like I got in at the end of the game.

"And then I had a stress fracture in my left foot which sidelined me the rest of the year, so I got my medical redshirt. So my mindset coming back for sophomore year, it’s like okay, I’m going to get healthy, and I feel like I’m really going to play this year and have an opportunity. So, I come back, and we had really good guards and stuff, and I never got my opportunity.”

Feit decided to transfer for the first time after his redshirt-freshman season, but with COVID-19 raging and the uncertainty of even having a season last year, he decided to return to ASU. After just four appearances in the 2020-21 season, Feit again decided to enter the transfer portal.

Feit was almost able to obtain a Division I scholarship. Former ASU assistant Rashon Burno, who recruited Feit when he was in high school, took the Northern Illinois job. Burno was almost able to secure a scholarship for Feit, but it never materialized, and Feit decided the junior college route was the best one for him.

“Coach (Bobby) Hurley and I have a really good relationship, as well as Rashon Burno (and Feit), have a really good relationship,” Feit stated. “And they know I can play at the Division I level and everything like that. I just need to go where I’m (needed), so I felt like the JUCO route would help me have a lot of opportunities the following offseason to go where I wanted.”

Feit also chose Indian River State because it fits the style he likes to play.

“They play really fast paced and a lot of possessions,” Feit explained. “Similar to Arizona State, and I’ll get a lot of shots so that ultimately (drew) me there.”

Feit’s plan for this season at the junior college level is to show Division I programs his ability to score in high volumes while shooting an efficient percentage.

As for the Division I program he would like to be noticed by, he does not have a preference between mid-major or high-major.

“You see guys like Steph Curry and Damian Lillard, and they don’t go to the highest level school,” Feit said. “… It shows you you can make strides and get to where you want to go if you put the work in anywhere. Anywhere they can find you. Especially nowadays. So I don’t think the level, high-major, low-major, mid-major really matters that much. It really depends on fit and opportunity. I think that’s everything.”

Feit said heading to NIU to play under Burno after his year at junior college is still a possibility, but it all depends on the opportunity provided to him.

As for his career goals on the hardwood, Feit has lofty ones.

“Ultimately, I want to play professionally, and I want to play at the highest level possible,” Feit stated.

On the academic side, Feit sees his extended eligibility as a way to receive multiple degrees. His goal is to obtain his associate’s degree after his year at Indian River State, and then wherever he ends up landing after his year at junior college, he hopes to obtain both his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree.

“I think that would be cool to have the rest of my undergrad and then my postgraduate paid for,” Feit explained.