The Kingdom of the Franks was the most enduring of all the Germanic states and it became the center of a new Europe. In the 4th century the Franks began a slow movement along the east bank of the Rhine, across the river and into Gaul.
College basketball, along with football and men's hockey, are the three sports which you cannot attend one undergraduate university, and then transfer to another university for graduate school and still compete in collegiate athletics (at least in the NCAA level).
There are many scholarship opportunities and the competition is cut-throat. This division is seen as the first step towards professional sport. Division II member colleges are required to sponsor at minimum of five sports for women and five for men, (or six for women and four for men). This must include two team sports for both women and men. Each college playing season must be represented by each gender as well.