Arizona Basketball: Terrance Ferguson vs. College Basketball
By Kevin Jiang
The State of College Basketball Recruiting
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In recent years, conversation as to whether or not high school or prep players should have to attend one year in college has surfaced to the forefront of basketball debates.
While some people believe that one season at a university does little for the “student” athlete’s education, schools reap considerable financial benefits from having these elite basketball players attend their schools for even one season.
This relationship and power dynamic between player and school become further complicated by the rule that players are not allowed to receive financial benefits from schools since they are already provided full-ride academic scholarships.
The one-and-done rule was implemented in 2006 and has altered college basketball recruiting ever since. For example, schools like the
have practically applied a one-and-done basketball culture that promotes a professional career over a four-year collegiate education.
I do not think there is anything inherently wrong with John Calipari helping these young men by encouraging their professional careers at a young age since they have the opportunity to become multi-millionaires before age 20; however, one-and-done culture is undeniably detrimental to college basketball in the sense that it blatantly tosses the value of a college education by the wayside.
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