The #1 seed Houston got a dominant win over #16 seed Longwood in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last night. Leading the Cougars were both LJ Cryer and Damian Dunn with 17 points, Emanuel Sharp had 13 and Jamal Shead had 11. For Longwood Johnathan Massie led the way with 10 points and Michael Christmas had 4. Houston outrebounded Longwood 29-18 and went 11/23 from 3. Houston advances to the 2nd round where they will play#9 seed Texas A&M and Longwood's season ends at 21-14.
Over the many years that top prep basketball players have been recruited, the vast majority chose to go the only traditional route available to them: play college basketball. Some opted to play overseas. For whatever reason, we have seen that the college route is not for every player. Knowing this, the NBA stepped through their development league. In the fall of 2018, the NBA G League announced Select Contracts of $125,000 for elite recruits, including opportunities for basketball development, life skills and academic scholarship starting with the 2019-2020 season. With all of that said, no players from the graduating class of 2019 opted to take part. So the G League set their sights on the class of 2020. As more schools across the country have been exposed in the FBI's investigation into college basketball recruiting, the G League has made their pitch: play and get paid fairly. On April 16, 2020, the G League announced a raised salary for prospects and a one-year development pro...
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