#2 seed Arizona advanced to the Sweet 16 yesterday with a 78-68 win over #7 seed Dayton. Leading the Wildcats was Caleb Love with 19 points and both Pelle Larsson and Keshad Johnson had 13. For Dayton DaRon Holmes II led the way with 23 points, Koby Brea had 14 and Kobe Elvis had 13. Arizona outrebounded Dayton 35-31 and went 14/20 from the free throw line. Arizona advances to the Sweet 16 where they will play #6 seed Clemson and Dayton's season ends at 25-8.
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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