Grambling State got a win over Montana State in the First Four of the NCAA Tournement 88-81 back on Wednesday. Leading the Tigers was Jimel Cofer with 19 points, both Jourdan Smith and Antwan Burnett had 18 and Mikale Stevenson had 10. For the Bobcats Robert Ford III led the way with 26 points, Brian Goracke had 15 and Brandon Walker had 14. Grambling State outrebounded the Bobcats 44-29 and had 4 blocks. They improve to 21-14 and advance to the First Round where they will play #1 seed Purdue and the Bobcats season ends at 17-18.
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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