#1 seed Auburn got a win over #5 seed Michigan 78-65 to advance to the Elie Eight. Leading the way for the tigers was Johni Broome with 22 points and both Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford had 20. For Michigan Dani Wolfe had 20 points and Nimari Burnett had 10. Auburn had 48 rebounds and 15 assists. They will play #2 seed Michigan State in the next round and Michiga's season ends at 27-10.
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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