#1 seed Florida got a win in the Sweet 16 over #4 seed Maryland 87-71. Leading the way for the gators was Will Richard with 15 points, Alijah Martin had 14 and Denzel Aberdeen had 12. For Maryland Derik Queen had 27 points and Rodney Rice had 12. Florida had 42 rebounds and had 16 assists. They advance to the Elite Eight as Maryland's season ends at 27-9.
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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