#3 seed Texas Tech got a win over #10 seed Arkansas 85-83 to advance to the Elite Eight. Leading the way was Christian Anderson with 22 points and both JT Toppin and Darrion Williams had 20. For Arkansas, Johnell Davis had 30 points and DJ Wagner Jr had 13. Texas tech outrebounded Arkansas 51-39. They will play #1 seed Florida in the next round as Arkansas season ends at 22-14.
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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