Student Athletes - Take Notice!

[HounDoggy1]

There are nearly 1 million high-school football players each year and about 550,000 basketball players. Of that number, about 250 make it to the NFL and about 50 make an NBA team.

Less than 3 percent of college seniors will play one year in professional basketball.

The odds of a high-school football player making it to the pros at all--let alone having a career--are about 6,000 to 1; the odds for a high-school basketball player--10,000 to 1.

High schoolers today need to take a hard look at those numbers and think about what will matter in the long run--a college education or the street.

And college athletes need to understand that they are here to get an education and not play ball AFTER their senior year. Those who are able to are in a vast minority.

[LouisianaSelect]

And your point is???

[Tech77]

Mike, I thought the last paragraph of his post made his point. Worded another way: Make the most of your opportunity to obtain a college education. Get your degree!

[Dwayne From Minden]

By in large I think most of our basketball players do -

Ever since Woolridge was hired and then KR took over we have graduated most of the ones who finished up their eligibility -

I remember how DISAPPOINTED Marco was last year because he ended up 1 class short of getting his degree ON TIME - let alone in the 6 year window that the NCAA judges schools by -

The way Zach is playing this last half of the season - I really wish he would have been able to get that 4th year back -

Maybe we need to pull out the learning disability test one more time for him - it worked for G and Lavergne -

[HounDoggy1]

Mike, I thought the last paragraph of his post made his point. Worded another way: Make the most of your opportunity to obtain a college education. Get your degree!

Exactly. Their chances are SLIM and NONE that they will go to the next level.