One And Done Rule

While other graduating seniors are getting their first real taste of freedom, college basketball hopefuls are still having their options limited just like they always have for the past 10 years due to the one-and-done rule. This rule, known as Article X, states that an aspiring basketball player must be at least 19 years old and at least one year removed from high school for them to be eligible for the NBA Draft. This affects so many more people than just the athlete involved, and that is why the one-and-done rule needs to be done. The one-and-done system not only hinders the athlete’s choice, but also negatively affects their college teammates. It is quite publicly known throughout the college basketball community that most one-and-done freshman …show more content…
So often now you see stories in the news about athletes getting hurt or getting cut from a team and then going bankrupt after they are out of the league. Most of those athletes did not receive a degree and have only been educated a very low level.. This would be eliminated if players were required to attend college and earn a degree. So many of these athletes have no skills outside of athletics and have no means of getting a job which could sustain them. This is why athletes need to be afforded opportunities to learn skills that would be beneficial to them should they get injured or get cut from a team. This could be easily remedied by changing the one-and-done system and requiring athletes to attend college for at least long enough to earn a degree. Overall athletes would have a much more secure future if they owned a degree and were able to work in their post sports world in case of …show more content…
Academic scandals can ruin a university’s reputation and can affect their long term ability to recruit not only basketball players but all students as well. Because the best basketball players must go to college, some universities who are looking to land a big time recruit would do anything to get top rated high schoolers to their university. This often times includes recruiting and academic violations both of which tarnish university’s names. These violations range from monetary bribes to promises of not having to do their homework, anything to get recruits to come play for those coaches making the promises. This can permanently damage some school’s academic reputation. UNC Chapel Hill for example was recently in the spotlight for a scandal dealing with their basketball program. People close to the basketball program there did homework for some players and even enrolled in fake classes just to keep some players eligible to play. And while UNC has had recent success, their academic reputation will always be stained because of that scandal. These scandals also come with harsh consequences from the NCAA, some of which include probation, reduction of scholarships, postseason bans, and even sometimes the shutdown of the entire program for one academic year. All of these atrocities to college sports would be eliminated if athletes were not required to attend