People watched Arizona, Duke, Maryland and Michigan State in the Final Four. It didn't make the deal in the belief that the stars will stick around for four years. In college basketball, it's still about the names on the front of the jersey, not the ones on the back. The NCAA is supposed to be about student-athletes, not athletes pretending to be students. Instead of trying to figure out ways to keep kids from turning pro early, the NCAA should concentrate on devising ways to improve the quality of life for those athletes truly interested in college as a whole and who want to make the most of their educational opportunities.
College basketball is supposed to be about student-athletes.
When a player decides he wants to be only an athlete, the thing to do is to wish him luck as he walks out the door. Feb. 2 Yale at Penn Sat. Feb. 7 St. Joe's vs. Xavier Thur. Feb. 13 Penn vs. Princeton St. Joe's vs. St. Joe's vs. Fordham Tues.