NBA's 'one and done' rule may have role in abuses
USA TODAY, May, 2008 by Steve Wieberg and Marlen Garcia
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The head of the NCAA's enforcement division said Monday that the NBA one-and-done rule for college basketball players could be contributing to potential rules violations.
One-and-dones are athletes who play a year of college basketball before becoming instant millionaires in the NBA. They have been a force on the college scene since the NBA began mandating in 2006-07 that players be 19 and a year out of high school before entering the draft.
Allegations that potential NBA lottery pick O.J. Mayo received about $30,000 in cash and benefits before and during his lone season at Southern California have brought the issue to the forefront.
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"It might increase the potential for a greater problem simply because you've got some very highly talented people playing college basketball who might not be otherwise, and those are the folks who are the targets for agents who ...
