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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
I just went to enter my bracket and saw this article on the yahoo sports main page:
Study: Top schools in tournament aren’t tops in classroom
North Carolina was the only school among the four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA men’s tournament to graduate at least 50 percent of its players.
A report released Monday found 86 percent of Tar Heels men’s players earned diplomas during a six-year period. The other top seeds were far worse: 45 percent at Kansas and 40 percent at UCLA and Memphis.
full article: http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;_...v=ap&type=lgns |
Not to take this away from UNC, but I will always remember Coach K. refusing to hang an ACC championship banner in Cameron Indoor Stadium until Abdlenaby graduated. I like that at Duke (and it seems UNC) the majority of the players actually get the degree! The NBA is only successful to a small number.
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