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One-and-dones have low academic requirements too

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Monday, May 12, 2008

The NBA wanted at least a one-year buffer between high school and college. The NCAA had no choice but to go along with it. But, two years into the new draft rule that says a player must be 19 years old and at least one year out of high school, faculty academic representatives say they're frustrated with overseeing the student side of the one-and-done athlete. And, because USC freshman O.J. Mayo probably never would have set foot on a campus if the rule hadn't been in place, Sunday's "Outs ...

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