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Delle Donne's decision rare among highly touted recruits

By Mechelle Voepel
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Elena Delle Donne's decision to step away from playing basketball for one of the nation's top powerhouses stunned most people. But when you think about it, maybe it's even more surprising that there haven't been more situations like Delle Donne's. There just aren't a lot of prep players who appeared headed for great college careers but went an altogether different path. The fact is that most of the high school players who have been projected as the best in the country have indeed gone on t ...

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