DoctorB Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2016/9/16/12941574/harvard-wendell-carter-recruiting-duke-basketball if might be (sort of ) good news for a team like the Billikens, if this move were trending ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 -I hope the kid goes to Harvard and we beat them in the Final Four Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 A one and doner choosing Harvard over Duke would be an unusual story. Not sure how it proves he cares more about his education. How much academic progress can you make in 2 semesters taking a bunch of prereqs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 34 minutes ago, DoctorB said: http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2016/9/16/12941574/harvard-wendell-carter-recruiting-duke-basketball if might be (sort of ) good news for a team like the Billikens, if this move were trending ... Except SLU is still not a top school in academic rankings either. Unless someone has a long term passion for health care law... 13 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said: A one and doner choosing Harvard over Duke would be an unusual story. Not sure how it proves he cares more about his education. How much academic progress can you make in 2 semesters taking a bunch of prereqs? But he could still work on his Harvard degree with some of his millions from the NBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilkowsky Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 40 minutes ago, JMM28 said: Except SLU is still not a top school in academic rankings either. Unless someone has a long term passion for health care law... But he could still work on his Harvard degree with some of his millions from the NBA. The last statistics I saw from the NCAA and the Men's basketball team had a graduation rate of 65 percent. not exactly anything to write home about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 6 minutes ago, Tilkowsky said: The last statistics I saw from the NCAA and the Men's basketball team had a graduation rate of 65 percent. not exactly anything to write home about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goonaha Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Except Duke is a top 10 academic university in the country anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Doesn't this ultimately boil down to how big of a facade college athletics is and essentially why minor league basketball and football has no business being tied to Universities (at least academically)? Like we are to believe that these premiere basketball and football players who meet the minimum qualifications to play collegiate sports could survive academically at the finest academic institutions in the country (in addition to playing a sport and the time commitments involved). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Means nothing. A minor blip on the radar ala Hughes coming to SLU, Isaiah Austin getting drafted, Steph Curry going to Davidson, Seth Curry going to Liberty, Jason McElwain and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 44 minutes ago, TheChosenOne said: Doesn't this ultimately boil down to how big of a facade college athletics is and essentially why minor league basketball and football has no business being tied to Universities (at least academically)? Like we are to believe that these premiere basketball and football players who meet the minimum qualifications to play collegiate sports could survive academically at the finest academic institutions in the country (in addition to playing a sport and the time commitments involved). Regarding this point, yeah, it's kind of a shame we've tied sports to our academic institutions so inextricably. I'm not sure there's an easy solution, but clearly the NCAA is running a sham system that needs to be reformed. Regarding the OP, I reject the premise for a few reasons. As has been pointed out already, Duke is ranked just barely behind Harvard. You can point out that basketball players at Duke aren't held to the same standards as normal students and I'd mostly agree, but given the strength of the institution academically, there's nothing keeping any student from "really taking academics seriously". That also applies to SLU or any other school; you're going to get out of college what you put into it. Plus, why would this benefit SLU? A lot of the schools we compete against for recruits are ranked ahead of us. This article is just one player's interesting story; no need to make it a bogus trend piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Could just as easily cut the other way for a school like SLU. Didn't Miles Reynolds turn down Harvard to come here and play in a high(ish) major conference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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