Yes, Brandon Jennings, formerly of Oak Hill Academy (a well known math and science magnet school . . . er, basketball mill) is trying to sidestep the NBA's age rules by heading to Europe to play for Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, which is either an Italian basketball team or something you see in the architectural tour of Quirinale.
He was going to go play for the University of Arizona, but then came to his senses. By all accounts it was a tough choice: (1) Political Science 101 and being yelled at by someone named Lute or (2) a multi-million dollar contract and sex with models from Milan.
I have to say, it's never made much sense to me to force people to go to college for a year. A quick review of the internets will reveal that we let our 18-year-olds do pretty crazy things. How is playing professional basketball in the NBA right out of high school so much more corrupting than taping yourself having sex with three guys for money or blowing up an Iraqi with a hand grenade? Only David Stern knows.
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