Lance Stephenson: A Risk Worth the Reward?

Most of the nation’s top high school basketball recruits have been signed up and committed to a university by now. Kids have until May 20th to hook up with a University and a scholarship, but most sign with a school in their junior season or, at the very latest, early April of their senior year. Not Lance Stephenson. Apparently he’s still without a school or many possible schools to sign with, despite being a McDonald’s All-American and one of the most famous names in high school basketball for the past two year. As Gary Parrish hints at here (but doesn’t go into too much detail), apparently he’s a scandal waiting to happen.

Would you, as a college basketball coach or Athletic Director, advise taking a commitment from Stephenson? Likely he’ll be in your program for one year, average 18 points, 8 rebounds a game, give you adequate media hype and boost your win total, maybe even lead you to the big dance. However, if your school ends up losing a scholarship or getting fined because he’s not an amateur, it is worth it?

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