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to maybe run w/ A&T or Fayetteville State or something. not gonna happen, tho. as they get closer, i'm hearing them more linked to the traditional blue chip schools.
but if you had 3 of them, you could go somewhere and do the damn thing. but who really checking for hbcu's like that? or that 'legacy' aware? in this day and age?
low key, if somebody wanted to do that, they should go rock w/ levelle moton at nc central. he's had them cats in the ncaa and risen to national prominence as a coach. (so much so that if folks don't make that move soon i don't know how long he'll be able to continue resisting the bigger offers).
dennis smith, harry giles, kwe parker, bam adebayo. if any 2 of them went to central (which is already good), they would be virtually guaranteed to go to the big dance. and that's a good school.
decent facilities. nothing, of course, compared to the rest of their more well known tobacco road neighbors. you couldn't pay me (more) to go to UNC on a scholly until they settle their ncaa shit. which should be the death penalty.
thing is, idk how you could sell it from the perspective of the dudes not damaging their draft stock, although i understand this is why you prefaced your hyptothetical with 'guaranteed one and done'. cats like harry and dennis who are flirting with #1 in the nation status certainly fit that category.
the people in their lives would have to be making a really, really compelling case behind the scenes on this.
real talk, tho, hbcu bball ain't really popping like that. ciaa is a fashion show. yeah, they'll garner lots of love and attention. but it's more of a build it and they will come scenario. i don't think you can point to a situation right now and show that the love from folks who are just generally down w/ HBCUs would make up for the differential (in facilities, perks, etc) from going to a major bball powerhouse.
AND the off the books shit would actually be a detriment, b/c if some blue chip cat spurned duke to go to central, the full weight of ncaa investigation would be deployed like a cloud of drones on that kid trying to catch some shenanigans.
that's how the shady ass ncaa works. word to bob wade.
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