http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=910&CID=803673

here is the beginning

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" To hear Howard Avery describe it, Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie knew nothing of his son when their paths happened to cross at a recent AAU basketball event. As fate would have it, though, that chance encounter led to a scholarship offer from the Wildcats and perhaps the earliest verbal commitment in the history of college basketball's winningest program. Michael Avery, a 6-foot-4 eighth-grader from Lake Sherwood, Calif., says he will play for the Cats. Now on with the business of finding a high school. "That's the funny thing," Howard Avery said with laugh. "We've got our college. Now we need our high school.""

5/9/2008 3:43:05 AM

wow, that's impressive. so what, if any, is the legal age for someone to enter college and play sports? we've all heard the stories about brain childs taking their 4 year degree at 12 or something, so obviously the school part isn't a problem. we definitely know getting athletes admitted is no problem even if you're a total loss at school.

i figure the ncaa must have a limit though? otherwise, it'd be easy to shoot this kid through high school in a year, two at the max along with intensive training. boom, he's playing college ball at 16.

or, what about a grace period the he'd be eligible to play, but didn't have to take classes until say his second year. then he could go ahead and start playing and finish up his high school stuff with a tutor or something. different i know, but it's done all the time the other way around. where a player finishes his degree, yet still plays the next season.

i'm just curious if this is even possible, about the logistics only i guess. not the morality, well being of the kid bullshit, etc.

5/9/2008 5:09:56 AM

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5/9/2008 5:32:28 AM

woops.

BD

5/9/2008 1:28:47 PM

in your face

5/9/2008 1:30:29 PM

gg

5/9/2008 1:45:35 PM