Originally Posted by
GODUKEGO
Villanova and Brigham Young each had 100 percent. Duke, the national champion, and Butler, the national runner-up, were both at 83 percent."
I wouldn't put as much weight behind the stats with the elite teams (although Villanova having 100% is surprising and applaudable) due to the fact that they lose a larger majority to the draft. When you look at teams like Kentucky had last year, Duke in 2002, UNC in 2005 it makes more sense...each lost a bunch of players at the end of the season because they went pro, not because because they failed academically. (Although Kentucky would have had at least one player up the creek if he stayed.) So when I see Duke basketball with %83 percent in that time period, take a look at who went pro. Did any of our players between 2003 and 2009 not graduate due to academics?
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."