College basketball is out of the question. ... However, he was the first high school basketball standout to be successful at the next level. ... When high school kids watch TV they see Amare Stoudamire, a 21 year old kid who is making $1.7 million a year playing basketball and averaging 15 points a game. ... Of the other 16 "stars," four no longer play basketball, four average less than 10 minutes a game, and one is serving jail time for robbery. ... The growing trend of high school players going pro applies to all sports, not just basketball. ...

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It seems these days everyone has an opinion on the perks that college athletes receive mainly in the football and basketball arena. ... You don't by any stretch of the imagination see the numbers of spectators out on the college greens as you do in the bleachers of a football or basketball game. ... That pleasure is reserved for football or basketball players who as a matter of fact, do not receive any of the profits. ... You might argue that the reward to the athlete for playing the game is his scholarship for an education. ... Unlike the English or Accounting major, who g...

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I was on the Women's basketball team, we had practice from 3:00pm till 6:00pm and some days even longer if we had a bad game the day before. ... Now transferring to Kennedy King College I don't know what to expect from my teachers and how my schedule will work that I will be playing Women's basketball again but for the Lady Statesmen. ... As far as working, if I do decide that I have enough time to work then it cannot interfere with my studies or basketball because that's already a lot on my plate. If athletics has a work study program more than likely I will work for athle...

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When 6-foot-9-inch basketball star Kevin Ross played for Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, he didn't even know the score (Charen 420). Literally he wasn't able to interpret the score of the game, all he knew was whether his team was winning or losing. ... "Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson walked off the court Saturday night in protest of the NCAA proposal 42 barring colleges from granting athletic scholarships to freshman who fail to achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in high school" (Lederman 417). ...

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CBS spent over $6 billion dollars to secure the NCAA men's college basketball tournament (Bagnato, 2001, p.1). ... They have discussed just paying athletes who play the four major sports (basketball, baseball, football, and hockey). ... By paying college sports not only do we take away from the tradition to the game but we also take away the amateurism of the sports. College basketball and football are still some of the highest rated TV in America and it doesn't look to have any downward spirals ahead. ...

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To substantiate this point follow the path of the Arkansas men's basketball team. ... In 1997 the team won the collegiate sports highest award, the Division One Basketball Tournament Championship. ... Only one of those players was drafted and he was later released before he played a single professional game. ...

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All their hard work for the love of the game has lead them to a University where they can showcase their skills and talent. ... Recently found in the media, former University of Connecticut men's basketball star, Shabazz Napier, made the statement of going to bed starving. ... Athletes face these challenges everyday and an experience I faced recently was a fan recognized me as I was attending a men's basketball game and approached me, handed me popcorn and a soda, wished me the best of luck for my upcoming season and walked away. ... Football and basketball are the two biggest sports...

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As an example, Duke University is known for their basketball team, it seems to always sell out and they recruit the best of the best players. So people can see why society would feel that Dukes basketball team might get paid more and more benefits than other sports. ... Arndt statement is true; if athletes got paid due to their ranking in the game then it would definitely be unfair to the average teams and even the students that don't even play a sport. ... Student athletes should just do it for the love of the game, because that's what it is, a game. ...

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Many coaches earn at least $1 million per year to coach one of the major sports like baseball, basketball, or football at a school. ... That same year, the national football championship game required Florida State football players to miss the first couple days of spring classes" (Forbes, 2014). It has also been reported by Forbes Magazine that the annual NCAA men's March Madness basketball tournament affects more than six days of classes. ... Seventeen college football coaches and seven college basketball coaches make more than $3 million a year. ... The second instance was when Pa...

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Response Situation At Grays Harbor College I was part of the GHC Women's Basketball Team. We had been losing all of our games during the seasons and we were down to our last game against Lower Columbia Community College. ... We are here for one reason, and that's to play the game we love. ... Result We ended up winning the game by 2 points. ...

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On the other hand these players coaches are making millions, such as John Calipari Head Coach of the Kentucky Wildcats Men's basketball team who made 5.5 million dollars last season. ... Through the years college sports have been about the love of the game, fueled with adrenaline filled moments. ... My point is game changing players such as Cam Newton draw in a lot of attention and boost the overall profit of schools. ...

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In High School I played Soccer, Basketball and Baseball, so I heard the stereotypes towards my friends and teammates and sometimes towards myself. ... The "Dumb-Jock" stereotype originated in the 1930's when a football player at Ohio State College needed to pass an economic test to be able to play in the big game, so the whole class got together and tutored him for a week straight so he could play in the game. ... People ask why would a university spend so much money on a game? ...

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In High School I played Soccer, Basketball and Baseball, so I heard the stereotypes towards my friends and teammates and sometimes towards myself. ... The "Dumb-Jock" stereotype originated in the 1930's when a football player at Ohio State College needed to pass an economic test to be able to play in the big game, so the whole class got together and tutored him for a week straight so he could play in the game. ... People ask why would a university spend so much money on a game? ...

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Their skills as athletes contribute to the overall marketability of a college, and pull in millions of dollars in game revenue every season. ... The NCAA has an insurance plan that will help the cost of some injuries, but generally they only cover the cost if the injury happened during a game. ... The way the NCAA is structured, there must be equality for all of the sports regardless of how popular the sport is or the gender of the athletes even though the only sports that truly generate the most revenue for the NCAA are football and men's basketball (McCormick, 2006). ...

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College athletes should not be paid because playing the game is a privilege, not a right. ... Athletes receive more than the average student such as, game meals, expensive quality clothing, and special attention tutoring. ... They also put so much time into things other than practice such as game film and other athletic functions. "The college athlete in tier one, division one sports, in sports such as football and basketball have spend 40 hours per week on their sport, more than a full time job" (Edelman). ... In one circumstance, a Kentucky basketball player Aaron Harrison shot an...

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The Houston Rockets basketball team plays in the Toyota Center downtown. With having amazing players such as Dwight Howard, James Harden, and Terrence Jones, you can always expect an interesting game. ...

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Every year in the United States, over 100,000 collegiate student-athletes participate in a variety of different sports - and currently, they do not receive paychecks for their performances. Many people have asked the question, should college athletes start getting paid? The simple answer to that que...

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"They came out with that the average football player is worth the amount of $120,000 for their big-time college and 265,000 for the average basketball player. ... When you are receiving no type of money during the season, but yet there is a video game that has you in it and is the top selling video game across the U.S. ...

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Title IX and Its Effect on Men's College Swimming College sports are very important to not only the athletes who participate in the sports but also to the schools themselves. The student athletes bring money and attention to the school that otherwise would not have been attainable. College sport...

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