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NBA Players with College Degrees
So im thinking how many players past or present have a education?
a few suprises is that
Antawn Jamison and Jerry Stachhouse have a degree in African-American studies
Michael Jordan graduated with a degree in Geography...
What the? are there any more?Maybe in other sports as well that may suprise you
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Tim Tim I don't know what he studied though. What kind of job can you get with a degree in African American studies?
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Michael Ruffin - Engineering
That's all I know.
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[QUOTE=1000yearsofPAIN]Tim Tim I don't know what he studied though. What kind of job can you get with a degree in African American studies?[/QUOTE]
I think you'd have to become a professor with a degree like that. I guess you could also write books on the subject.
I know Vince Carter has a degree because he received it on the same day as game 7 against Philly in 01.
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[QUOTE]Tim Tim I don't know what he studied though.[/QUOTE]
psychology
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[QUOTE=Talent]Emeka Okafor- Finance[/QUOTE]
He graduated with a 4.0 GPA too. :eek:
Too bad he still sucks at scoring though.
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[QUOTE=Prodigy]He graduated with a 4.0 GPA too. :eek:
Too bad he still sucks at scoring though.[/QUOTE]
He also graduated after his junior year. So he finished in 3years. Didn't Ben Gordon say that Okafor always studied and reading textbooks while they were on the bus/planes to away games?
I also remember some scrub who barely played in the NBA. He was in SLAM magazine. But he was ridicoulously smart, 4.0 GPA, pre-med student. When he left the NBA, he went to medical school!
I don't know what Candace Parker's major was, but apparently she also got a 4.0GPA as well ! Smart and pretty =).
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98% of college to pro athletes didn't earn their degree and yes I made up that percentage.
although, I do believe Okafor is a smart dude.
let's not be naive.
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[QUOTE=mattreis62]I think you'd have to become a professor with a degree like that. I guess you could also write books on the subject.[/QUOTE]
Or you could get one of the millions of jobs out there that don't necessarily require a very specific degree.
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ok guys... gpa doesn't really matter when most nba players major in communication or something real stupid...
on the other thread they said pau gasol got ACCEPTED to medical school... i wonder which would have made him more money overall.
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Shaq has a degree in Bachelor of Arts in General Studies.
And Damon Stoudamire received a degree from the University of Arizona, the same guy who tried to smuggle pot through a metal-detector at an airport by wrapping it in tin foil.
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[QUOTE=rawimpact]ok guys... gpa doesn't really matter when most nba players major in communication or something real stupid...
on the other thread they said pau gasol got ACCEPTED to medical school...[B] i wonder which would have made him more money overall.[/B][/QUOTE]
Lol, yeah that's a thinker.
[COLOR="White"]I know you were being sarcastic.[/COLOR]
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[QUOTE=Gunnin4HoLeS]So im thinking how many players past or present have a education?
a few suprises is that
Antawn Jamison and Jerry Stachhouse have a degree in [B][I]African-American studies[/I][/B]
Michael Jordan graduated with a degree in Geography...
What the? are there any more?Maybe in other sports as well that may suprise you[/QUOTE]
wow.....no offense to any1 on this forum, but wat a waste of a scholarship....
wut r thy gonna do, write a book? on wut..... :oldlol: thy could of gotten something like medicine to fall back on....but, have, thr multi-millionares, so thy r living the dream...
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Danny Granger has an Engineering degree
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[QUOTE=big baller]wow.....no offense to any1 on this forum, but wat a waste of a scholarship....
wut r thy gonna do, write a book? on wut..... :oldlol: [B]thy could of gotten something like medicine to fall back on[/B]....but, have, thr multi-millionares, so thy r living the dream...[/QUOTE]
You can't just "get into" a subject like medicine.....
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Jason Thompson of the Kings graduated from Rider. Didn't Vince Carter go back and get his degree, too?
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[COLOR="Magenta"][SIZE="3"]Believe it or not, Josh Howard has a degree from Wake[/SIZE][/COLOR]
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John Amaechi has a degree in gay rights movement.
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Shane Battier graduated from Duke with a degree in Christian Studies.
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doleac is wanting to be a doctor after his nba career so i'm sure he has something already.
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[QUOTE=ManlyStanley69][COLOR="Magenta"][SIZE="3"]Believe it or not, Josh Howard has a degree from Wake[/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
interesting story...
[QUOTE]During his senior year at Glenn High School, Howard was handcuffed outside of a BP gas station the night before his SAT examination. Howard had been loitering on the premises with some of his friends, and undercover cops believing the teenagers had been selling drugs detained them.
In order to get into Wake Forest, Howard needed an SAT score of at least 950. Howard did not get a 950, saying his score was "[B]somewhere in the 500s[/B]".[/QUOTE]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Howard[/url]
I dont really know what kind of test is SAT, but I know that 500 is pretty bad...
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[QUOTE=jamal99]interesting story...
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Howard[/url]
I dont really know what kind of test is SAT, but I know that 500 is pretty bad...[/QUOTE]
it is bad, but do rememeber this is back in the 1600-score SAT tests young ones
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[QUOTE=rawimpact]it is bad, but do rememeber this is back in the 1600-score SAT tests young ones[/QUOTE]
what exatcly is a SAT test?
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Tim Duncan - Psichology
and im like 90% sure Ray Allen has some kinda degree but dont know which one!
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SAT's are tests in literature, science and mathematics. It helps colleges determine your level because high schools are not all equal (believe it or not)., so grades can vary dramatically at school A in comparison to school B.
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[quote=jamal99]what exatcly is a SAT test?[/quote]
It's a test you take before entering college. Another similar one is the ACT, it differs state to state on which is used. They aren't required, but heavily preferred to be taken. Colleges use your score in comination with your grades and everything else when deciding to accept you or not.
And 500 is RIDICULOUSLY low. Josh Howard must be mentally challenged, and I'm serious.
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[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]It's a test you take before entering college. Another similar one is the ACT, it differs state to state on which is used. They aren't required, but heavily preferred to be taken. Colleges use your score in comination with your grades and everything else when deciding to accept you or not.
And 500 is RIDICULOUSLY low. Josh Howard must be mentally challenged, and I'm serious.[/QUOTE]
In california, any University (including State University's) require the SAT.
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[QUOTE=ManlyStanley69][COLOR="Magenta"][SIZE="3"]Believe it or not, Josh Howard has a degree from Wake[/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
You mean his "tutor" has a degree from Wake, right?
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[QUOTE=Gunnin4HoLeS]So im thinking how many players past or present have [B]a education[/B]?
a few[B] suprises is[/B] that
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:roll:
And 500 on the SAT? :oldlol: I've never heard of anybody actually scoring that low. Probably because anybody that knows they are that dumb already know they are not going to college.
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You can't have a 500 on the SAT and play college ball.NCAA Clearinghouse states you have to have at least an 820 math/ verbal combined
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Plenty of guys in the NBA have college degrees. Even players that got drafted out of high school have went to college in the summers to earn degrees.
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Devin Harris is finishing school in the summer to get a degree. He needs about 100 something credits to finish.
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[QUOTE=jamal99]In order to get into Wake Forest, Howard needed an SAT score of at least 950. Howard did not get a 950, saying his score was "somewhere in the 500s".[/QUOTE]
Somewhere in the 500s? :roll: How can one be that stupid? You should be able to get close to 800 based on common sense and pure luck.
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David Robinson may be the smartest guy in the history of the NBA:
Robinson scored a 1320 on the SAT, and he chose to go to the U.S. Naval Academy, where he majored in mathematics.
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Devin Harris did not score in the 500's he wouldn't be eligible under the NCAA no matter how high his GPA was. (I believe it's a sliding scale, higher GPA means you can afford a lower SAT score).
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My uncle met Trajan Langdon, he said he had a 4.0 GPA at Duke.
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[QUOTE=Chuck Thou NBA]Devin Harris is finishing school in the summer to get a degree. He needs about 100 something credits to finish.[/QUOTE]
That means he has taken like... 4 courses... Over a time period of how many years?
Anyways, I'm not sure why you guys are surprised that Josh Howard had a low SAT score. The guy is dumb on and off the court anyways.
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[QUOTE=mattreis62]I think you'd have to become a professor with a degree like that. I guess you could also write books on the subject.
I know Vince Carter has a degree because he received it on the same day as game 7 against Philly in 01.[/QUOTE]
Oh man dont even remind me of that game and what vince did.