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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Flyin’ alum dropping out of high school
Here’s some interesting boys basketball news with a Flyin’ to the Hoop connection:
San Diego High School junior Jeremy Tyler plans to drop out of school to play professionally in Europe, according to both The New York Times and Yahoo! Sports. If he does then Tyler, 17, will be the first player born in the United States to leave high school early to play pro ball overseas. The plan is to play for two seasons in Europe and return when eligible for the NBA draft.
Tyler, who was going to play his college ball at Louisville, wowed the crowd at the Flyin’ to the Hoop invitational in January. He scored 22 points — and rattled the Trent Arena rims with seven dunks — in a showdown with Columbus Northland’s Jared Sullinger. Tyler also had 27 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and four blocks against Cleveland Heights.
This is what he told the NY Times: “Nowadays people look to college for more off-the-court stuff versus being in the gym and getting better. If you’re really focused on getting better, you go play pro somewhere. Pro guys will get you way better than playing against college guys.”
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