College Quote by Enes Kanter

My senior year in high school I knew was going to be drafted into the NBA.

— Derrick Favors

College was a very necessary step along the way to my professional career. As I look back, I realize how much of an eye…

— Scottie Pippen

It wasn't a mistake to come out of college early. It was the best move I ever made. I had one year to practice…

— Michael Redd

My heading was NBA head coach. I didn't want to be back in college for a lot of reasons.

— Kelvin Sampson

The odds were against me when I arrived at Central Arkansas. I was barely 6-foot-2 and didn't have a scholarship. But I always felt…

— Scottie Pippen

I think if I had one year of college, I'd have done better with the mental part [of the NBA].

— Jermaine O'Neal

I learned more in that first year in the NBA than I could have in four years of college.

— Stephon Marbury

I just wanted to get to the NBA. I never thought I would have a career that I've had now.

— Robert Horry

My journey of self-discovery and self-acknowledgement began in my hometown of Los Angeles and has taken me through two state high school championships, the…

— Jason Collins

I knew, despite playing in the NBA, that I would have to prepare for another career or vocation for when my playing days were…

— Len Elmore

I went from almost not playing in the NBA to playing on a championship team.

— Nick Young

If you know people around me, even in college, I was confident, but the possible thought of making it to the NBA was crazy.

— Donovan Mitchell