Balls Quote by Pat Summitt

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

I think school is very important and I personally had a great experience at North Carolina, which helped shape me as a basketball player…

— Michael Jordan

I think what I wanted mostly to experience in college is playing college basketball and learning.

— Jabari Parker

Education, for me, was big. It allows me to have different avenues, job-wise, because basketball is not forever.

— Jeff Green

Basketball is something I love and something everybody loves, but at the same time we got to focus on what is important.

— Jerami Grant

When I went to college, I kinda knew I was only going to be there for a year, so I didn't pick a major,…

— De'Aaron Fox

Coming out of high school, I think it was good for me instead of going to college because college and the NBA are two…

— Dwight Howard

The biggest thing that I felt basketball could do for me was help me get a good education.

— Julius Erving

Selecting the right college to attend is an investment into a young man or woman's future, it's not just about basketball.

— Billy Kennedy

When you go to college the first couple years, and you kind of get beat around, you kind of think about, 'Maybe if I…

— Aaron Judge

I knew that basketball was my love and the only way for me to go to college was to get a scholarship.

— Jared Dudley

There's a lot of different ways to be successful in college basketball. Most of it stems from talent and having the ability to recruit.

— Frank Vogel