As an avid basketball fan, I and a lot of fans and experts are torn on the one-and-done rule. The one-and-done rule states that players after just one year of college basketball, or turning 19 years old, can enter the NBA (National Basketball Association).

College basketball gives athletes scholarships and puts their job on the line for them, so why after one year are they allowed to just forget them and leave, especially when most of these kids are not mature enough to make real-life decisions.

Now with nil deals, where players can make money from their name or likeness, the players have the chance to make millions while they are still playing in college. 

College is supposed to help prepare you for the real world, and that doesn’t happen when you are going for 1 year and then try to be a professional payer. College football players have to wait 3 years to enter the professional arena, so why is it okay for college basketball players to do the same after just one year?

If the athletes had to wait at least 3 years, they may actually care about college and not just go there like a waiting platform for the NBA.

As for myself and avid college basketball fan, Brad Stokes, we believe this rule needs to change. Stokes believes it might be better to have them play in college for longer, as he stated,  “I agree; I almost like the idea of having them go all 4 years.”

Whatever way you spin it, the one-and-done rule is a controversial rule. Whichever way you look at it, this is always subject to change.