Bo Ryan being in the national media spotlight is the best part of having Wisconsin in the Final Four. His Badgers and his opponent are polar opposites of one another. (I know you’ve heard this storyline a zillion times already, but it relates to the soundbite in the topic being discussed: 1-and-done.
Bo Ryan’s team usually has very little NBA talent, the guys stay all four years and they win as a team. by contrast are a team composed of guys who jump right to the NBA usually, after playing just one year in Lexington.
Therefore, the first question at the Final Four Media Day today had to be all about one-and-done.
A reporter asked:
“There’s so much attention these days paid on what’s next for college players and going forward, are we losing sight of what a great college player is all about, just valuing a kid for what’s doing in the moment while he’s in college, or just maybe being only a great college player?”
Bo Ryan: “Well, here’s all I got to say to Cal is when somebody asks me about one and done, all I remember is when my mom would give me a pork chop or a piece of meatloaf and I would ask for another piece and she would say, No, one and done.
So when you say about college athletes and what’s made of this and what’s made of afterwards and how many years and all that, there’s a lot to be discussed. We’re both on the Board of Directors with the NABC and we have talked about this quite a bit. I’m sure there’s something coming down the road that’s going to alter that. But all we know is we just want our players to get the most out of the experience and I think we both are coaching guys that understand what that’s all about, so I think we’ll be okay.”
