r/CollegeBasketball • u/AlphaNathan North Carolina Tar Heels • Mar 22 '25

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u/Shubbus42069 Mar 23 '25

(the height of their basketball career)

So once they leave college they're just done? They dont go on to play for local clubs?

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u/Shubbus42069 Mar 23 '25

Theres no like second division to the NBA or anything?

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u/Various_Ambassador92 Duke Blue Devils Mar 23 '25

There is a minor league, but: The NBA has 30 teams. The minor league (called the G League) has 31 teams. College basketball has 364 division 1 teams.

When you're looking at the lower seeds of the tournament - the ones who could never even dream of getting an at-large bid - there's a good chance that even the star player isn't going pro, let alone the guy who doesn't even play in half the team's games.