Twenty years ago, a brilliant basketball recruit nearly spurned the NBA to play for the Colorado Buffaloes. Ralphie Report did some digging and brought back this story.
Way back in 1996, the top high school player in the country was split on a life decision. He could expand his game in college, or he could skip school and enter the NBA Draft. He chose the latter, but nearly changed Colorado basketball forever.
On the one hand, any college coach in the nation would sacrifice their firstborn son (‘sup Bryce Alford) for a chance to coach this young man.