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Jerryd Bayless Earns College Degree From Arizona University

Jerryd Bayless left the University of Arizona after his freshman year in 2008. He declared for the NBA Draft and that ended up being a wise decision considering he was the 11th overall pick.

Eleven years later, here Bayless is, getting his degree from the school. While he didn't get the traditional college experience, he still got the education.

“This was always the goal,” Bayless said via the Star Tribune. “I left after my freshman year, but … I knew I had to do it. It was just a matter of when I was going to do it.