The 25-year-old NBA Draft hopeful is a rarity in a game dominated by one-year collegians.
Where some see obstacles, others see opportunity. It is how Dylan Ennis lives his life these days and, regardless of what transpires in the next month, his attitude is sure to stand him in good stead as the longer-term future unfolds.
Ennis, you see, is an outlier, a 25-year-old NBA prospect in an era of one-and-done teen sensations, a five-year collegian substantially older than most of the kids chasing their dream in a cutthroat pre-draft process that’s now begun in earnest.