Five elite seniors who'll end their college basketball careers where they started

Posted Feb 16, 2023
They are names on the late-season list for the John R. Wooden Award, which means they are five of the best college basketball players in the land. But there is something else special about them. They are five guys who stayed. Five seniors still at their original schools. "Being at a school this long, you get a chance to grow up," UNC's Armando Bacot said. (NCAA.com)

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