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College basketball coaching legend Tom Izzo didn\u2019t hold back when asked about James Nnaji returning to Baylor<\/a> after being selected in the NBA Draft but never having played a game for a team.<\/p>\n

Nnaji announced he would return to the Bears after a stint at FC Barcelona. He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in 2023 and was traded twice during his career. He was a part of the trade that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks before the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n

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But Nnaji is part of a growing trend of former college basketball<\/a> players, with NCAA eligibility remaining, returning to school following stints in the G League or elsewhere. Izzo suggested on Saturday he\u2019s had enough of it.<\/p>\n

“Now we\u2019re taking guys that were drafted in the NBA and everything,” the Michigan State men\u2019s basketball coach said, via the Detroit Free Press<\/a>. “I said it to you a month and a half ago \u2013 c\u2019mon Magic (Johnson) and Gary (Harris), let\u2019s go baby, let\u2019s do it. Why not? I mean, if that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to (do), shame on the NCAA. Shame on the coaches, too. But shame on the NCAA, because coaches are gonna do what they gotta do, I guess. But the NCAA is the one. Those people on those committees that are making those decisions to allow something so ridiculous and not think of the kid.<\/p>\n

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“So everybody talks about me thinking of my program or I\u2019m selfish. No. Get that straight, for all of you. I\u2019m thinking of, what is best for my son if he was in that position? And I just don\u2019t agree with it.”<\/p>\n

Izzo maintained he wasn\u2019t going to fight the growing trend, but he also wasn\u2019t going to let it pass him by without sharing his thoughts on the issue. He maintained that if college basketball is going to be more like the professional ranks, then it should go all in instead of dipping a toe or two in those waters.<\/p>\n

He expressed similar sentiments in October<\/a> when the first crop of G League players returned to school.<\/p>\n

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