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James Nnaji, a 2023 NBA Draft<\/a> pick, was allowed by the NCAA to commit to Baylor to play the second half of this season \u2014 an unprecedented move that shocked many in the basketball world.<\/p>\n

Among those confused by Nnaji\u2019s commitment was Arkansas head coach<\/a> John Calipari, who didn\u2019t mince his words when discussing the state of college basketball following the Razorbacks\u2019 103-74 win over James Madison on Monday.<\/p>\n

Calipari, who won a national championship during his time coaching at Kentucky, went almost seven minutes during his post-game press conference talking about today\u2019s game after a reporter asked his thoughts on the Nnaji move.<\/p>\n

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“I\u2019ve got friends that are playing with 27-year-olds, and they feel bad, and I said, \u2018Don\u2019t feel bad. We don\u2019t have any rules. Why should you feel bad?'” Calipari said, per Awful Announcing. “But let me give you this. Real simple: the rules bees the rules. So, if you put your name in the draft, I don\u2019t care if you\u2019re from Russia and you stay in the draft, you can\u2019t play college basketball. \u2018Well, that\u2019s only for American kids.\u2019 What? If your name is in that draft, and you got drafted, you can\u2019t play college because that\u2019s our rule. \u2018Yeah, but that\u2019s only for American kids.\u2019 OK. OK.”<\/p>\n

Nnaji may have started a trend that Calipari, and likely others, won\u2019t like to see if it comes to fruition.<\/p>\n

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Trentyn Flowers, who is currently on a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls after going undrafted in 2024, is reportedly drawing interest from the Michigan Wolverines<\/a>. Flowers was a member of the National Basketball League as a member of the Next Stars program, playing for the Adelaide 36ers in Australia instead of going to college.<\/p>\n

If Flowers is allowed to play anywhere in college basketball this season, the NCAA would likely face some vitriol considering it could open a vast portal of fringe NBA players looking to restart.<\/p>\n

“Does anybody care what this is doing for 17-and 18-year-old American kids?” Calipari questioned in his monologue. “Do you know what this opportunity has done for them and their families? There aren\u2019t gonna be any high school kids. Who, other than dumb people like me, are gonna recruit high school kids? I get so much satisfaction out of coaching young kids and seeing them grow and make it and their family\u2019s life changes that I\u2019m gonna keep doing it. But why would anybody else, if you can get NBA players, G-League players, guys that are 28 years old, guys from Europe \u2014 do we really know their transcript? Do we have somebody over there? Do we really know their birth certificate? Or don\u2019t we?”<\/p>\n

In Flowers\u2019 case, Calipari was blunt, saying the NCAA has to stop allowing players to join programs mid-season.<\/p>\n

While he did say that he feels selfish with his suggestions to the NCAA, Calipari also knows that there are rules that are clearly much different than anywhere else in college sports. He believes some of his suggestions, especially that of not allowing players to join programs mid-season, would benefit the game immediately.<\/p>\n

“We can do it without having Congress and the Senate getting 60 votes,” Calipari added. “We can do that. Let them sue us on that stuff.”<\/p>\n

Calipari\u2019s Razorbacks are currently ranked No. 18 in the AP Top 25, with Arizona sitting at No. 1 overall with a 13-0 record. Arkansas is 10-3 on the season.<\/p>\n

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