'It's a major concern for people who have concerns about the NCAA losing its relevancy in today's basketball culture,' basketball analyst Jay Williams said.
The NCAA suspended Wiseman after just two games because they discovered that Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway, who was considered a booster because he gave a $1 million donation to the school in 2008, had given money to Wiseman's mother to help with moving expenses.
Despite the shocking decision, Wiseman is not the only player who has decided to forego college and find a different path to the NBA. Like Wiseman, two other high draft prospects, LaMelo Ball and R.J. Hampton, have avoided college and will enter the 2020 NBA draft.
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