Which North Carolina basketball players transferred to academies? View interactive map
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Star athletes are leaving traditional high schools for more exposure. Is it worth it?
Are high school student-athletes taking risks by leaving their neighborhood schools for new schools that promise more travel and exposure?
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NC athletes are leaving home for pop-up schools that focus on basketball over academics
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Which North Carolina basketball players transferred to academies? View interactive map
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Eight of North Carolina’s 20 best players in the class of 2022 — and seven from the class of 2023 — have left their traditional public and private schools to enroll in alternative institutions that make basketball the focus over education. They offer longer seasons, more travel and better competition.
Track the movement of players since 2019 in the map below by hovering over each line for more information.
This story was originally published February 4, 2022 at 5:00 AM.
Matt L. Stephens
The Charlotte Observer