Yeshiva University's Ryan Turell, the top scorer in college basketball, will enter the 2022 NBA draft. He is attempting to become the league's first Orthodox Jewish player. (via DraftExpress)
Yeshiva University's Ryan Turell will forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN.Turell is the leading scorer in college basketball across all divisions, averaging 27.1 points while shooting 47% from 3. His team won the Skyline Conference championship, winning 50 consecutive games spanning from November 2019 to December 2021 and at one time being ranked No. 1 in the country in Division III.
"Being the first Orthodox Jew in the NBA would mean the world to me, and a dream come true, God willing. But, just as importantly, it would mean the world to others that never saw this as a possibility." "I know NBA teams came to see me," Turell said."My coach would tell me after each game, especially toward the end of the season. Quite a few NBA teams came to watch."
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