Every team in the men’s Final Four has at least one ‘super senior’ who took advantage of a bonus year of eligibility. CBB_Central on how they’ve been shaping the Big Dance
Confronted with a decision hundreds of seniors across college basketball had to make in spring 2021, Manek chose one more year of college instead of the real world. And as he embarks on his final weekend as a college basketball player, he couldn’t be happier to have prolonged his amateur career.
Kansas has four “super seniors” on its roster: three added last spring from the transfer portal and returner Mitch Lightfoot, who is wrapping up his sixth year in Lawrence. Duke has utilized a pair of seniors taking their extra year in Theo John and Bates Jones to bolster its frontcourt depth. North Carolina added Manek, who has held down the starting power forward spot for much of the season.
To help conceptualize this, consider that Manek entered college at Oklahoma in 2017 alongside Trae Young. Young is now a multi-time NBA All-Star on his fourth season in the league, has signed a $173 million contract and is a global celebrity. Manek, meanwhile, still walks around a college campus all day, bouncing from class to practice like any other collegiate athlete.
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