LAST WORD

This is a life-changing decision. Ultimately, playing professional basketball has always been my dream. It’s always going to be the dream goal, always going to be the goal until I achieve it. This is going to put me one step closer to doing so.”

Darius Bazley, one of the nation’s top high school basketball recruits and a Syracuse commit, to Yahoo on his decision to play professionally next season in the NBA’s G League instead of going to college.