Skipping High School to Play Pro Ball: A Disturbing New Trend?
High School Player Jeremy Tyler Skips His Senior Year to Play Overseas
Jeremy Tyler, a 6'11", 260 pound, high school senior-to-be has decided to skip his senior year at San Diego High School to play professionally with the Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Premier League.
After dominating on the high school level, Tyler decided it was time for him to make a step up.
During his junior season he averaged 28.7 points a game.
According to reports, the main reason for Tyler's decision was that high school basketball had become "boring" for him. "Now I can play against grown men," he was quoted as saying.
Jeremy Tyler's decision is not as bad as it might sound to many people.
He is already 18 years old and playing against inferior competition in reality is a waste of his time and talent. What is really disturbing about his decision to leave high school early however, is, will it signal the start of new trend for other high school players to do the same thing.
Tyler is undoubtedly a highly talented and gifted basketball player but even though he is 18 years old, leaving high school before completing 4 full years more detrimental than beneficial.
High school is a time of awakening for a teenager and it should be enjoyed to the fullest.
Although it is understandable, the frustration Tyler must feel playing against players who are no match for him, high school is about more than sports. The total experience of high school should be enjoyed because it is a once in a lifetime experience that will never happen again.
High school is about memories and friendships that often last a lifetime.
Jeremy Tyler should not be cheating himself out of one moment of those experiences.
Those other adults who are mentoring and counseling him to take into consideration Tyler's whole life experience not just basketball.
For the sake of this young man they should try to undo the contractual obligations that they have tied him to and allow him to finish his high school experience.
I think they will all feel better if they did.
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Published by Tony Daniels
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2 Comments
Post a CommentThe year I took off from basketball after my mom passed away, Jeremy Tyler was a freshman at my high school - Eastlake High. By the time I came back senior year, he'd moved schools to a rival cross town. But Joshua's right, it's his decision. The kid was great at basketball, but he has a ton of maturing to do as well.
He's 18, so I believe it is his right, no matter how stupid it is.
Personally, I would finish high school myself. He'd be 19 the next year and I think that might void him from the 1-year rule in the NBA. Good article.