Black Basketball Players' Graduation Rates Sink.(Statistical Data Included)

From: Black Issues in Higher Education | Date: September 16, 1999| Author: WRIGHT, SCOTT W. | Copyright information

INDIANAPOLIS -- Graduation rates for African American college athletes in both men s and women's basketball sank again, setting off fresh concern that schools care more a winning season than academic excellence.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association reported this month the graduation rate for black male basketball players at the nation's biggest colleges and universities plunged from 37 percent to 33 percent -- the lowest rate since 1985.

That was the ...

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