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William Avery Update

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When he was at Duke, William Avery, in a hurry to get to the NBA, left after his sophomore year.

Probably too much of a hurry, although he said at the time that he did it to lift his family out of poverty which is understandable.

Now though his advice to younger players is different: "Enjoy college. You’re going to grow so much in college, not only as a basketball player, but as a man. That’s a man’s league. Even though you have talent, you’re 18 years old, some of you probably haven’t even done your own laundry.