In his senior year of high school, point guard Frank Mason III did a very un-point-guard-like thing: He didn't pass.
Mason failed a government class in the 2011-12 academic year by what he said was just three points, and was ruled ineligible to play in college. Now that he's playing in college — now that he's starring in college — the butterfly effect of one high school class has had profound implications across two states.
In Kansas, the NCAA tournament-favorite Jayhawks got a reliable ball-handler and defensive stopper.
In College Park, Maryland will have to defend him in their Sweet 16 matchup Thursday night.