Let's stop pretending D-1 college basketball players are just student athletes -- they're PROS who deserve to get paid already ... so says Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin.
Bevin just WENT OFF about the current state of college basketball -- slamming the way the NCAA treats players ... and explaining why the concept of amateurism in top-tier college sports is a lie.
"It's a multi-BILLION industry in America, college athletics ... and yet we're pretending these kids are just student athletes? Come on."
That said ... Bevin is a huge fan of college basketball and sports in general -- he just wants the players to be treated fairly.