Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott wants to save college basketball from itself.
In November, the league commissioned a task force to solve the sport’s biggest problems and Wednesday announced recommendations for sweeping reforms.
In a 60-page report sent to the NCAA commission on college basketball, the Pac-12 called for the end of the NBA’s one-and-done rule that requires players be at least 19 years old and a year removed from high school graduation to be eligible for the draft.
In essence the Pac-12 is asking the NBA to alter its draft rules to model the requirements employed by Major League Baseball, which allows players to be drafted out of high school, but prohibiting the drafting of players who choose to attend college until after their third year out of high school.