The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport published a report earlier this year on graduation rates for the Sweet 16 NCAA basketball teams. Their chart is here.
The colleges rate from 0% graduating to 86%; the average rate for the 16 for all basketball players is 44%, for African-American players it’s 39%. This is certainly not surprising, and perhaps even higher than expected, but Oklahoma (0/0), Maryland (14/11), Arizona (15/9) and national champion Syracuse (25/0) surely need to re-think their approach. (According to the NCAA the overall graduation rate for incoming freshmen at these schools is Oklahoma 54%, Maryland 69%, Arizona 55% and Syracuse 77%.)