What do you think for a 19 year college basketball player to go pro?

do you think he should finishcollegeor go pro.very smart student

What do you think for a 19 yearcollegebasketball player to go pro?nba 2k7

definatly an education to fall back on, in case something unforseen happens.

Good luck

What do you think for a 19 yearcollegebasketball player to go pro?nba rules ,nba teams

Gee, that is kinda hard to say. 19 is young to be faced with such an adult lifestyle that the NBA brings.

Hopefully this 19 year old, if given the opportunity to go pro, will still manage to get hiscollegedegree.
Depends on the player. If he has a chance to go high in the draft and make a decent signing bonus, it might be beneficial to make the jump. However, if he's not guaranteed a contract, I'd stay in school and work on my game there.
he should finish school. all it takes is one bad injury to end his career and then what does he do?
If your good enough...go pro. College after you retire.
it depends on the situation. Education is important but when all of the scouts have you to be NBA ready, then you must go. The risk is too much staying and playing basketball in college. Sometimes it is best to make that jump to the NBA after your freshman year.

Most players make the wrong decision though. They jump to the NBA draft due to stupid opinions when they are not ready and ruin everything.
simple YES you go tocollegeso you can make good money. after one year in the nba and you get hurt then you go to college. no should ever through away a good job!
Let's start by losing the reference to irrelevant attributes a) age and b) very smart student. Neither is relevant to the decision of whether to accept a job (start a career). What matters is that the person is of legal working age in this country, 16 at the moment, and the level of preparation to meet the demands of the career.

The relevant question must be asked by the employer and the potential employee. I'll ask from the employer point of view for convenience, the potential player must prepare themselves with evidence why they believe they are ready.

1) is the person ready to do the work

2) can the person handle the demands outside of the job but associated with the environment? (e.g. travel, women in hotels, sudden influx of cash and new found demands from family and friends, TV commercials for the league/team, community service)

3) does the person have the personality to accept disappointment (losses, bad interviews, name calling by fans/teammates, etc.) and then make improvements in personal skills, relationship with teammates, relationship with coaches, relationships with other team officials

Pass these test, then start your career. If you can't pass these test, go find a place to develop all these skills. If you start down the path, and then realize this career is not for you, go find an alternative.

Every person has the same types of questions to debate no matter if the potential career is sports, music, accountancy, lawyer etc.

The relevant question remains: are you prepared for the career?

If the answer is not yet, finish the preparation process

If the answer is yes, apply for the job

If the answer is I thought I was, but I now realize its not for me, then find a new career.
If he can make it, go pro. There's no question here. The ability to play at that level is only temporary- and a broken foot in your firstcollegepractice can end it all. Everyone knows and recognizes the greats who play in the league for 10 years. What not many realize is that 95% of all pro athletes for any sport only play for one or two years.

Your education however, you can always go back for... and after a few seasons with the big boys, you can also afford it!
if he has experience in basketball why not, i mean look at kobe, garnett, and lebron, i thing 19 yearcollegekid can play in the pro.
I think he should wait and get an education before going pro.
Go to school. Anybody serious about wanting to be the best in the NBA MUST go tocollegefirst. The education recieved there is not just secular, but it is a chance to grow and mature. Look at the players in the NBA who didn't go to college. Some say "Kobe is so great". That is bull. He is a selfish, anti-team player. He is the perfect example of why everyone wanting to go to the NBA should go tocollegefirst. If he would have, he would still be winning titles rather than shooting bricks by himself against real TEAMS. The only reason he won was because of Shaq. Shaq leaves and Kobe's Lakers go to pot. He is a disgrace to every form of basketball (except one-on-one play). Bottom line: GO TO COLLEGE! LEARN TO PLAY AS A TEAM!