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NCAA to the NBA
Mateen Cleaves signed a 10-day contract Monday with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who need help at point guard while Jeff McInnis is on the injured list.
Cleaves, who helped Michigan State win the 2000 NCAA championship, participated in a shootaround with the Cavaliers in San Antonio.
Cleaves averaged 5.4 points and 2.7 assists as a rookie for Detroit, then spent most of the next two seasons on Sacramento's bench.
He was released by Boston during training camp last summer and joined Huntsville of the National Basketball Development League, where he averaged 14.1 points, 5.8 assists and 4.3 rebounds in 47 games.
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Seeing Cleaves' name in the heart of March Madness made me think of how he led the Spartans to the title. His college success hasn't translated into NBA success....yet.
Who had the best college game---that DIDN'T translate into NBA success??
I remember Khalid El Amin carrying UConn for a time and I don't think he's even on a roster right now.
I saw a report on Mario Austin on ESPN today....
Any Duke player also qualifies for this....
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