Anybody who follows Michigan basketball knew the day would finally come when center Mitch McGary would declare for the NBA Draft, but after missing most of last season with a nagging back injury, expecting him to do it this year would have made you almost as crazy as Amanda Bynes.
But according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports, McGary has announced he will go pro after testing positive for marijuana following a random drug test during this year’s NCAA Tournament, netting him a one-year ban from the college game.
Even though he hadn’t played in months, Michigan head coach John Beilein had McGary suit up for their Sweet 16 game against Tennessee, hoping it would pump up his teammates and add some enthusiasm. But that also made McGary eligible for the NCAA’s random drug screenings, and son of a bee sting, he was actually selected after his team’s epic 73-71 victory.
Unfortunately for Michigan, if they would have administered the test, McGary would probably still be playing for them. As a first-time offender, he would have been forced to miss ten percent of their regular season, which would have amounted to just three games.
But by failing the NCAA’s test, McGary was slapped with the yearlong suspension, making his decision to go pro a rather easy one. Fortunately for McGary, he’s going to make so much money in the NBA that he’ll be able to afford much better weed than what he was getting in Ann Arbor.
I suppose McGary technically qualifies for this list: The Biggest Surprises in NCAA Tournament History
