was under the assumption that i can actually play in the nba. jonathan mandeldub was a top recruited player out of hargrave in 2006. the jabari mcghee of his day. when i was getting recruited to the university of skon c connecticut, i was like, yes, i m almost there. mandeldove, at the free-throw line. that was it, i m in the nba, that was a wrap. it was different when i got there. i saw that not only was i good but there were ten other guys that were really good and really talented, just like i was. outstanding first half for robinson, who s got 14 points. the uconn huskies are an impressive team. when jonathan arrived there, they had won two ncaa championships and came close to winning a third during jonathan s junior year. with that kind of pressure jonathan s academics took a back seat to basketball. and when his gpa dropped below a 2.0, he was declared ineligible to play his senior year. i was depressed.