This athlete has figured out a way to get free law school tuition
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A college basketball player who managed to graduate from Fresno State in three years plans to attend Seton Hall’s School of Law for free—by continuing to play Division I basketball.
Fresno State forward Braeden Anderson plans to use the NCAA graduate transfer waiver to finish out his playing eligibility during law school, MyCentralJersey.com reports. He will get two years of eligibility and will be allowed to play college hoops immediately, CollegeBasketballTalk.com and the Setonian report, citing a tweet by Jeff Goodman of ESPN.
Anderson, 22, told MyCentralJersey that he began thinking about his future during a 28-day-hospital stay after breaking his neck in a car accident. He decided he should prepare for life after basketball and took nine courses at Fresno State his spring semester.
“I want people to think of it in this perspective: We don’t get paid in cash; we get paid in education. That’s the whole point,” Anderson told MyCentralJersey. “The value of my Seton Hall Law education is $55,000 a year. My bachelor’s was about $30,000 a year at Fresno State, not including books and room and board. That’s how we get paid. If you’re getting Cs and Ds and barely getting by in school, how much are you really getting paid–or are you playing for free?”
