26 Year Gap He has a full scholarship, so he donated ALL of his $40K in winnings to the runners-up. Rivals High - Student splits 40K in winnings among runners-up
Raymond He would have lost his college eligibility if he had accepted the money. Something like that happened to a HS golfer who won a hole-in-one contest.
Bad Zebra Article said he would have been able to keep it per NCAA rules. Don't know if that's accurate or not... In any event. It's nice to see a young basketball player making headlines for all the right reasons. His parents and coaches should be proud.