Memphis Tiger basketball alum and NBA star, William Bedford is being inducted into the American Basketball Hall of Fame this November. William stopped by the Memphis Morning News studio to share memories of the 85 Final Four team from Memphis State and his time in the NBA. NIL money and the prospect of the NBA, Bedford thinks that the “one and done” rule for NBA eligibility should go back to the junior requirement. Players would be eligible as a junior in college for the NBA draft, but not before.
“We didn’t know anything about whether we were put on Sports Illustrated and where we ranked, we just wanted to play ” William Bedford on playing for Memphis State and be excluded on Sports Illustrated cover.
