Step aside, John Wall, Evan Turner, and all you other glorified lottery hopefuls. Make room for the pride of Huntingdon College, John Sloan. You know…the 5’11″ junior that played Division III ball, averaged ten minutes and a mere two points per game on an 11-14 team. Yeah, that kid- the one who’s among the list of underclassmen who have officially declared for the NBA Draft. Wait… What?? In a simply genius move, Mr. Sloan has perfectly demonstrated the You Got Schooled slogan: Where Smartass Meets Sports.

Don’t believe us? Check out DraftExpress.com’s Early Entrant List. There he is…right underneath Samardo Samuels of Louisville and Larry Sanders of VCU. He’s also the subject of a Yahoo Sports article. Simply a genius move, Mr. Sloan, whoever you are.

Sloan decided to work next year to pay for pharmacy school, and not play basketball as a senior. After joking with his friends about entering the NBA Draft, he has made the silly thought a reality. He figured out what to do, who to call, and how to get in. Aaaand here he is.

There must be plenty of attention-seeking idiots who try to get their names on the list of NBA hopefuls every year. Even if Sloan is one of them, his case is harder to repudiate. After all, this guy did play college ball,  and he was a contributing member of the team, however minimal. Perhaps the NBA will have to reconsider things for next year. In the meantime, however, Sloan has found himself in the national news.

The kid has no doubt made the most of his otherwise-uneventful basketball career. Even if this story dies tomorrow and he gets removed from the list of early entrants, he got people to notice him. That certainly wouldn’t have happened if he let his playing do all the talking. Stay in that spotlight as long as you can, Sloan!

“I’m pretty much counting on one of these big owners with a late second-round pick having a real big night partying the night before the draft and being like, ‘Let’s blow everybody’s mind and draft that Sloan kid,’” he explained. “I think my best shot is that Russian billionaire with the Nets. They’ve got the first pick in the second round, but maybe they’ll trade down. They can get me and a pick next year.”

Alright Sloan, hopefully that wasn’t even semi-serious. Still, we like your thinking and your smart-aleck attitude. While an NBA team may never have a home for you, you will always have a soft spot in the hearts of the You Got Schooled faithful. In the grand scheme of things, isn’t that all that really matters?