Len Elmore

Attorney

Former All-American Basketball Player

Leonard J. Elmore is an attorney and television basketball analyst. Elmore was an All-American basketball player at the University of Maryland from 1971 to 1974. He played professional basketball for 10 years and was a first-round draft pick in both the ABA and the NBA. Elmore received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1987, where he is believed to be the first and only National Basketball Association player to graduate from that institution upon retirement from his professional basketball career. A noted authority on sports and sports law issues, including sports in society, Elmore has published numerous articles and commentaries for a diverse group of media outlets, including National Public Radio, the Knight Ridder News Service, Sports Business Journal, and ESPN.

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With Christine Brennan, Len Elmore, Joe Nocera, Andy Schwarz
October 24, 2017

College sports is a big-money business, with football and basketball programs generating millions of dollars in revenue every year. While coaches and athletic directors in Division I programs routinely score seven-figure contracts, student-athletes are currently prohibited from sharing in the profits. Is it time to rewrite the rules in college sports and allow athletes their fair share of the profits? Or would providing monetary incentives -- above and beyond existing scholarships and career supports -- spoil the sport?

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With Christine Brennan, Len Elmore, Joe Nocera, Andy Schwarz
October 24, 2017

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