Sorry NBA teams, Kansas guard Brandon Rush won’t be entering himself into the NBA draft. Rush, who combined with Julian Wright to make the Jayhawks a legitimate contender last season, tore his ACL in a pick up game and will be out of action until at least November.

What have we learned from Aaron Boone? If you play pick up basketball, you will tear your ACL and miss a significant amount of time. Simple as that. Boone owned himself two years ago going to the rack and missed a tremendous amount of time. Rush, who thought he could somehow avoid the pick up jinx, will also miss a significant amount of time and a chance to get drafted in the lottery in this years NBA draft.

If light can be made from this situation, it is that Rush will get another year of college ball under his belt. I am a big advocate of gaining as much experience and improving as much talent as possible in the college ranks before making the leap to the pros. Then again, hardly any college basketball player wants to pass up professional money for another year in college. Rush has no choice.

Hopefully Rush can recover as quickly as possible and help Kansas return to dominance. If he has another great year, his stock will only rise and he will assuredly be a top draft choice in next years draft.