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Hannes Steinbach reportedly offered $10 million to stay in college
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During his one season with the Washington Huskies , freshman forward Hannes Steinbach established himself as one of the best players in the country.
He was the only player in the Big Ten to average a double-double: 18.5 points and a nation-leading 11.8 rebounds per game. He added 1.8 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 57.7% from the floor and 34% from 3-point range. The performance earned him spots on the all-conference third team and freshman team.
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While it was always expected that the 6-foot-11 German would declare for the NBA draft, some of the nation's top programs tried their best to pry him from Washington.
According to a report from Donatas Urbonas of Basket News, Steinbach received offers in the range of $10 million to keep him in the college ranks for his sophomore season.
At the end of the day, money never seemed to be the driving factor for Steinbach, who displayed his advanced skills throughout the season. His development reached the point where coach Danny Sprinkle asked more from him even after double-doubles.
"It's nitpicky, like I didn't think he played very good at all, and he had 20 and 11," Sprinkle said in late December after Washington's win over Utah. "It looked like he was kind of stuck in mud, and he wasn't jumping. A lot of those rebounds, he's been getting those rebounds this year, and guys were jumping over him tonight."
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With those sorts of expectations, he likely would have put up dominant numbers had he returned to the college level. However, he's widely expected to be selected in the lottery during June's draft.
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