hiː fˈaɪnəli ˈɛntɚ ðə lˈiːɡ ˈæftɚ spˈɛndɪŋ ɐ jˈɪɹ ɪnðə mɪdwˈɛst pɹəfˈɛʃənəl bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl lˈiːɡ ˌɛmpˌiːbˌiːˈɛl dˈuː tə ðə ɹˈuːlz ðæt pɹɪvˈɛnt ɐ hˈaɪ skˈuːl plˈeɪɚ tə plˈeɪ ɪnðə lˈiːɡ ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn jˈɪɹ ˈæftɚ hɪz hˈaɪ skˈuːl klˈæs ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd.
He finally enter the league after spending a year in the Midwest Professional Basketball League (MPBL) due to the rules that prevent a high school player to play in the league until one year after his high school class graduated.