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Mackenzie Mgbako: Follow the shoes?

What can shoe politics and Adidas market-share goals tell us about the heated recruitment of McDonald's All-American Mgbako?

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Mike Hughes
May 08, 2023
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Follow the money.

That's the old catch-phrase about getting to the crux of the matter. 

In college basketball it’s no different, although a more accurate description might be, 'follow the shoes.’

For decades, shoe politics have dominated college basketball recruiting and been a determinative factor in where top prospects play in college. 

Which leads me into this fact: 

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