HOUSTON, TX – MARCH 27: Justise Winslow #12 of the Duke Blue Devils looks on against the Utah Utes during a South Regional Semifinal game of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at NRG Stadium on March 27, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Wikipedia — who hasn’t used it to find out information in the past?

Problem is, using it to get through classwork isn’t exactly a reliable source. It apparently was enough for former Duke basketball player, Justice Winslow, to not only make it in to Duke, but stay eligible for that one year on the Durham campus.

https://twitter.com/IAmJustise/status/676433007172001793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Winslow helped to lead Duke to a national championship victory over the Wisconsin Badgers this past season, but it apparently was the online open-sourced encyclopedia that got him as far as it was going to take him.

Following the season, Winslow left the school for the NBA and is currently a member of the Miami Heat. He is averaging six points and five rebounds per game for the Heat this season.

Given his reliance on Wikipedia to get him through school, it was probably the wise decision to head off campus and to the millions of the NBA. It wouldn’t have been long before Wikipedia wouldn’t have been enough to get him a degree.

About Andrew Coppens

Andy is a contributor to The Comeback as well as Publisher of Big Ten site talking10. He also is a member of the FWAA and has been covering college sports since 2011. Andy is an avid soccer fan and runs the Celtic FC site The Celtic Bhoys. If he's not writing about sports, you can find him enjoying them in front of the TV with a good beer!

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