Not NBA but MBA
As if his 6-foot-8 frame would not make Jake Byrne stand out enough on campus, that Wall Street Journal in his hand separates him from other students as well.
Little could the first-time observer know that while others his age are college seniors, Byrne is a graduate student after earning his degree three years out of high school.
When his first fall semester at Eastern Illinois began, Byrne was a sophomore thanks to college courses he took at Elsberry (Mo.) High School.
Rather than use that head start as an excuse to coast a bit through the academic rigors while also playing NCAA Division I basketball, Byrne last school year finished the nine finance classes needed to get his degree rather than space things out and comfortably finish during his senior season of basketball.
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