Egor Demin on playing in college: I got offers from Russia from the VTB league and had some offers over Europe and colleges. And I'm like, well, I don't want to go to college. I don't think I would fit. I don't think it's something I’d like to do. And I was thinking like if I’m staying in Europe, it would be Real Madrid. It's one of the best organizations in Europe. So, why would I leave? But then trying to analyze everything, what's the best kind of case scenarios for me, I figured that college probably would be the best, because I can play against older guys but not as much. Not against the grown men who's professionals already for like 10, 15 years in Europe. I can find the place that I really fit into. Out of all the colleges they were offering me I could really just be like, "Okay, this place is best because of this, and really see where I want to go more." And BYU was… I didn't know if it's going to be a perfect fit, but it was a lot of advantage from them, just from a standpoint of having an NBA coach.
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