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- noun slang, basketball A
basketball player who plays college basketball for a single year and then declares for the NBA draft.
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Examples
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A team that started 10-0 and finished with the best regular-season record in the NFL now will be best remembered for a one-and-done flameout in the playoffs.
On football: One-and-done will linger after Titans' choke 2009
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I also sent emails to White House, Pelosi, Schumer & Gillabrand that this legislation needs to happen or else teh Democrats will get their asses handed to them in 2010, possibly Obama will be a one-and-done Administration, and in all liklihood, this country reverts back to Dark Ages (again).
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The season hardly ended on an upbeat note for South Carolina with losses in seven of the last eight games, including a one-and-done appearance in the SEC tournament.
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This past season's NBA rookie class was an impressive "one-and-done" group led by Derrick Rose.
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But Rothman says he's not worried about Gruden seeing TV as just a season-long pit stop between coaching jobs: "He says he wants to be great, and I don't concern myself with all the one-and-done talk."
Game's the thing again on Gruden-ized 'Monday Night Football' 2009
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If the results had been different and Grossman marched the team down the field for the game-winning touchdown, then this post would be to the tune of well, there goes another one-and-done for a high-priced, high-profile offseason acquisition.
Why bench Donovan McNabb on the most critical drive of the game? LaVar Arrington 2010
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In a one-and-done situation, you have to be able to close out.
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Florida A&M began the season on a 10-game losing streak and never really recovered, finishing 10th in the 11-team MEAC and registering a one-and-done finish in the conference tournament.
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Tech is thriving even though its one-and-done big, Derrick Favors, has disappointed (until Tuesday night.)
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Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said Thursday he does not like the "one-and-done" rule, criticizing the NCAA as "about the worst organization going."
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