The story of Kenny Anderson wasting the $63 million he earned during 14 NBA seasons and going broke is not unique among pro athletes. But at least it will have a happy uptick Saturday.

That's when Anderson will graduate from St. Thomas University in Miami, 19 years after he left Georgia Tech to enter the NBA early, as the No. 2 overallpick of the 1991 draft.

His top salary was $9.1 million with Seattle in 2002-03, but Anderson also had seven children with five women. When his money was gone he wasn't certain he had what it took to get a college degree.

"I didn't know if I could handle it," Anderson told New York Times columnist George Vecsey. "I didn't use my brain for 20 years."

Anderson's degree is in organizational leadership, and Vecsey writes that for the moment he's giving private basketball lessons to young players. One hopes his lessons include more than how to shoot a jumper.