One Year of College Education Might Actually Pay Off, at Least for Kevin Durant

Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant went to college for one year, barely earning even the slightest college education.

Now the cool 20-year-old is on the scoring streak of his life. Durant has scored 30 or more points in his last nine out of ten games (all in Feb).

You wouldn't think Durant would come this far after his poor first game with only 12 points. After that first game Durant would start to rise, increasing his average points per game by at least three every month.

Durant would average 22.9 points per game in Nov., and would increase that to 25.1 points per game in December. Once the New Year came it was all Kevin Durant in Oklahoma City.

Durant would average 27.8 points per game in Jan., and would near the top of the NBA's league leaders.

So far in Feb., Durant as really sparked, scoring an average of 33.1 points per game. Durant now sits in the fourth spot among the NBA's scoring leaders at 26.3 points per game for the year.

Even though the Thunder struggle, winning only two games so far in Feb., Durant has flourished. His two big games coming against New Orleans scoring 47 points, and against Sacramento with 39 points, a big win for the Thunder.

February has not only been a great scoring month for Durant but also a great achievement month, which has given him more potential.

A couple of weeks ago, Durant won the MVP of the sophomore-rookie challenge at the All-Star Game. Last night, another achievement came for Durant when the University of Texas retired his number. February has really been Durant's month.

I see Durant winning the scoring title down the road, and maybe even a ring. He has a lot of potential for not getting a college education, but I'm sure it doesn't pay off for everyone.