As active a season as the 2020-21 college basketball campaign was for Georgia Tech guard Bubba Parham, the offseason is turning out to be almost as busy.
Going strictly by the calendar, the Brookwood grad and 2017 Daily Post Boys Player of the Year should be preparing for graduation and weighing options on possibly pursuing a professional career either domestically or overseas.
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