ESPN series ranking the college programs who have produced the best NBA players

[arnie3]

That is a surprise considering the amount of players that have gone to the NBA from Kansas since 1989 (34). But it's probably pretty accurate since out of the 34, only one (Paul Pierce) has put up superstar numbers. If any of the upcoming players (Wiggins/Selden) live up to hype, then the Jayhawks move up.

 

[Marat]

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/tag/_/name/path-to-the-draft-2013

They are currently at #9 - Wake Forest. I thought they might have been ranked higher with Duncan and C Paul. But they don't have much going on after those.

Based on our "depth" and quality, I still expect to see UConn in the top #5.

 

[specialisthusky]

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/tag/_/name/path-to-the-draft-2013

They are currently at #9 - Wake Forest. I thought they might have been ranked higher with Duncan and C Paul. But they don't have much going on after those.

Based on our "depth" and quality, I still expect to see UConn in the top #5.

I agree.

UK, Duke, UNC, Georgetown and Arizona are the only teams who's arguments I'd entertain to be ahead of UConn. I expect UConn to be ahead of atleast Arizona and potentially UK.

 

[HuskiesAllDay]

I agree.

UK, Duke, UNC, Georgetown and Arizona are the only teams who's arguments I'd entertain to be ahead of UConn. I expect UConn to be ahead of atleast Arizona and potentially UK.

Georgetown?? Crazy. ESPN made a list of underachieving programs for producing pros and they were on it.

 

[specialisthusky]

Georgetown?? Crazy. ESPN made a list of underachieving programs for producing pros and they were on it.

Iverson, Mutumbo, Mourning, and Green has to put them up there near the top 5. That list measured results in relation to pros if I am thinking of the same one.

 

[Brochacho]

I agree.

UK, Duke, UNC, Georgetown and Arizona are the only teams who's arguments I'd entertain to be ahead of UConn. I expect UConn to be ahead of atleast Arizona and potentially UK.

Watch out for UCLA.

Afflalo, Ariza, Barnes, Collison, Davis, Farmar, Holiday, Hollins, Honeycutt, Lee, Love, Mbah a Moute, Watson, and Westbrook.

14 active players (not sure if Davis still is) and some well-known guys.

 

[BearJWS]

Georgetown?? Crazy. ESPN made a list of underachieving programs for producing pros and they were on it.

I think you missed a key sentence in that article: "Here are eight schools who have made underachieving a trend in March despite touting rosters stocked with NBA-caliber talent. "

Georgetown: Yes, the Hoyas are just months removed from winning a Big East title. And it was only six seasons ago that John Thompson III’s squad advanced to the 2007 Final Four. Still, this list is based largely on postseason accomplishments, and no one can argue that, overall, Georgetown has been a disappointment in March. That aforementioned Final Four berth was the Hoyas’ first since 1985 -- and they haven’t advanced to the NCAA tournament’s second weekend since. Even worse is that their past five tournament losses are to Davidson, Ohio, VCU, NC State and Florida Gulf Coast (as a No. 2 seed). That’s an ugly mark on a program that boasts recent alumni such as Greg Monroe, Jeff Green, Roy Hibbert and Otto Porter.

 

[Rico444]

Iverson, Mutumbo, Mourning, and Green has to put them up there near the top 5. That list measured results in relation to pros if I am thinking of the same one.

Don't forget Roy Hibbert.

 

[HuskiesAllDay]

Iverson, Mutumbo, Mourning, and Green has to put them up there near the top 5. That list measured results in relation to pros if I am thinking of the same one.

Isn't the list on players drafted after 89? If so Ewing is gone. And even with him, is still take our list any day.

 

[BearJWS]

Don't forget Roy Hibbert.

There's been tons of other GTown players in the NBA... Greg Monroe, Othella Harrington, Jerome Williams, Don Reid, DuJuan Summers, Mike Sweetney, Jahidi White, Jaren Jackson, Charles Smith (Guard, not the Pitt player)... I'm sure there are a few others.

 

[intlzncster]

Iverson, Mutumbo, Mourning, and Green has to put them up there near the top 5. That list measured results in relation to pros if I am thinking of the same one.

Don't forget Hibbert.