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[QUOTE="Stew Crew, post: 4814811, member: 12799"]
Armstrong for sure.  He went from being an afterthought of a recruit to a legitimate NBA prospect.  It also didn't hurt that he probably put on 40-50 lbs of muscle over 2-3 years.

Tate George, but that was based solely on one shot.   He was a 2nd round pick at best before that.  He had good size for a point guard (at that time), but was slow and had no perimeter shot.

Knight getting drafted in the 1st round still astounds me.  I am not sure what Pitino was thinking when he signed him to that huge contract in Boston.  I swear Pitino was just a NY guy trying to destroy a Boston franchise.    Knight's skill set just didn't fit with the NBA.

It's hard to put players like Butler and Villanueva in this category.  They were highly regarded players coming out of high school.

I thought Boone was always overrated.  He made a living off of sloppy seconds his freshman year because opposing teams were so focused on Okafor.  I admit, I am biased against the 2006 team.   I thought, as a whole, they were lazy and focused more on the NBA than actually playing.  Probably the most underperforming team in UConn history.   they should have been a lock for the Final Four.
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