Which programs have sent the most players to the NBA?

[HuskyNan]

Which programs have sent the most to the pros?, CBS Sports

And, which programs in the Big East have sent the most pros? (This is the easy question)

 

[Dogbreath2U]

"Development Index" -- Number of players in the NBA divided by the number who least need to be developed (McD AA's).


NBA Pros last 15 years. McD AA’s (since 2000).

Development Index: Pros/McD’s = Index
1. Kentucky (23) -McD=15 23/15= 1.53
2. Duke (23) -McD=27 23/27= 0.85
3. Kansas (21) -McD=13 21/13= 1.62
4. North Carolina (21) -McD=25 21/25= 0.84
5. UCLA (21) -McD=11 21/11= 1.91
6. Arizona (19) -McD=7 19/7= 2.71
7. UConn (18) -McD=6 18/6= 3.00
8. Texas (16) -McD=13 16/13= 1.23
9. Florida (15) -McD=9 15/9= 1.67
10. Syracuse (13) -McD=8 13/8= 1.63

 

[arnie3]

Which programs have sent the most to the pros?, CBS Sports

And, which programs in the Big East have sent the most pros? (This is the easy question)

Correct. Thanks for the pie chart! Nice coloring

 

[Kitaman]

"Development Index" -- Number of players in the NBA divided by the number who least need to be developed (McD AA's).


NBA Pros last 15 years. McD AA’s (since 2000).

Development Index: Pros/McD’s = Index
1. Kentucky (23) -McD=15 23/15= 1.53
2. Duke (23) -McD=27 23/27= 0.85
3. Kansas (21) -McD=13 21/13= 1.62
4. North Carolina (21) -McD=25 21/25= 0.84
5. UCLA (21) -McD=11 21/11= 1.91
6. Arizona (19) -McD=7 19/7= 2.71
7. UConn (18) -McD=6 18/6= 3.00
8. Texas (16) -McD=13 16/13= 1.23
9. Florida (15) -McD=9 15/9= 1.67
10. Syracuse (13) -McD=8 13/8= 1.63

Can you explain how to read this?

 

[8893]

Can you explain how to read this?

The description of the index should tell you all you need to know. By dividing the number of NBA players by the number of McD AAs, it apparently seeks to adjust for those players who need the least development coming in. In other words, it places more value on programs that produced NBA players who did not start their college careers as McD AAs.

 

[HuskiesAllDay]

For those wondering about Rick Barnes coaching abilities, look no farther than this chart. Why we have lost a number of top recruits to him is beyond me.

 

[8893]

Interesting that Duke and UNC are the only ones with an inverse Development Index; i.e., they produce fewer NBA players than the number of McD AAs they have.

 

[61cygni]

How about combined years in the NBA for all alums? That could be interesting.

 

[CTGoonie]

I'd like to see one for just the AAC teams. It would probably be 3% Cincy, 1% everyone else and 96% Uconn.

 

[kcc1442]

"Since joining the Big East together, the Cards and DePaul have the same amount of draft picks"

 

[Dogbreath2U]

The description of the index should tell you all you need to know. By dividing the number of NBA players by the number of McD AAs, it apparently seeks to adjust for those players who need the least development coming in. In other words, it places more value on programs that produced NBA players who did not start their college careers as McD AAs.

What he said ^^^^^^^. It's far from perfect (# of NBA players is last 15 years, McD AA data is from 2000), but interesting. It seems to confirm what we have thought all along that JC produced more with less, so to speak.

The higher the number, the more NBA players who were not McDonald AA's, presumably the players who developed to the point of making the NBA without it being expected.

 

[ZenConn]

Probably can be tweaked a little not to put the entire emphasis on McD's AA.

Perhaps more on the class ranking ...

 

[husky210]

Look at unc....21/23