He was suspended for a game and stripped of his captaincy as a result, but longer-lasting is his reputation as a dirty player that has followed him into his NBA career. Comment: After a Final Four run, Reynolds has proved many doubters wrong that said he is not capable of leading a team to the top. He was the type of player every coach would love to build their program around. He is significantly ahead by our measure. Top 10 2010s NBA Basketball Players. Comment: Holland is a talented wing with a sweet shooting stroke and scoring ability. Comment: Northwestern is starting to make their way up from the Big Ten cellar, and Coble is a big part of that progress. Jerome Dyson, UConn: 13.2ppg-4.1rpg-3.2apg-1.8spg-0.3bpg-29.3mpg Luke Babbitt, Nevada: 16.9ppg-7.4rpg-1.4apg-0.7spg-0.7bpg-32.6mpg Gerald Lee, Old Dominion: 15.5ppg-5.7rpg-1.4apg-0.7spg-0.8bpg-30.8mpg Below, the best players from the 2010s are ranked 1-10. Jahlil Okafor was a man born in the wrong decade for the NBA, but his incredible post-scoring touch still worked to devastating effect during his one college season at Duke. Howard Thompkins, Georgia: 12.6ppg-7.4rpg-0.8apg-1.0spg-1.1bpg-26.0mpg 104. Hopefully he can make a bigger name for himself next season. Ubiles will have a bigger impact this season, and will help make a name for Siena as one of the top mid-major teams early on. 8. Comment: The brother of former Maryland standout Juan Dixon had a great freshman season for the Panthers. Stoglin started 45 of the 65 games in his short two-year . 2. 9. They had shooters every where as they shot 50 percent as a team throughout the tournament. 32. 129. I welcome and enjoy any comments and critiques. He was named the SEC freshman of the year. Patrick Christopher, California: 14.5ppg-3.8rpg-2.1apg-0.8spg-0.2bpg-33.3mpg Comment: Ebanks tenacious play on the defensive end of the floor moves him up the board, because if he works on his offensive game during the offseason he could break out next season. Len is a role player for the Sacramento Kings. Terrico White, Ole Miss: 13.7ppg-3.4rpg-2.3apg-0.8spg-0.3bpg-30.0mpg The 30 best mens college basketball players of the decade, ranked, All 8 remaining NFL playoffs teams, ranked by likelihood of winning it all. It is rumored that he will return to school if he not a guaranteed first round selection in the NBA draft. Comment: Evans was named the freshman of the year in the Patriot League, and showed great leadership skills, especially from a freshman. NBA Top Moments: 2010s. R.J. Evans, Holy Cross: 13.4ppg-5.2rpg-1.6apg-1.7spg-0.2bpg-29.5mpg 34. Chris Wright, Georgetown: 12.5ppg-3.0rpg-3.8apg-1.1spg-0.1bpg-32.9mpg Comment: Coleman is one of the best rebounding guards in the nation, and is a prolific scorer as well, although he is a poor shooter. Comment: McCamey will be the main scorer for the Illini, and will look to have a breakout season next year. Here are my rankings for the Top 150 College Basketball Players for the 2009-2010 season. Already blessed with a signature dance and mountains of NBA hype by the time he got to campus, Wall more or less lived up to the hype. 56. Best season: 18 ppg, 4 rpg, 51% FG, 47% 3PT, 81% FT, First team All-American (sophomore year). 60. Shawn Taggart, Memphis: 10.4ppg-7.6rpg-0.4apg-0.6spg-1.4bpg-25.0mpg A 7-foot shooter who felt like he was born to play in Bo Ryans offensive system, Kaminsky made a major jump to become a First Team All-Big Ten player as a junior before blossoming into the national player of the year as a senior. Colson would have led Notre Dame to the NCAA tournament all four years he was in school if not for a foot injury his senior season that caused him to miss two months and tanked the Irishs at-large chances. PPG-points per game RPG-rebounds per game APG-assists per game SPG-steals per game BPG-blocks per game MPG-minutes per game. Fredette used impossibly deep shooting range to go some remarkable scoring tears: in his last 20 games as a senior, he put up three 40-point games and one 52-point performance in the conference tournament on his way to averaging 29 points per game for the season. New coach Anthony Grant will help him improve in all areas of his game. Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports The 2010s decade comes to a close on Tuesday, ending a memorable 10-year span in college basketball. 64. He was, in all regards, the greatest college running back of his generation. 30. Comment: The preseason Big 10 POY was slowed by injuries last season, and that caused him to hit a few slumps. 63. 29. LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Tim Duncan were already greats starting the decade, but they continued adding to their stories. 3 Boilermakers off to a . As an All-American,. He is also capable of defending his men in the low post. You could arguably change any one of these rankings, for better or for worse, but after much research and work on this, these are the rankings I have come up with. Comment: Alabi was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team as a freshman, and will return with the experience and strength to be a top big man in the ACC. 90. Duke's Zion Williamson, Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu, and Oklahoma's. The 6-foot-2 freshman torched every opponent he faced in his lone season as a Sooner, sinking long-range shots, dishing flashy dimes, and eliciting comparisons to two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry. 33. Valentine felt like he was in complete control of every game he played for the last two years, orchestrating the offense, draining better than 40 percent of his threes, and making an impact on the glass. Mac Koshwal, DePaul: 12.2ppg-9.6rpg-1.8apg-1.3spg-0.4bpg-32.1mpg Jalen Brunson led the Wildcats to two Big East regular-season championships, two Big East tournament championships, and two national championships in his three years at Villanova. 7 seed heading into the tournament, UConn rode Napiers tough shot-making off the dribble all the way through the field, with his 22 points against Kentucky sealing the title. Comment: Patterson has officially removed his name from NBA draft consideration, and he will enter next season as one of the best big men in the country under new head coach John Calipari. The 2014 UConn Huskies were the most unlikely national champion of the decade and it only happened because Shabazz Napier willed it into existence. 8. Youngs production slipped a bit during the second half of his freshman season under the weight of needing to carry the offense on every possession, but his most brilliant moments four 40+ point games, 11 double-digit assist efforts helped make him one of the most dazzling one-and-dones in recent memory. Comment: Walker had a great freshman season, showing much talent while backing up point guard A.J. Comment: One of the NCAAs leading scorers, Stefon Jackson, has graduated, meaning Culpepper will be given the chance to be a star. 14. He led John Caliparis first stacked freshman superteam at Kentucky alongside DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe, taking the Wildcats to the Elite Eight before falling to West Virginia. Kirk Cousins is never going to win anything because hes a Costco hotdog. Samardo Samuels, Louisville: 11.8ppg-4.9rpg-0.9apg-0.6spg-1.3bpg-25.1mpg Talor Battle, Penn State: 16.7ppg-5.3rpg-5.0apg-1.2spg-0.1bpg-37.4mpg Comment: Harris is an electrifying scorer, but sometimes his game can be one-dimensional, which is an area he needs to work on. 88. Comment: In my opinion Downey is the most electrifying player in the nation. Alex Tyus, Florida: 12.5ppg-6.2rpg-0.7apg-0.5spg-0.8bpg-26.2mpg He should only improve next season. Comment: Harden always provides a tough task for defenders, as his size at 68 for the shooting guard position often leads to mismatches. Comment: Robertson was 4th in the nation in three point shooting percentage and for the nations top three point shooting team nonetheless. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Julius Randle (2013-14) Julius Randle was Kentucky's best player during the 2014 season, when he was named a Third Team All-American by the AP and NABC. Roburt Sallie, Memphis: 5.8ppg-1.6rpg-0.8apg-0.8spg-0.3bpg-15.3mpg By the end of her senior year, Griner had won a national championship and finished her other college seasons with Sweet 16, Elite Eight, and Final Four appearances. Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia Brogdon was at Virginia when the Cavaliers became one of the best and most consistent programs in the country. 24. Comment: It seems like every year a new guard breaks out in Dana Altmans system, and I expect Stinnett to take over for Booker Woodfox next season. New coach Mark Fox has a history for developing big men (Fazekas, McGee, Babbitt), putting Thompkins in a great position. Jordan Eglseder, Northern Iowa: 10.2ppg-6.4rpg-0.6apg-0.1spg-1.3bpg-19.3mpg Comment: Another fun guy to watch, George is a very athletic guard/forward who is continuing to refine his game at all levels. Odds & lines subject to change. Perhaps we should have known Mason would turn into a legend when he got his own theme song shortly after arriving at Kansas. Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State: 14.0ppg-6.2rpg-2.4apg-1.5spg-0.4bpg-34.8mpg Now we turn to college hoops, the most parity-driven of any of the aforementioned sports this decade. Here's a look at the five players who sit atop of the 2010 draft class. The best NBA players of the 2010s feature an array of legends continuing to write their legacies along with new stars breaking out on the scene. Expect Clarke to be productive from day one in the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies. Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure: 12.5ppg-6.0rpg-0.2apg-0.6spg-2.7bpg-25.1mpg He had deep shooting range (just ask Kansas), the quickness and power to burn anyone off the dribble, and the skill to set up his talented teammates. Comment: Mitchell helped lead the Tigers resurgence, and is a versatile forward who can play down low or on the wing. Comment: Wise is expected to return to school for next season, where he has the chance to have an even bigger season. Ed Davis, North Carolina: 6.7ppg-6.6rpg-0.6apg-0.4spg-1.7bpg-18.8mpg Comment: He is the brother of former Gonzaga standout Derek Raivio, and he possesses an even greater scoring ability. He would have been a lottery pick in the NBA draft, but he opted to return to school. Click the Pk for players drafted in that slot.. Matthew Maurer of TheDraftReview is an NBA Draft historian who has researched and collected the data on the entire history of the NBA Draft. Johnathon Jones, Oakland: 13.3ppg-2.8rpg-8.1apg-1.4spg-0.2bpg-37.8mpg 580 games, 10,064 points, 859 assists, 3,455 rebounds, 330 steals, 1,020 blocks. The 2010s were quite a decade for the National Basketball Association (NBA). 1 - Kentucky Wildcats Ryan McKee/ NCAA Photos via Getty. 71. Comment: Passed up his status as a guaranteed lottery pick in the NBA draft to return for his sophomore season. 2 overall pick in the NBA, but at the college level it felt like he could do it all. 149. She also accrued 736 blocked shots for her career to set the NCAA record for both men and women. Best College Basketball Teams Of The 2010s 2015-16 Villanova. It was always destiny that Brad Stevens and Hayward would link up together once again in the NBA on the Boston Celtics. Walker hung 33 points on Cincinnati and 36 points on Kawhi Leonard and San Diego State to help put his team to the Final Four. Terry Dischinger, Forward (1960-'62) A Parade All-American in 1958 as a high schooler, Dischinger continued his basketball dominance on the college level at Purdue. Luke Harangody, Notre Dame: 23.3ppg-11.8rpg-2.1apg-0.9spg-0.9bpg-34.2mpg Comment: Taggart will have graduated by next season, and the impression was he wanted to get out and play professionally somewhere if not the NBA. One of four players this decade to twice be named a consensus All-American, Sullinger was a monster inside scorer and forceful rebounder who averaged a double-double as a freshman and just missed it as a sophomore. Despite playing with a revolving door of teammates in his four years in Lawrence, Frank Mason III thrived as a point guard for Bill Self's Jayhawks. Jerome Randle, California: 18.3ppg-3.0rpg-5.0apg-0.7spg-0bpg-35.3mpg He broke out in the NCAA tournament, scoring 35 points the opening round and finishing the tourney 16-24 from downtown. While Smith was never national player of the year, he was a consensus All-American as a senior and was twice named KenPoms player of the year. Villanova averaged 32 wins per season during Harts four years in school. The gravity of his post-ups allowed his Blue Devils teammates to thrive. Nik Raivio, Portland: 16.0ppg-6.5rpg-2.4apg-1.3spg-0.2bpg-30.9mpg PPG: 21.9 | RPG: 13.2 | FG PCT: 63.1% . Comment: Green has tons of athleticism and potential, which I think we will see much more of in the upcoming season. Comment: Parakhouski has made a name for himself playing for the Big South champs Radford, and he often dominates his opponents, scoring 39 points and grabbing 19 rebounds against Seth Curry and Liberty this season. Barkley spent three years of college running away from defenders for 3,843 rushing yards and 43 touchdowns. In his senior season, the Grand Forks, North Dakota, native led the nation with 26.7 points per game en route to winning Naismith College Player of the Year honors and the John R. Wooden Award. Comment: Why Elonu bothered to enter the NBA draft I do not know, but he is raw player who should make strides in the offseason to become a more complete player. Comment: Surprised many by foregoing the NBA draft and his projected lottery status by returning to KU. Purdue's 7-foot-4 center is towering over the competition for Big Ten Player of the Year and has the No. Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga: 13.6ppg-4.1rpg-3.6apg-1.5spg-0.1bpg-31.7mpg 141. Keep in mind these rankings are based off of the 2008-2009 season. Few nicknames in the modern age have ever felt as fitting as Russdiculous did for Russ Smith. Comment: Lee is a bit undersized for the power forward position, but he makes up for it with his ability to take it to the hole and score down low. Brunson spent three seasons at Villanova becoming the most accomplished college player of the decade. D.J. He is an excellent rebounder and shot blocker, and can score down low consistently. Napier must have been studying Kemba Walker when he came off the bench to help UConn win the national championship as a freshman. Two years later, Brunson led the Wilcats to another national title, this time as the best player in the country. Ricky Harris, UMass: 18.2ppg-2.9rpg-1.5apg-1.3spg-0.2bpg-32.4mpg In his freshman season, Virginia went 22-10 six more. 30. Adrian Oliver, San Jose State: 17.1ppg-2.3rpg-2.2apg-0.7spg-0.5bpg-31.8mpg With the arrival of Vernon Macklin Tyus should be able to play his more natural position, small forward, more often. Best College Basketball Teams Of The 2010s 2015-16 Villanova The Villanova Wildcats won their first of two National Championships in 2016. He has great potential, and with the right offseason preparation he can break out as one of the top big men in the country next year. Jon Scheyer, Duke: 14.9ppg-3.6rpg-2.8apg-1.6spg-0.2bpg-32.8mpg Welcome to SI's college basketball All-Decade package, wrapping the best of the best from the 2010s. Keeping Ohio State quiet won't be the easiest . As a junior, he turned into a legend. 109. Comment: Tavernari is a versatile all around forward, who can post up down low or shoot the outside shot. All week long, we'll be looking back on the last 10 years in college hoops and the players and . This list weighs contributions from mens college basketball players between the 2009-2010 season and the 2018-2019 season. He spent his first year in Storrs, Connecticut, lining up behind UConn legend and future NBA star Kemba Walker during their 2011 national championship run before taking over ball-handling responsibilities for the Huskies. Comment: The freshman Williams took over for senior Greg Paulus at point guard for the Blue Devils, and played well to keep that spot. 2. 16. Malcolm Delaney, Virginia Tech: 18.1ppg-4.0rpg-4.5apg-1.5spg-0.3bpg-36.9mpg 89. 67. Comment: After Bouldin took over point guard for the Zags things started to pick up, and he will go into next season with even more preparation and experience for the position. Comment: Harangody is the logical choice for number one, he has made the All-Big East first team 2 straight years and was the Big East POY his sophomore season. His role will be as big as he lets it be, and if he plays to his potential he can be one if the best big men in the country. Top 150 January 16th [] He exited after two years with a Big Ten Player of the Year award and an All-American nod to his name. He is a good scorer and defender in the low post, making him one of the best undersized forwards in the country. He is a lights out shooter who can score consistently. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard progressed from a 5.0 point, 4.1 rebound-per-game contributor off the bench during his freshman season to racking up in an impressive, 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 7.9 assists per game as a senior. 59. Sabrina Ionescu is the all-time career triple-doubles leader in NCAA history, a feat she managed to achieve less than two years into her career with the Oregon Ducks. Comment: Allen really came out and showed he is not a liability and can play consistently in the post, and he will look to show even more next season. But perhaps more famous than his on-court prowess were his widely publicized incidents of tripping and subsequent outbursts during his sophomore and junior seasons. He has above average court vision, pushing the ball in transition and hitting the open man at the right time. Comment: White took advantage of several Ole Miss injuries and took over the lead role in many games. Comment: Despite some injury problems last season he was the only freshman starter in the Final Four. Rakim Sanders, Boston College: 12.9ppg-4.4rpg-1.5apg-1.6spg-0.8bpg-27.6mpg Charles Jenkins, Hofstra: 19.7ppg-4.8rpg-4.3apg-1.4spg-0.5bpg-35.1mpg No one summed up the two-way intensity of the Pitino years in Louisville better than Smith. Cory Higgins, Colorado: 17.4ppg-5.4rpg-2.6apg-1.9spg-0.4bpg-37.0mpg By his senior season, Napier averaged a cool 18.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game, good enough to lead UConn to its second national championship in four years and earn him AAC Player of the Year accolades. He is a great all around player, athletic with the ability to make plays around the basket on both ends of the court. He first earned minutes under Tom Cream as a defensive stopper as a sophomore. 28. 81. His 59 height is why he is not a lock for a first round pick in the NBA Draft. He is projected as a lottery pick in the NBA draft, so it is unlikely that he will return to school, especially with the departure of Calipari. 123. 85. Terrell Stoglin, G, (2010-2012) Career Average: 16.4 points, 2.6 assists, 0.7 steals. His numbers were still excellent 14.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game on 65 percent true shooting -- but his impact was even greater.
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