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There's been a lot of incredible college players over the years. Some reached the NBA and continued to have great success and became superstars. Others that have made it into the league have either faded into role players or are barely hanging on to their day job.
Let's take a trip down memory lane and look at every NBA roster to determine who the best college players were on each team.
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2012-13 at Bucknell: 18.7 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.4 blocks per game
Muscala was a force at Bucknell, winning Patriot League Player of the Year honors and reaching the NCAA tournament as an 11 seed.
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2007-07 at Florida: 13.2 points, 2.2 assists, 9.5 rebounds per game.
Al Horford was a major part of Florida's back-to-back national championship titles. He was a member of the NCAA All-Tournament team in his final collegiate season.
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2014-15 at Duke: 17.3 points, 1.3 assists, 8.5 rebounds per game.
Jahlil Okafor played a big part in Duke's most recent title run. He won Freshman of the Year, ACC Player of the Year, and he was a Wooden Award finalist.
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2010-11 at UCONN: 23.5 points, 4.5 assists, 5.4 rebounds per game.
Kemba Walker had one of the greatest NCAA title runs ever and was an absolute scoring machine in college. This was enough to edge him out over teammate Frank Kaminsky.
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2015-16 at Michigan State: 19.2 points, 7.8 assists, 7.5 rebounds per game.
Denzel Valentine had an incredible four-year stint at Michigan State and capped it off with AP Player of the Year and Big Ten Player of the Year honors.
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2007-08 at UCLA: 17.5 points, 1.9 assists, 10.6 rebounds per game.
Kevin Love played a huge role in UCLA's trip to the Final Four and also earned Pac-12 Player of the Year honors.
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2013-14 at Creighton: 26.7 points, 1.6 assists, 7.0 rebounds per game.
Doug McDermott had a spectacular senior season at Creighton. He won the AP Player of The Year, Wooden Award, Naismith Award, and NABC Player of The Year. McDermott also led his school to a 3 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
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2005-06 at Louisiana Tech: 19.6 points, 13.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks per game.
Paul Millsap (pictured in 2017) was a bit of an unknown at Louisiana Tech, but he was a rebounding machine and led the NCAA in that category multiple times.
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2008-09 at Oklahoma: 22.7 points, 2.4 assists, 14.4 rebounds per game.
Blake Griffin could have probably declared for the NBA Draft after his sensational freshman season, but he stayed and spent his sophomore season averaging a double-double and winning the AP Player of The Year, Naismith and Wooden Awards.
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2006-07 at Texas: 25.8 points, 1.3 assists, 11.1 rebounds per game.
Kevin Durant may have been a one-and-done at Texas, but his dominance as a scorer was already noticeable. He won the AP Player of The Year, NABC Player of The Year, Naismith Award, Wooden Award, and had defenses triple-teaming him. As a freshman.
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2004-05 at Wake Forest: 15.3 points, 6.6 assists, 4.5 rebounds per game.
Chris Paul didn't receive many awards in college, but he was a dominant point guard. He helped Wake Forest reach the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed.
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2008-09 at UCLA: 14.4 points, 4.7 assists, 2.4 rebounds per game.
Darren Collison was a solid college point guard, but his true contribution was helping UCLA reach three straight Final Fours.
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2009-10 at Arizona: 19.5 points, 1.1 assists, 8.3 rebounds per game.
Derrick Williams was a force in college and turned that force into a high draft pick. He helped Arizona reach the Elite Eight as a 5 seed.
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2014-15 at Wisconsin: 13.9 points, 1.2 assists, 5.5 rebounds per game.
Sam Dekker played a huge role on a Wisconsin team that won 36 games and made it to the NCAA title game. He even ended up on the All-Tourney team.
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2006-07 at Ohio State: 11.3 points, 6.1 assists, 3.4 rebounds per game.
Mike Conley was overshadowed at Ohio State, but he played phenomenal basketball while there. He was incredibly important to Ohio State reaching the title game.
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2002-03 at Marquette: 21.5 points, 4.4 assists, 6.3 rebounds per game.
Dwyane Wade was a great college player that capped everything off by leading Marquette to their first ever Final Four appearance.
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2013-14 at Duke: 19.1 points, 1.2 assists, 8.7 rebounds per game.
Jabari Parker was a one-and-done at Duke, but his lone year was pretty impressive. He was a great scorer and helped lead Duke to a 3 seed in the tournament.
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2007-08 at Memphis: 14.9 points, 4.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds per game.
Derrick Rose was an unstoppable athletic force even in college. At Memphis he reached the NCAA title game in his only season with the team.
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2011-12 at Kentucky: 14.2 points, 1.3 assists, 10.4 rebounds per game.
One of the toughest debates on this list was Anthony Davis' one collegiate year vs. the four collegiate seasons of Emeka Okafor. Davis came out on top thanks to being a phenom from the moment he stepped on campus. AP Player of the Year, Naismith Award, Wooden Award, a championship title all as a freshman.
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2006-07 at Florida: 12 points, 2.3 assists, 8.4 rebounds per game.
Joakim Noah was the face and main dancer of Florida's back-to-back championship titles. Him and Horford combined to create an unstoppable frontcourt.
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2002-03 at Syracuse: 22.2 points, 2.2 assists, 10 rebounds per game.
The original one-and-done, Carmelo Anthony dominated in his lone year at Syracuse and led them to a national title.
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2006-07 at UCLA: 16.9 points, 1.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds per game.
Arron Afflalo went to reached the Final Four and the title game in college. In his final year, he won the Pac-12 Player of The Year award.
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2005-06 at Duke: 26.8 points, 2.6 assists, 2 rebounds per game.
One of the best and most hated college players ever, J.J. Redick exemplifies the reason people love or hate Duke.
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2006-07 at Boston College: 19 points, 3 assists, 8.3 rebounds per game.
Jared Dudley played in two different conferences in college and excelled in each. He reached the tournament multiple times and was a consensus All-American.
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2009-10 at Ohio State: 20.4 points, 6 assists, 9.2 rebounds per game.
Evan Turner was a force to be reckoned with in college. He won the AP Player of The Year, NABC Player of The Year, Naismith Award, Wooden Award in his junior year and managed to reach a Sweet 16.
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2015-16 at Oklahoma: 25 points, 2 assists, 5.7 rebounds per game.
Buddy Hield had four great years at Oklahoma, but his final season was his best. He won the Wooden Award, Naismith Award, and led his team to the Final Four.
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2005-06 at UCONN: 15.2 points, 2.1 assists, 6.4 rebounds per game.
Rudy Gay wasn't the best player in the country like many projected him to be, but he was still a very effective player at UCONN and ended his sophomore year as a consensus All-American.
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2008-09 at USC: 13.9 points, 1.5 assists, 5.7 rebounds per game.
DeMar DeRozan might be more known for his NBA career than what he did in college, but he was a solid player that helped lead USC to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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2009-10 at Georgia Tech: 12.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.1 blocks per game.
Derrick Favors' one year at Georgia Tech was pretty great for a one and done. He played well and helped lead the Yellow Jackets to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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2009-10 at Kentucky: 16.6 points, 6.5 assists, 4.3 rebounds per game.
John Wall is the perfect example of a John Calipari one-and-done prospect. Dominate as a freshman, make a run in the NCAA Tournament, and then get drafted as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft.
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