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It’s often pointed out that we’ve lost a lot of players early to the NBA in recent years and it’s often been pointed out in response that we aren’t the only ones. I decided to do some research on it using the information on each year’s NBA Draft on Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org
I decided to start with 2010 so I can focus on the last decade. There are 30 teams and only two rounds. I’ll list the schools each year that lost players who were not yet seniors and note their position in the draft and how many years they had left. I’ll give each player points based on their draft position on the basis of 60 points for the #1 draft pick, 59 for #2 and so on. I’ll then multiply that number by the number of eligibility years they had left in college to estimate what that school lost. I think the draft position would be a better measure of the player’s collegiate value than what they actually did in the NBA because it is an assessment of them as they left college. I’ll organize them by school to see what each school potentially lost east each year and keep running totals to see how the schools have been impacted over the last decade. Example: John Wall was the #1 pick in 2010 after his freshman year. That’s 180 ‘points’ taken from Kentucky.
2010
Kentucky lost #1 John Wall, freshman (180), #5 Demarcus Cousins, freshman (168), #14 Patrick Patterson, junior (47), #18 Eric Bledsoe, freshman (129), #29 Daniel Orton, freshman (96) = 620
Kansas lost #11 Cole Aldrich, junior (50), #12 Xavier Henry, freshman (147) = 197
Texas lost #19 Avery Bradley, freshman (126) = 126
Nevada-Reno lost #16 Luke Babbitt, sophomore (90), #34 Armon Johnson, junior (27) = 117
Georgetown lost #7 Greg Monroe, sophomore (108) = 108
Wake Forest lost #8 Al-Farouq Aminu, sophomore (106) = 106
Butler lost #9 Gordon Hayward, sophomore (104) = 104
Fresno State lost #10 Paul George, sophomore (102) = 102
North Carolina lost #13 Ed Davis, sophomore (96) = 96
Virginia Commonwealth lost #15 Larry Sanders, sophomore (92) = 92
Marshall lost #33 Hassan Whiteside, freshman (84) = 84
Iowa State lost #21 Craig Brackins, sophomore (80) = 80
Memphis lost #22 Elliot Williams, sophomore (78) = 78
Georgia Tech lost #3 Derrick Favors, junior (58) #46 Gani Lawal, junior (15) = 73
Cincinnati lost #40 Lance Stephenson, freshman (63) = 63
Ohio State lost #2 Evan Turner, junior (59) = 59
Syracuse lost #4 Wes Johnson, junior (57) = 57
Oklahoma lost #47 Tiny Gallon, freshman (42), #54 Willy Warren, sophomore (14) = 56
Baylor lost #6 Ekpe Udoh, junior (55) = 55
Xavier lost #27 Jordan Crawford, sophomore (54) = 54
Mississippi lost #36 Terrico White, sophomore (50) = 50
Oklahoma State lost #20 James Anderson, junior (41) = 41
South Florida lost #25 Dominique Jones, junior (36) = 36
New Mexico lost #37 Darington Hobson, junior (24) = 24
Florida State lost #50 Solomon Alabi, sophomore (22) = 22
Texas-El Paso lost #58 Derrick Caracter, junior (3) = 3
2011
Texas lost #4 Tristan Thompson, freshman (171), #26 Jordan Hamilton, sophomore (70), #29 Corey Joseph, freshman (96) = 337
Duke lost #1 Kyrie Irving, freshman (180) = 180
Kansas lost #13 Markief Morris, junior (48), #14 Marcus Morris, junior (47), #49 Josh Shelby, freshman (36) = 131
Tennessee lost #19 Tobias Harris, freshman (126) = 126
Arizona lost #2 Derrick Williams, sophomore (118) = 118
Kentucky lost #8 Brandon Knight, freshman (109), #53 DeAndre Liggins, junior (8) = 117
Colorado lost #12 Alec Burks, sophomore (98) = 98
San Diego State lost #15 Kawhi Leonard, sophomore (92) = 92
UCLA lost #35 Tyler Honeycutt, sophomore (52), #43 Malcolm Lee, junior (18) = 70
Connecticut lost #9 Kemba Walker, junior (52) = 52
Maryland lost #36 Jordan Williams, sophomore (50) = 50
Washington State lost #11 Klay Thompson, junior (50) = 50
Southern California lost #16 Nikola Vučević, junior (45) = 45
Georgia Tech lost #17 Iman Shumpert, junior (44) = 44
Florida State lost #18 Chris Singleton, junior (43) = 43
Michigan lost #41 Darius Morris, sophomore (40) = 40
Georgia lost #37 Trey Tompkins, junior (24), #47 Travis Leslie, junior (14) = 38
Boston College lost #24 Reggie Jackson, junior (37) = 37
Butler lost #34 Shelvin Mack, junior (27) = 27
Washington lost #60 Isaiah Thomas, junior (1) = 1
2012
Kentucky lost #1 Anthony Davis, freshman (180), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, freshman (177), #18 Terrance Jones, sophomore (86), #29 Marquis Teague, freshman (96), #42 Doron Lamb, sophomore (38) = 577
Connecticut lost #9 Andre Drummond, freshman (156), #12 Jeremy Lamb, sophomore (98) = 254
North Carolina lost #7 Harrison Barnes, sophomore (108), #13 Kendall Marshall, sophomore (96), #14 = John Henson, junior (47) = 251
Washington lost #8 Terrence Ross, sophomore (106), #25 Tony Wroten, freshman (108) = 214
Syracuse lost #4 Dion Waiters, sophomore (114) #22 Fab Melo, sophomore (78) = 192
Florida lost #3 Bradley Beal, freshman (174) = 174
Duke lost #10 Austin Rivers, freshman (153) = 153
St. John’s lost #15 Maurice Harkness, freshman (138) = 138
Illinois lost #11 Meyers Leonard, sophomore (100) = 100
Iowa State lost #16 Royce White, sophomore (90) = 90
Ohio State lost to #21 Jared Sullinger, sophomore (80) = 80
Baylor lost #28 Perry Jones III, sophomore (66), #38 Quincy Miller, freshman (69) = 69
Kansas lost #5 Thomas Robinson, junior (56) = 56
Weber State lost #6 Damian Lillard, junior (55) = 55
Memphis lost #40 Will Barton, sophomore (42) = 42
Vanderbilt lost #23 John Jenkins, junior (38) = 38
Oregon State lost #24 Jared Cunningham, junior (37) = 37
Mississippi State lost #27 Arnett Moultrie, junior (34) = 34
Texas A&M lost #39 Khris Middleton, junior (22) = 22
Louisiana State #45 Justin Hamilton, junior (16) = 16
2013
Kentucky lost #6 Nerlens Noel, freshman (165), #29 Archie Goodwin, freshman (96) = 261
UNLV lost #1 Anthony Bennett, freshman (180) = 180
Indiana lost #2 Victor Oladipo, junior (59), #4 Cody Zeller, sophomore (114) = 173
Kansas lost #7 Ben McLemore, freshman (162) = 162
Pittsburgh lost #12 Steven Adams, freshman (147) = 147
Michigan lost #9 Trey Burke, sophomore (104), #24 Tim Hardaway Jr., junior (37) = 141
UCLA lost #14 Shabazz Muhammad, freshman (141) = 141
Georgetown lost #3 Otto Porter Jr. sophomore (116) = 116
Maryland lost Alex Len, sophomore (112) = 112
Georgia lost #8 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, sophomore (106) = 106
Syracuse lost #11 Michael Carter-Williams, sophomore (100) = 100
Gonzaga lost #13 Kelly Olynyk, junior (96) = 96
U of Miami lost Shane Larkin, sophomore (86) = 86
Arizona lost #40 Grant Jerrett, freshman (63) = 63
Providence lost #43 Ricky Ledo, freshman (54) = 54
North Texas State lost #37 Tony Mitchell, sophomore (48) = 48
New Mexico lost #20 Tony Snell, junior (41) = 41
Louisville lost #21 Gorgui Dieng, junior (40) = 40
North Carolina lost #25 Reggie Bullock, junior (36) = 36
Colorado lost #26 André Roberson, junior (35) = 35
California lost #31 Allen Crabbe, junior (30) = 30
Detroit Mercy lost #36 Ray McCallum Jr., junior (25) = 25
San Diego State lost #41 Jamaal Franklin, junior (20) = 20
North Carolina State lost #52 Lorenzo Brown, junior (9) = 9
Ohio State lost #58 Deshaun Thomas, junior (3) = 3
2014
Kansas lost #1 Andrew Wiggins, freshman (180), #3 Joel Embiid, freshman (174) = 354
Kentucky lost #7 Julius Randle, freshman (165), #17 James Young, freshman (132) = 297
UCLA lost #13 Zach Levine freshman (144), #22 Jordan Adams, sophomore (78), #30 Kyle Anderson (62) = 284
Duke lost #2 Jabari Parker, freshman (177), #23 Rodney Hood, sophomore (76) = 253
Michigan lost #8 Nick Stauskas, sophomore (108), #21 Mitch McGary, sophomore (80), #40 Glen Robinson, sophomore (40) = 228
Arizona lost #4 Aaron Gordon, freshman (171), #42 Nick Johnson, junior (19) = 190
Indiana lost #9 Nick Vonleh, freshman (156) = 156
Syracuse lost #18 Tyler Ennis, freshman (129), #39 Jerami Grant, sophomore (22) = 151
Oklahoma State lost #6 Marcus Smart, (sophomore) (112) = 112
NC State lost #14 TJ Warren, sophomore (94) = 94
Michigan State lost #19 Gary Harris, sophomore (84) = 84
Louisiana-Lafayette lost #10 Elfrid Payton, junior (51) = 51
Clemson lost #32 KJ McDaniels, junior (29) = 32
Tennessee lost #35 Jarnell Stokes, junior (26) = 26
Louisiana State lost #36 Johnny O’Bryant, junior (25) = 25
Connecticut lost #37 DeAndre Daniels, junior (24) = 24
Colorado lost #38 Spencer Dinwiddie, junior (23) = 23
Missouri lost #46 Jordan Clarkson, junior (15) = 15
Xavier lost #55 Semaj Christon, sophomore (6) = 6
2015
Kentucky lost #1 Karl-Anthony Towns, freshman (180), #6 Willi Cauley-Stein, junior (55), #12 Trey Lyles, freshman (147), #13 Devin Booker, freshman (144), #44 Andrew Harrison, Sophomore (34), #48 Dakari Johnson, sophomore (26) = 586
Duke lost #3 Jahill Okafor (174) #10 Justise Winslow, freshman (153), #24 Tyus Jones, freshman (74) = 401
Arizona lost #8 Stanley Johnson, freshman (159), #23 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, sophomore (76) = 235
Ohio State lost #2 D’Angelo Russell, freshman (177) = 177
Texas lost Myles Turner, freshman (150) = 150
Kansas lost #15 Kelly Oubre Jr., freshman (138) = 138
UNLV lost #17 Rashad Vaughn, freshman, (132) = 132
Louisiana State lost #25 Jarell Martin, sophomore (72), #33 Jordan Mickey, sophomore (56) = 128
Louisville lost #16 Terry Rozier, sophomore (90), #32 Montrez Harrell, junior (29) = 119
Syracuse lost #29 Chris McCullough, freshman (96) = 96
Murray State lost #14 Cameron Payne, sophomore (94) = 94
UCLA lost #30 Kevon Looney, freshman (93) = 93
Arkansas lost #22 Bobby Portis, sophomore (78) = 78
Wisconsin lost #18 Sam Dekker, junior (43) = 43
Virginia lost #21 Justin Anderson, junior (40) = 40
Georgia State lost #28 R.J. Hunter, junior (33) = 33
Boston College lost #42 Olivier Harlan, junior (19) = 19
Eastern Washington lost #51 Tyler Harvey, Junior (10) = 10
North Carolina Lost #58 J. P. Tokoto, junior (3) = 3
2016
Kentucky lost #7 Jamal Murray, freshman (162), #28 Skal Labissière, freshman (99), #34 Tyler Ulis, sophomore (54) = 315
Washington lost #8 Marquese Chriss, freshman (159), #29, Dejounte Murray, freshman (96) = 255
Louisiana State lost #1 Ben Simmons, freshman (180) = 180
Duke lost #2 Brandon Ingram, freshman (177) = 177
California lost #3 Jaylen Brown, freshman (174) = 174
Marquette lost #18 Henry Ellison, freshman (129) = 129
Florida State lost #19 Malik Beasley, freshman (126) = 126
Vanderbilt lost #17 Wade Baldwin, sophomore (88), #30 Damian Jones, junior (31) = 119
Syracuse lost #22 Malachi Richardson, freshman (117) = 117
UNLV lost Patrick McCaw, sophomore (46), #41 Stephen Zimmerman (60) = 106
Utah lost #9 Jakob Pöltl, sophomore (104) = 104
Gonzaga lost #11 Domantas Sabonis, sophomore (100) = 100
Michigan State lost #31 Deyonta Davis, freshman (90) = 90
Kansas lost #33 Cheick Diallo, freshman (84) = 84
Providence lost #5 Kris Dunn, junior (56), #51 Ben Bentil, sophomore (20) = 76
New Mexico State lost #27 Pascal Siakam, freshman (68) = 68
Maryland lost #40 Diamond Stone, freshman (63) = 63
Louisville lost #37 Chinanu Onuaku, sophomore (48) = 48
St. Joseph’s lost DeAndre’ Bembry, junior (40) = 40
Seton Hall lost #42 Isaiah Whitehead, sophomore (38) = 38
Notre Dame lost #45 Demetris Jackson, junior (16) = 16
Connecticut lost #56 Daniel Hamilton, sophomore (10) = 10
Oakland lost #54 Kay Felder, junior (7) = 7
2017
Duke lost #3 Jason Tatum, freshman (174), #12 Luke Kennard, sophomore (98), #20 Harry Giles (123), #31 Frank Jackson (90) = 485
Kentucky lost #5 De’Aaron Fox, freshman (168), #11 Malik Monk, freshman (150), #14 Bam Adebayo, freshman (141) = 459
UCLA lost #2 Lonzo Ball, freshman (177), #18 T. J. Leaf (129), #47 Ike Anigbogu, freshman (42) = 348
Washington lost #1 Markelle Fultz, freshman (180) = 180
Kansas lost #4 Josh Jackson, freshman (171) = 171
Arizona lost #7 Lauri Markkanen, freshman (165) = 165
Gonzaga lost #10 Zach Collins, freshman (153), #55 Nigel Williams-Gross (6) = 159
North Carolina State lost #9 Dennis Smith Jr., freshman (156) = 156
Creighton lost #16 Justin Patton, freshman (135) = 135
Texas lost #22 Jarrett Allen, freshman (117) = 117
Indiana lost #23 OG Anunoby, sophomore (76), #42 Thomas Bryant, sophomore (38) = 114
Louisville lost #13 Donovan Mitchell, sophomore (96) = 96
Wake Forest lost #19 John Collins, sophomore (84) = 84
North Carolina lost #15 Justin Jackson, junior (46), #28 Tom Bradley, freshman (33) = 79
Oregon lost #38 Jordan Bell, junior (23), #41 Tyler Dorsey, sophomore (40), #45 Dillon Brooks, junior (16) = 79
Syracuse lost #24 Tyler Lydon, sophomore (74) = 74
Purdue lost #26 Caleb Swanigan, sophomore (70) = 70
California lost #35 Ivan Rabb, sophomore (52) = 52
Michigan lost #17 D.J. Wilson, junior (44) = 44
Oklahoma State lost #39 Jawun Evans, sophomore (44) = 44
Florida State lost #40 Dwayne Bacon, sophomore (42) = 42
Utah lost #27 Kyle Kuzma, junior (34) = 34
Southern Methodist lost #37 Semi Ojeleye, junior (24) = 24
Xavier lost #52 Edmond Summer (18) = 18
2018
Kentucky lost #9 Kevin Knox, freshman (159), #11 Shai Gilegeous-Alexander, freshman (150), #41 Jarred Vanderbilt, freshman (60) (a Vanderbilt playing for Kentucky?), #45 Hamdou Diallo, freshman (48) = 417
Duke lost #2 Marvin Bagley, freshman (177), #7 Wendell Carter, freshman (162), #37 Gary Trent (72) = 411
Michigan State lost #4 Jaren Jackson, freshman (171), #12 Miles Bridges, sophomore (98) = 269
Villanova lost #10 Mikal Bridges, junior (51), #17 Donte DiVincenzo, sophomore (88), Omari Spellman, freshman (93), #33 Jalen Brunson, junior (28) = 260
Arizona lost #1 Deandre Ayton, freshman (180) = 180
Oklahoma lost #5 Trae Young, freshman (168) = 168
U of Miami lost #18 Lonnie Walker, freshman (129), #42 Bruce Brown, sophomore (38) = 167
Texas lost #6 Mohammed Bamba, freshman (165) = 165
Alabama lost #8 Collin Sexton, freshman (162) = 162
Missouri lost #14 Michael Porter, freshman (141) = 141
Oregon lost #15 Troy Brown, freshman (138) = 138
Texas Tech lost #16 Zhaire Smith, freshman (135) = 135
Maryland lost #19 Kevin Hueter, sophomore (84), #43 Justin Jackson, sophomore (36) = 120
Georgia Tech lost #20 Josh Okogie, sophomore (82) = 82
Wichita State lost #26 Landry Shamet, sophomore (70) = 70
Texas A&M lost #27 Robert Williams, sophomore (68) = 68
Cincinnati lost #28 Jacob Evans, sophomore (66) = 66
Boston College lost #13 Jerome Robinson, junior (48) = 48
Southern California lost #46 De’Anthony Melton, sophomore (30), #49 Chimezie Metu, junior (12) = 42
UCLA lost #23 Aaron Holiday, junior (38) = 38
Michigan lost #25 Moritz Wagner, junior (36) = 36
Tulane lost #35 Melvin Frazier, junior (26) = 26
Creighton lost #38 Khyrl Thomas, junior (23) = 23
Penn State lost #51 Tony Carr, sophomore (20) = 20
Ohio State lost #48 Keita Bates-Diop, junior (13) = 13
Southern Methodist lost #54 Shake Milton, junior (7) = 7
Louisville lost #56 Ray Spalding, junior (5) = 5
Dayton lost #60 Kostas Antetokounmpo, junior (1) = 1
2019
Duke lost #1 Zion Williamson, freshman (180), #3 R.J. Barrett, freshman (174), #10 Cam Reddish, freshman (153) = 507
North Carolina lost #7 Coby White, freshman (162), #25 Nassir Little, freshman (108) = 270
Kentucky lost #12 P.J. Washington, sophomore (98), #13 Tyler Herro (144), #29 Keldon Johnson (96) = 338
Vanderbilt lost #5 Darius Garland, freshman (168) = 168
Virginia lost #4 De’Andre Hunter, sophomore (114), #24 Ty Jerome, junior (37), #55 Kyle Guy, junior (12) = 163
Texas lost #8 Jaxson Hayes, freshman (159) = 159
Indiana lost #14 Romeo Langford, freshman (141) = 141
Murray State lost #2 Ja Morant, sophomore (118) = 118
Texas Tech lost #6 Jarrett Culver, sophomore (110) = 110
Michigan lost #28 Jordan Poole, sophomore (66), #47 Ignas Brazdeikis, freshman (42) = 108
Southern California lost #30 Kevin Porter, freshman (93) = 93
Gonzaga lost #9 Rui Hachimura, junior (52), #21 Brandon Clarke, junior (40) = 92
Auburn lost #16 Chuma Okeke, sophomore (90) = 90
Virginia Tech lost #17 Nickeil Alexander-Walker, sophomore (88) = 88
Florida State lost #27 Mfiondu Kabengele, sophomore (68) = 68
Georgia lost #31 Nicolas Claxton, sophomore (60) = 60
Stanford lost #32 KZ Okpala, sophomore (58) = 58
Maryland lost #34 Bruno Fernando, sophomore (54) = 54
Oregon lost #44 Bol Bol, freshman (51) = 51
Arkansas lost #38 Daniel Gafford, sophomore (46) = 46
Iowa State lost #46 Talen Horotyn-Tucker, freshman (45) = 45
Tennessee lost #22 Grant Williams, junior (39), #57 Jordan Bone, junior (4) = 43
Purdue lost #33 Carsen Edwards, junior (28) = 28
Washington lost #43 Jaylen Nowell, sophomore (36) = 36
Louisiana State lost #51 Tremont Waters, sophomore (20) = 20
San Diego State lost #52 Jalen McDaniels, sophomore (18) = 18
Nebraska lost #45 Isaiah Roby, junior (16) = 16
UCLA lost #56 Jaylen Hands, sophomore (10) = 10
Yale lost #58 Miye Oni, junior (3) = 3
U of Miami lost #59 Dewan Hernandez, junior (2) = 2
2020
Memphis lost #2 James Wiseman, freshman (177), #20 Precious Achiuwa, freshman (123) = 300
Florida State lost #4 Patrick Williams, freshman (171), #11 Devin Vassell, sophomore (100) = 271
Arizona lost #18 Josh Green, freshman (86), #22 Zeke Nnaji, freshman (117), #48 Nico Mannion, freshman (39) = 242
Kentucky lost #21 Tyese Maxey, freshman (120), #25 Immanuel Quickley, sophomore (72), #42 Nick Richards, junior (19) = 211
Washington lost #16 Isaiah Stewart, freshman (89), #28 Jaden McDaniels, freshman (99) = 188
Georgia lost #1 Anthony Edwards, freshman (180) = 180
Auburn lost #5 Isaac Okoro, freshman (168) = 168
Southern California lost #6 Onyeka Okongwu, freshman (165) = 165
Duke lost #32 Vernon Carey, freshman (87), #41 Tre Jones, sophomore (40), #54 Cassius Stanley, freshman (21) = 148
Vanderbilt lost #14 Aaron Nesmith, sophomore (94), #38 Saben Lee, junior (23) = 117
Dayton lost #8 Obi Toppin, sophomore (106) = 106
Maryland lost #10 Jalen Smith, sophomore (102) = 102
Iowa State lost #12 Tyrese Haliburton, sophomore (98) = 98
Alabama lost #13 Kira Lewis, sophomore (96) = 96
North Carolina lost #15 Cole Anthony, freshman (92) = 92
Stanford lost #31 Tyrell Terry, freshman (90) = 90
Villanova lost #19 Saddiq Bey, sophomore (84) = 84
Minnesota lost #33 Daniel Oturu, sophomore (56) = 56
Texas Tech lost #43 Jahmi'us Ramsey, freshman (54) = 54
San Diego State lost #29 Malachi Flynn, junior (32) = 32
Washington State lost #46 C. J. Elleby, sophomore (30) = 30
Mississippi State lost #40 Robert Woodard, sophomore (21), #57 Reggie Perry, sophomore (8) = 29
Michigan State #35 Xavier Tillman, junior (26) = 26
Colorado lost #36 Tyler Bey, Junior (25) = 25
Arkansas lost #49 Isaiah Joe, sophomore (24) = 24
Syracuse lost #39 Elijah Hughes, junior (22) = 22
Louisville lost #45 Jordan Nwora, junior (16) = 16
DePaul lost #58 Paul Reed, junior (6) = 6
Nevada-Reno lost #59 Jalen Harris, junior (2) = 2
Top 25
Kentucky 4,198 points from 38 players (110 average) who have played 10,476 NBA games (276 average)
Duke 2,531 points from 20 players (127) who have played 6,689 NBA games (334)
Kansas 1,293 points from 12 players (108) who have played 5,050 NBA games (421)
Arizona 1,239 points from 12 players (103) who have played 2,585 NBA games (215)
Texas 1,054 points from 8 players (132) who have played 3,127 NBA games (391)
UCLA 988 points from 12 players (82) who have played 2,499 NBA games (208)
Washington 874 points from 9 players (97) who have played 2,652 NBA games (295)
North Carolina 827 points from 11 players (75) who have played 3,637 NBA games (331)
Syracuse 809 points from 10 players (81) who have played 2,346 NBA games (235)
Michigan 597 points from 10 players (60) who have played 2,783 NBA games (278)
Indiana 574 points from 6 players (96) who have played 1,987 NBA games (331)
Florida State 572 points from 5 players (114) who have played 1,163 NBA games (233)
Maryland 501 points from 6 players (84) who have played 1,507 NBA games (251)
Michigan State 469 points from 5 players (94) who have played 1,916 NBA games (383)
Gonzaga 457 points from 6 players (76) who have played 1,508 NBA games (251)
Vanderbilt 442 points from 6 players (74) who have played 725 NBA games (121)
Memphis 420 points from 4 players (105) who have played 761 NBA games (190)
UNLV 418 points from 4 players (105) who have played 508 NBA games (127)
Georgia 384 points from 4 players (85) who have played 759 NBA games (190)
Louisiana State 369 points from 6 players (62) who have played 853 NBA games (142)
Southern California 345 points from 4 players (86) who have played 1,039 NBA games (260)
Villanova 344 points from 5 players (69) who have played 1,193 NBA games (239)
Connecticut 340 points from 5 players (68) who have played 2,236 NBA games (447)
Louisville 334 points from 7 players (48) who have played 1,766 NBA games (252)
Ohio State 332 points from 5 players (66) who have played 1,437 NBA games (287)
Other schools that have made the Final Four
Auburn 258 points from 2 players (129) who have played 112 NBA games (56)
Butler 131 points from 2 players (66) who have played 1,141 NBA games (571)
Florida 174 points from 1 player (174) who has played 605 NBA games (605)
Loyola (Chicago) none
Oklahoma 224 points from 3 players (75) who have played 610 NBA games (203)
Oregon 268 points from 5 players (54) who have played 105 NBA games (21)
South Carolina none
Texas Tech 299 points from 3 players (100) who have played 123 NBA games (41)
Virginia 203 points from 4 players (51) who have played 1,677 NBA games (419)
Virginia Commonwealth 92 points from 1 player (92) who has played 238 NBA games (238)
West Virginia none
Wichita State 70 points from 1 player (70) who has played 249 NBA games (249)
Wisconsin 43 points from 1 player (43) who has played 200 NBA games (200)
I added in the NBA games played from this site:
NBA & ABA Players Who Played For Syracuse | Basketball-Reference.com
Comments: I was expecting to find that SU’s losses to players jumping early to the pros weren’t really any worse than other schools of comparable talent and accomplishment, (in this period). I didn’t really find that. Kentucky and Duke have gone all in one the “one and done” route so their numbers exceed anyone else’s. But only six other schools have lost more to the NBA draft than Syracuse has. Villanova, Connecticut, Louisville and Virginia, who have lost a lot less have won 6 of the 11 national championships in this period.
I also had the impression that most of our guys were, to be cruel but accurate, flops in the NBA, although they all played elsewhere and may have been satisfied to make more money there than whatever SU chose to give them. Our players have been generally less accomplished than those from similar schools but Arizona and UCLA have been worse. Most of these guys that jump early don’t really make it in the NBA and wind up playing elsewhere. Whether they would have been more successful if they’d stayed another year or two is hard to say and would have to be looked at in a case-by case basis. The same could be said of whether these guys ever regretted leaving when they did. I’d love to see a poll of players taken when they reach, say age 30 on whether they thought they left at the right time.
The other conclusion I came to is that NBA players can help you win national championships – if they stay long enough to do so but winning championships at the college level takes more than just future NBA players.
Does Syracuse have a special problem with players leaving too early? Maybe. I’d like to have seen what would have happened if guys like Flynn and Waiters, Ennis, Grant, McCullough, Lydon, Richardson, Battle, Brissett, Hughes, Guerrier, et al had stayed. But you’d have to ask them to see if there’s a problem here or if it’s normal attrition in this day and age. Maybe some intrepid local reporter will do so someday.
Template:NBA drafts - Wikipedia
I decided to start with 2010 so I can focus on the last decade. There are 30 teams and only two rounds. I’ll list the schools each year that lost players who were not yet seniors and note their position in the draft and how many years they had left. I’ll give each player points based on their draft position on the basis of 60 points for the #1 draft pick, 59 for #2 and so on. I’ll then multiply that number by the number of eligibility years they had left in college to estimate what that school lost. I think the draft position would be a better measure of the player’s collegiate value than what they actually did in the NBA because it is an assessment of them as they left college. I’ll organize them by school to see what each school potentially lost east each year and keep running totals to see how the schools have been impacted over the last decade. Example: John Wall was the #1 pick in 2010 after his freshman year. That’s 180 ‘points’ taken from Kentucky.
2010
Kentucky lost #1 John Wall, freshman (180), #5 Demarcus Cousins, freshman (168), #14 Patrick Patterson, junior (47), #18 Eric Bledsoe, freshman (129), #29 Daniel Orton, freshman (96) = 620
Kansas lost #11 Cole Aldrich, junior (50), #12 Xavier Henry, freshman (147) = 197
Texas lost #19 Avery Bradley, freshman (126) = 126
Nevada-Reno lost #16 Luke Babbitt, sophomore (90), #34 Armon Johnson, junior (27) = 117
Georgetown lost #7 Greg Monroe, sophomore (108) = 108
Wake Forest lost #8 Al-Farouq Aminu, sophomore (106) = 106
Butler lost #9 Gordon Hayward, sophomore (104) = 104
Fresno State lost #10 Paul George, sophomore (102) = 102
North Carolina lost #13 Ed Davis, sophomore (96) = 96
Virginia Commonwealth lost #15 Larry Sanders, sophomore (92) = 92
Marshall lost #33 Hassan Whiteside, freshman (84) = 84
Iowa State lost #21 Craig Brackins, sophomore (80) = 80
Memphis lost #22 Elliot Williams, sophomore (78) = 78
Georgia Tech lost #3 Derrick Favors, junior (58) #46 Gani Lawal, junior (15) = 73
Cincinnati lost #40 Lance Stephenson, freshman (63) = 63
Ohio State lost #2 Evan Turner, junior (59) = 59
Syracuse lost #4 Wes Johnson, junior (57) = 57
Oklahoma lost #47 Tiny Gallon, freshman (42), #54 Willy Warren, sophomore (14) = 56
Baylor lost #6 Ekpe Udoh, junior (55) = 55
Xavier lost #27 Jordan Crawford, sophomore (54) = 54
Mississippi lost #36 Terrico White, sophomore (50) = 50
Oklahoma State lost #20 James Anderson, junior (41) = 41
South Florida lost #25 Dominique Jones, junior (36) = 36
New Mexico lost #37 Darington Hobson, junior (24) = 24
Florida State lost #50 Solomon Alabi, sophomore (22) = 22
Texas-El Paso lost #58 Derrick Caracter, junior (3) = 3
2011
Texas lost #4 Tristan Thompson, freshman (171), #26 Jordan Hamilton, sophomore (70), #29 Corey Joseph, freshman (96) = 337
Duke lost #1 Kyrie Irving, freshman (180) = 180
Kansas lost #13 Markief Morris, junior (48), #14 Marcus Morris, junior (47), #49 Josh Shelby, freshman (36) = 131
Tennessee lost #19 Tobias Harris, freshman (126) = 126
Arizona lost #2 Derrick Williams, sophomore (118) = 118
Kentucky lost #8 Brandon Knight, freshman (109), #53 DeAndre Liggins, junior (8) = 117
Colorado lost #12 Alec Burks, sophomore (98) = 98
San Diego State lost #15 Kawhi Leonard, sophomore (92) = 92
UCLA lost #35 Tyler Honeycutt, sophomore (52), #43 Malcolm Lee, junior (18) = 70
Connecticut lost #9 Kemba Walker, junior (52) = 52
Maryland lost #36 Jordan Williams, sophomore (50) = 50
Washington State lost #11 Klay Thompson, junior (50) = 50
Southern California lost #16 Nikola Vučević, junior (45) = 45
Georgia Tech lost #17 Iman Shumpert, junior (44) = 44
Florida State lost #18 Chris Singleton, junior (43) = 43
Michigan lost #41 Darius Morris, sophomore (40) = 40
Georgia lost #37 Trey Tompkins, junior (24), #47 Travis Leslie, junior (14) = 38
Boston College lost #24 Reggie Jackson, junior (37) = 37
Butler lost #34 Shelvin Mack, junior (27) = 27
Washington lost #60 Isaiah Thomas, junior (1) = 1
2012
Kentucky lost #1 Anthony Davis, freshman (180), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, freshman (177), #18 Terrance Jones, sophomore (86), #29 Marquis Teague, freshman (96), #42 Doron Lamb, sophomore (38) = 577
Connecticut lost #9 Andre Drummond, freshman (156), #12 Jeremy Lamb, sophomore (98) = 254
North Carolina lost #7 Harrison Barnes, sophomore (108), #13 Kendall Marshall, sophomore (96), #14 = John Henson, junior (47) = 251
Washington lost #8 Terrence Ross, sophomore (106), #25 Tony Wroten, freshman (108) = 214
Syracuse lost #4 Dion Waiters, sophomore (114) #22 Fab Melo, sophomore (78) = 192
Florida lost #3 Bradley Beal, freshman (174) = 174
Duke lost #10 Austin Rivers, freshman (153) = 153
St. John’s lost #15 Maurice Harkness, freshman (138) = 138
Illinois lost #11 Meyers Leonard, sophomore (100) = 100
Iowa State lost #16 Royce White, sophomore (90) = 90
Ohio State lost to #21 Jared Sullinger, sophomore (80) = 80
Baylor lost #28 Perry Jones III, sophomore (66), #38 Quincy Miller, freshman (69) = 69
Kansas lost #5 Thomas Robinson, junior (56) = 56
Weber State lost #6 Damian Lillard, junior (55) = 55
Memphis lost #40 Will Barton, sophomore (42) = 42
Vanderbilt lost #23 John Jenkins, junior (38) = 38
Oregon State lost #24 Jared Cunningham, junior (37) = 37
Mississippi State lost #27 Arnett Moultrie, junior (34) = 34
Texas A&M lost #39 Khris Middleton, junior (22) = 22
Louisiana State #45 Justin Hamilton, junior (16) = 16
2013
Kentucky lost #6 Nerlens Noel, freshman (165), #29 Archie Goodwin, freshman (96) = 261
UNLV lost #1 Anthony Bennett, freshman (180) = 180
Indiana lost #2 Victor Oladipo, junior (59), #4 Cody Zeller, sophomore (114) = 173
Kansas lost #7 Ben McLemore, freshman (162) = 162
Pittsburgh lost #12 Steven Adams, freshman (147) = 147
Michigan lost #9 Trey Burke, sophomore (104), #24 Tim Hardaway Jr., junior (37) = 141
UCLA lost #14 Shabazz Muhammad, freshman (141) = 141
Georgetown lost #3 Otto Porter Jr. sophomore (116) = 116
Maryland lost Alex Len, sophomore (112) = 112
Georgia lost #8 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, sophomore (106) = 106
Syracuse lost #11 Michael Carter-Williams, sophomore (100) = 100
Gonzaga lost #13 Kelly Olynyk, junior (96) = 96
U of Miami lost Shane Larkin, sophomore (86) = 86
Arizona lost #40 Grant Jerrett, freshman (63) = 63
Providence lost #43 Ricky Ledo, freshman (54) = 54
North Texas State lost #37 Tony Mitchell, sophomore (48) = 48
New Mexico lost #20 Tony Snell, junior (41) = 41
Louisville lost #21 Gorgui Dieng, junior (40) = 40
North Carolina lost #25 Reggie Bullock, junior (36) = 36
Colorado lost #26 André Roberson, junior (35) = 35
California lost #31 Allen Crabbe, junior (30) = 30
Detroit Mercy lost #36 Ray McCallum Jr., junior (25) = 25
San Diego State lost #41 Jamaal Franklin, junior (20) = 20
North Carolina State lost #52 Lorenzo Brown, junior (9) = 9
Ohio State lost #58 Deshaun Thomas, junior (3) = 3
2014
Kansas lost #1 Andrew Wiggins, freshman (180), #3 Joel Embiid, freshman (174) = 354
Kentucky lost #7 Julius Randle, freshman (165), #17 James Young, freshman (132) = 297
UCLA lost #13 Zach Levine freshman (144), #22 Jordan Adams, sophomore (78), #30 Kyle Anderson (62) = 284
Duke lost #2 Jabari Parker, freshman (177), #23 Rodney Hood, sophomore (76) = 253
Michigan lost #8 Nick Stauskas, sophomore (108), #21 Mitch McGary, sophomore (80), #40 Glen Robinson, sophomore (40) = 228
Arizona lost #4 Aaron Gordon, freshman (171), #42 Nick Johnson, junior (19) = 190
Indiana lost #9 Nick Vonleh, freshman (156) = 156
Syracuse lost #18 Tyler Ennis, freshman (129), #39 Jerami Grant, sophomore (22) = 151
Oklahoma State lost #6 Marcus Smart, (sophomore) (112) = 112
NC State lost #14 TJ Warren, sophomore (94) = 94
Michigan State lost #19 Gary Harris, sophomore (84) = 84
Louisiana-Lafayette lost #10 Elfrid Payton, junior (51) = 51
Clemson lost #32 KJ McDaniels, junior (29) = 32
Tennessee lost #35 Jarnell Stokes, junior (26) = 26
Louisiana State lost #36 Johnny O’Bryant, junior (25) = 25
Connecticut lost #37 DeAndre Daniels, junior (24) = 24
Colorado lost #38 Spencer Dinwiddie, junior (23) = 23
Missouri lost #46 Jordan Clarkson, junior (15) = 15
Xavier lost #55 Semaj Christon, sophomore (6) = 6
2015
Kentucky lost #1 Karl-Anthony Towns, freshman (180), #6 Willi Cauley-Stein, junior (55), #12 Trey Lyles, freshman (147), #13 Devin Booker, freshman (144), #44 Andrew Harrison, Sophomore (34), #48 Dakari Johnson, sophomore (26) = 586
Duke lost #3 Jahill Okafor (174) #10 Justise Winslow, freshman (153), #24 Tyus Jones, freshman (74) = 401
Arizona lost #8 Stanley Johnson, freshman (159), #23 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, sophomore (76) = 235
Ohio State lost #2 D’Angelo Russell, freshman (177) = 177
Texas lost Myles Turner, freshman (150) = 150
Kansas lost #15 Kelly Oubre Jr., freshman (138) = 138
UNLV lost #17 Rashad Vaughn, freshman, (132) = 132
Louisiana State lost #25 Jarell Martin, sophomore (72), #33 Jordan Mickey, sophomore (56) = 128
Louisville lost #16 Terry Rozier, sophomore (90), #32 Montrez Harrell, junior (29) = 119
Syracuse lost #29 Chris McCullough, freshman (96) = 96
Murray State lost #14 Cameron Payne, sophomore (94) = 94
UCLA lost #30 Kevon Looney, freshman (93) = 93
Arkansas lost #22 Bobby Portis, sophomore (78) = 78
Wisconsin lost #18 Sam Dekker, junior (43) = 43
Virginia lost #21 Justin Anderson, junior (40) = 40
Georgia State lost #28 R.J. Hunter, junior (33) = 33
Boston College lost #42 Olivier Harlan, junior (19) = 19
Eastern Washington lost #51 Tyler Harvey, Junior (10) = 10
North Carolina Lost #58 J. P. Tokoto, junior (3) = 3
2016
Kentucky lost #7 Jamal Murray, freshman (162), #28 Skal Labissière, freshman (99), #34 Tyler Ulis, sophomore (54) = 315
Washington lost #8 Marquese Chriss, freshman (159), #29, Dejounte Murray, freshman (96) = 255
Louisiana State lost #1 Ben Simmons, freshman (180) = 180
Duke lost #2 Brandon Ingram, freshman (177) = 177
California lost #3 Jaylen Brown, freshman (174) = 174
Marquette lost #18 Henry Ellison, freshman (129) = 129
Florida State lost #19 Malik Beasley, freshman (126) = 126
Vanderbilt lost #17 Wade Baldwin, sophomore (88), #30 Damian Jones, junior (31) = 119
Syracuse lost #22 Malachi Richardson, freshman (117) = 117
UNLV lost Patrick McCaw, sophomore (46), #41 Stephen Zimmerman (60) = 106
Utah lost #9 Jakob Pöltl, sophomore (104) = 104
Gonzaga lost #11 Domantas Sabonis, sophomore (100) = 100
Michigan State lost #31 Deyonta Davis, freshman (90) = 90
Kansas lost #33 Cheick Diallo, freshman (84) = 84
Providence lost #5 Kris Dunn, junior (56), #51 Ben Bentil, sophomore (20) = 76
New Mexico State lost #27 Pascal Siakam, freshman (68) = 68
Maryland lost #40 Diamond Stone, freshman (63) = 63
Louisville lost #37 Chinanu Onuaku, sophomore (48) = 48
St. Joseph’s lost DeAndre’ Bembry, junior (40) = 40
Seton Hall lost #42 Isaiah Whitehead, sophomore (38) = 38
Notre Dame lost #45 Demetris Jackson, junior (16) = 16
Connecticut lost #56 Daniel Hamilton, sophomore (10) = 10
Oakland lost #54 Kay Felder, junior (7) = 7
2017
Duke lost #3 Jason Tatum, freshman (174), #12 Luke Kennard, sophomore (98), #20 Harry Giles (123), #31 Frank Jackson (90) = 485
Kentucky lost #5 De’Aaron Fox, freshman (168), #11 Malik Monk, freshman (150), #14 Bam Adebayo, freshman (141) = 459
UCLA lost #2 Lonzo Ball, freshman (177), #18 T. J. Leaf (129), #47 Ike Anigbogu, freshman (42) = 348
Washington lost #1 Markelle Fultz, freshman (180) = 180
Kansas lost #4 Josh Jackson, freshman (171) = 171
Arizona lost #7 Lauri Markkanen, freshman (165) = 165
Gonzaga lost #10 Zach Collins, freshman (153), #55 Nigel Williams-Gross (6) = 159
North Carolina State lost #9 Dennis Smith Jr., freshman (156) = 156
Creighton lost #16 Justin Patton, freshman (135) = 135
Texas lost #22 Jarrett Allen, freshman (117) = 117
Indiana lost #23 OG Anunoby, sophomore (76), #42 Thomas Bryant, sophomore (38) = 114
Louisville lost #13 Donovan Mitchell, sophomore (96) = 96
Wake Forest lost #19 John Collins, sophomore (84) = 84
North Carolina lost #15 Justin Jackson, junior (46), #28 Tom Bradley, freshman (33) = 79
Oregon lost #38 Jordan Bell, junior (23), #41 Tyler Dorsey, sophomore (40), #45 Dillon Brooks, junior (16) = 79
Syracuse lost #24 Tyler Lydon, sophomore (74) = 74
Purdue lost #26 Caleb Swanigan, sophomore (70) = 70
California lost #35 Ivan Rabb, sophomore (52) = 52
Michigan lost #17 D.J. Wilson, junior (44) = 44
Oklahoma State lost #39 Jawun Evans, sophomore (44) = 44
Florida State lost #40 Dwayne Bacon, sophomore (42) = 42
Utah lost #27 Kyle Kuzma, junior (34) = 34
Southern Methodist lost #37 Semi Ojeleye, junior (24) = 24
Xavier lost #52 Edmond Summer (18) = 18
2018
Kentucky lost #9 Kevin Knox, freshman (159), #11 Shai Gilegeous-Alexander, freshman (150), #41 Jarred Vanderbilt, freshman (60) (a Vanderbilt playing for Kentucky?), #45 Hamdou Diallo, freshman (48) = 417
Duke lost #2 Marvin Bagley, freshman (177), #7 Wendell Carter, freshman (162), #37 Gary Trent (72) = 411
Michigan State lost #4 Jaren Jackson, freshman (171), #12 Miles Bridges, sophomore (98) = 269
Villanova lost #10 Mikal Bridges, junior (51), #17 Donte DiVincenzo, sophomore (88), Omari Spellman, freshman (93), #33 Jalen Brunson, junior (28) = 260
Arizona lost #1 Deandre Ayton, freshman (180) = 180
Oklahoma lost #5 Trae Young, freshman (168) = 168
U of Miami lost #18 Lonnie Walker, freshman (129), #42 Bruce Brown, sophomore (38) = 167
Texas lost #6 Mohammed Bamba, freshman (165) = 165
Alabama lost #8 Collin Sexton, freshman (162) = 162
Missouri lost #14 Michael Porter, freshman (141) = 141
Oregon lost #15 Troy Brown, freshman (138) = 138
Texas Tech lost #16 Zhaire Smith, freshman (135) = 135
Maryland lost #19 Kevin Hueter, sophomore (84), #43 Justin Jackson, sophomore (36) = 120
Georgia Tech lost #20 Josh Okogie, sophomore (82) = 82
Wichita State lost #26 Landry Shamet, sophomore (70) = 70
Texas A&M lost #27 Robert Williams, sophomore (68) = 68
Cincinnati lost #28 Jacob Evans, sophomore (66) = 66
Boston College lost #13 Jerome Robinson, junior (48) = 48
Southern California lost #46 De’Anthony Melton, sophomore (30), #49 Chimezie Metu, junior (12) = 42
UCLA lost #23 Aaron Holiday, junior (38) = 38
Michigan lost #25 Moritz Wagner, junior (36) = 36
Tulane lost #35 Melvin Frazier, junior (26) = 26
Creighton lost #38 Khyrl Thomas, junior (23) = 23
Penn State lost #51 Tony Carr, sophomore (20) = 20
Ohio State lost #48 Keita Bates-Diop, junior (13) = 13
Southern Methodist lost #54 Shake Milton, junior (7) = 7
Louisville lost #56 Ray Spalding, junior (5) = 5
Dayton lost #60 Kostas Antetokounmpo, junior (1) = 1
2019
Duke lost #1 Zion Williamson, freshman (180), #3 R.J. Barrett, freshman (174), #10 Cam Reddish, freshman (153) = 507
North Carolina lost #7 Coby White, freshman (162), #25 Nassir Little, freshman (108) = 270
Kentucky lost #12 P.J. Washington, sophomore (98), #13 Tyler Herro (144), #29 Keldon Johnson (96) = 338
Vanderbilt lost #5 Darius Garland, freshman (168) = 168
Virginia lost #4 De’Andre Hunter, sophomore (114), #24 Ty Jerome, junior (37), #55 Kyle Guy, junior (12) = 163
Texas lost #8 Jaxson Hayes, freshman (159) = 159
Indiana lost #14 Romeo Langford, freshman (141) = 141
Murray State lost #2 Ja Morant, sophomore (118) = 118
Texas Tech lost #6 Jarrett Culver, sophomore (110) = 110
Michigan lost #28 Jordan Poole, sophomore (66), #47 Ignas Brazdeikis, freshman (42) = 108
Southern California lost #30 Kevin Porter, freshman (93) = 93
Gonzaga lost #9 Rui Hachimura, junior (52), #21 Brandon Clarke, junior (40) = 92
Auburn lost #16 Chuma Okeke, sophomore (90) = 90
Virginia Tech lost #17 Nickeil Alexander-Walker, sophomore (88) = 88
Florida State lost #27 Mfiondu Kabengele, sophomore (68) = 68
Georgia lost #31 Nicolas Claxton, sophomore (60) = 60
Stanford lost #32 KZ Okpala, sophomore (58) = 58
Maryland lost #34 Bruno Fernando, sophomore (54) = 54
Oregon lost #44 Bol Bol, freshman (51) = 51
Arkansas lost #38 Daniel Gafford, sophomore (46) = 46
Iowa State lost #46 Talen Horotyn-Tucker, freshman (45) = 45
Tennessee lost #22 Grant Williams, junior (39), #57 Jordan Bone, junior (4) = 43
Purdue lost #33 Carsen Edwards, junior (28) = 28
Washington lost #43 Jaylen Nowell, sophomore (36) = 36
Louisiana State lost #51 Tremont Waters, sophomore (20) = 20
San Diego State lost #52 Jalen McDaniels, sophomore (18) = 18
Nebraska lost #45 Isaiah Roby, junior (16) = 16
UCLA lost #56 Jaylen Hands, sophomore (10) = 10
Yale lost #58 Miye Oni, junior (3) = 3
U of Miami lost #59 Dewan Hernandez, junior (2) = 2
2020
Memphis lost #2 James Wiseman, freshman (177), #20 Precious Achiuwa, freshman (123) = 300
Florida State lost #4 Patrick Williams, freshman (171), #11 Devin Vassell, sophomore (100) = 271
Arizona lost #18 Josh Green, freshman (86), #22 Zeke Nnaji, freshman (117), #48 Nico Mannion, freshman (39) = 242
Kentucky lost #21 Tyese Maxey, freshman (120), #25 Immanuel Quickley, sophomore (72), #42 Nick Richards, junior (19) = 211
Washington lost #16 Isaiah Stewart, freshman (89), #28 Jaden McDaniels, freshman (99) = 188
Georgia lost #1 Anthony Edwards, freshman (180) = 180
Auburn lost #5 Isaac Okoro, freshman (168) = 168
Southern California lost #6 Onyeka Okongwu, freshman (165) = 165
Duke lost #32 Vernon Carey, freshman (87), #41 Tre Jones, sophomore (40), #54 Cassius Stanley, freshman (21) = 148
Vanderbilt lost #14 Aaron Nesmith, sophomore (94), #38 Saben Lee, junior (23) = 117
Dayton lost #8 Obi Toppin, sophomore (106) = 106
Maryland lost #10 Jalen Smith, sophomore (102) = 102
Iowa State lost #12 Tyrese Haliburton, sophomore (98) = 98
Alabama lost #13 Kira Lewis, sophomore (96) = 96
North Carolina lost #15 Cole Anthony, freshman (92) = 92
Stanford lost #31 Tyrell Terry, freshman (90) = 90
Villanova lost #19 Saddiq Bey, sophomore (84) = 84
Minnesota lost #33 Daniel Oturu, sophomore (56) = 56
Texas Tech lost #43 Jahmi'us Ramsey, freshman (54) = 54
San Diego State lost #29 Malachi Flynn, junior (32) = 32
Washington State lost #46 C. J. Elleby, sophomore (30) = 30
Mississippi State lost #40 Robert Woodard, sophomore (21), #57 Reggie Perry, sophomore (8) = 29
Michigan State #35 Xavier Tillman, junior (26) = 26
Colorado lost #36 Tyler Bey, Junior (25) = 25
Arkansas lost #49 Isaiah Joe, sophomore (24) = 24
Syracuse lost #39 Elijah Hughes, junior (22) = 22
Louisville lost #45 Jordan Nwora, junior (16) = 16
DePaul lost #58 Paul Reed, junior (6) = 6
Nevada-Reno lost #59 Jalen Harris, junior (2) = 2
Top 25
Kentucky 4,198 points from 38 players (110 average) who have played 10,476 NBA games (276 average)
Duke 2,531 points from 20 players (127) who have played 6,689 NBA games (334)
Kansas 1,293 points from 12 players (108) who have played 5,050 NBA games (421)
Arizona 1,239 points from 12 players (103) who have played 2,585 NBA games (215)
Texas 1,054 points from 8 players (132) who have played 3,127 NBA games (391)
UCLA 988 points from 12 players (82) who have played 2,499 NBA games (208)
Washington 874 points from 9 players (97) who have played 2,652 NBA games (295)
North Carolina 827 points from 11 players (75) who have played 3,637 NBA games (331)
Syracuse 809 points from 10 players (81) who have played 2,346 NBA games (235)
Michigan 597 points from 10 players (60) who have played 2,783 NBA games (278)
Indiana 574 points from 6 players (96) who have played 1,987 NBA games (331)
Florida State 572 points from 5 players (114) who have played 1,163 NBA games (233)
Maryland 501 points from 6 players (84) who have played 1,507 NBA games (251)
Michigan State 469 points from 5 players (94) who have played 1,916 NBA games (383)
Gonzaga 457 points from 6 players (76) who have played 1,508 NBA games (251)
Vanderbilt 442 points from 6 players (74) who have played 725 NBA games (121)
Memphis 420 points from 4 players (105) who have played 761 NBA games (190)
UNLV 418 points from 4 players (105) who have played 508 NBA games (127)
Georgia 384 points from 4 players (85) who have played 759 NBA games (190)
Louisiana State 369 points from 6 players (62) who have played 853 NBA games (142)
Southern California 345 points from 4 players (86) who have played 1,039 NBA games (260)
Villanova 344 points from 5 players (69) who have played 1,193 NBA games (239)
Connecticut 340 points from 5 players (68) who have played 2,236 NBA games (447)
Louisville 334 points from 7 players (48) who have played 1,766 NBA games (252)
Ohio State 332 points from 5 players (66) who have played 1,437 NBA games (287)
Other schools that have made the Final Four
Auburn 258 points from 2 players (129) who have played 112 NBA games (56)
Butler 131 points from 2 players (66) who have played 1,141 NBA games (571)
Florida 174 points from 1 player (174) who has played 605 NBA games (605)
Loyola (Chicago) none
Oklahoma 224 points from 3 players (75) who have played 610 NBA games (203)
Oregon 268 points from 5 players (54) who have played 105 NBA games (21)
South Carolina none
Texas Tech 299 points from 3 players (100) who have played 123 NBA games (41)
Virginia 203 points from 4 players (51) who have played 1,677 NBA games (419)
Virginia Commonwealth 92 points from 1 player (92) who has played 238 NBA games (238)
West Virginia none
Wichita State 70 points from 1 player (70) who has played 249 NBA games (249)
Wisconsin 43 points from 1 player (43) who has played 200 NBA games (200)
I added in the NBA games played from this site:
NBA & ABA Players Who Played For Syracuse | Basketball-Reference.com
Comments: I was expecting to find that SU’s losses to players jumping early to the pros weren’t really any worse than other schools of comparable talent and accomplishment, (in this period). I didn’t really find that. Kentucky and Duke have gone all in one the “one and done” route so their numbers exceed anyone else’s. But only six other schools have lost more to the NBA draft than Syracuse has. Villanova, Connecticut, Louisville and Virginia, who have lost a lot less have won 6 of the 11 national championships in this period.
I also had the impression that most of our guys were, to be cruel but accurate, flops in the NBA, although they all played elsewhere and may have been satisfied to make more money there than whatever SU chose to give them. Our players have been generally less accomplished than those from similar schools but Arizona and UCLA have been worse. Most of these guys that jump early don’t really make it in the NBA and wind up playing elsewhere. Whether they would have been more successful if they’d stayed another year or two is hard to say and would have to be looked at in a case-by case basis. The same could be said of whether these guys ever regretted leaving when they did. I’d love to see a poll of players taken when they reach, say age 30 on whether they thought they left at the right time.
The other conclusion I came to is that NBA players can help you win national championships – if they stay long enough to do so but winning championships at the college level takes more than just future NBA players.
Does Syracuse have a special problem with players leaving too early? Maybe. I’d like to have seen what would have happened if guys like Flynn and Waiters, Ennis, Grant, McCullough, Lydon, Richardson, Battle, Brissett, Hughes, Guerrier, et al had stayed. But you’d have to ask them to see if there’s a problem here or if it’s normal attrition in this day and age. Maybe some intrepid local reporter will do so someday.
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