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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3883151, member: 289"] 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: [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:NBA_Drafts[/URL] 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: [URL='https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.fcgi?college=syracuse']NBA & ABA Players Who Played For Syracuse | Basketball-Reference.com[/URL] 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. [/QUOTE]

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