Building A College Basketball Champion in the 21st Century

Posted Jun 22, 2022
UNC’s two national champions from the 2000-09 stretch symbolized the modern path to an NCAA title; they were loaded with future NBA players. Six players in the 2005 NCAA title game played in the NBA and four were lottery picks: Marvin Williams, Raymond Felton, Sean May, and Rashad McCants. No NCAA champion has ever had more lottery picks. (Chapelboro.com)

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