FanIQ

  • join now
  • login
  • Login





Skip to Next Poll »
32
Who are the top 10 NCAA basketball players of the decade?
Read the Article: 10 best NCAA basketball players of the decade

Yahoo sports gave there rankings for the top 10 NCAA basketball players of the decade.  Rank who you think should be in the top 10. 

If there is somebody who isnt on the list that you think should, use the OTHER option and then tell everyone who that person should be in the comment section
Team Breakout:
Rank138 FansAvg (1st)
1.Tyler Hansborough, UNC5.0 (35)
2.Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse5.0 (23)
3.Dwayne Wade, Marquette4.4 (18)
4.Kevin Durant, Texas3.8 (10)
5.JJ Redick, Duke3.7 (9)
6.Chris Paul, Wake Forest3.6 (8)
7.Blake Griffin, Oklahoma3.3 (11)
8.Shane Battier, Duke2.4 (6)
9.Derrick Rose, Memphis2.2 (3)
10.Adam Morrison, Gonzaga2.2 (3)
Also receiving votes:Stephen Curry, Davidson2.2 (2)
Emeka Okafor, UConn2.1 (1)
Jason Williams, Duke1.9 (1)
Joakim Noah, Florida1.6 (2)
Ty Lawson, UNC1.5
Michael Beasley, Kansas State1.5 (1)
Juan Dixon, Maryland1.2 (1)
Ben Gordon, UConn1.1
Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State1.0 (3)
Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's1.0 (1)
TJ Ford, Texas0.8 (1)
Kevin Love, UCLA0.8
Andrew Bogut, Utah0.7 (2)
Other0.6 (1)
Other #20.5
Kirk Hinrich, Kansas0.4
Kevin Pittsnogle, West Virginia0.3
Other #30.2
Other #40.2
Other #50.1

 &nbp;
TOP COMMENT * * * * * * * * * * * *
#1 | 1268 days ago

You gotta be careful giving these one-and-done guys too much props for being the best of the decade.  We're talking about college basketball players, not NBA prospects--which I know is hard to differentiate.  The three best college basketball players this decade were Dixon, Battier and Hanbrough hands down.  After that, it's all tough to figure out.
1. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  2. Juan Dixon, Maryland  3. Shane Battier, Duke  4. Jason Williams, Duke  5. TJ Ford, Texas  6. Ty Lawson, UNC  7. Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's  8. Stephen Curry, Davidson  9. JJ Redick, Duke  10. Adam Morrison, Gonzaga  
  
34 Comments | Sorted by Most Recent First | Red = You Disagreed
Vote for your favorite comments. Fans decide the Top Comment (3+ votes) and also hide poor quality comments (4+ votes).
#1 | 1268 days ago

You gotta be careful giving these one-and-done guys too much props for being the best of the decade.  We're talking about college basketball players, not NBA prospects--which I know is hard to differentiate.  The three best college basketball players this decade were Dixon, Battier and Hanbrough hands down.  After that, it's all tough to figure out.
1. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  2. Juan Dixon, Maryland  3. Shane Battier, Duke  4. Jason Williams, Duke  5. TJ Ford, Texas  6. Ty Lawson, UNC  7. Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's  8. Stephen Curry, Davidson  9. JJ Redick, Duke  10. Adam Morrison, Gonzaga  
#2 | 1266 days ago

That was a lot tougher to fill out that I would have imagined.  How much stock do you put in one and doners? They've had some of the greatest statistical and team success of the decade but only did it once.  Interesting though.
1. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  2. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  3. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  4. Kevin Durant, Texas  5. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  6. Derrick Rose, Memphis  7. Adam Morrison, Gonzaga  8. TJ Ford, Texas  9. JJ Redick, Duke  10. Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's  
#3 | 1260 days ago

Any time you look at the best of anything you have to go by the stats. According to the stats, the best player on the list is JJ Redick.  here are a few stats for JJ:
#1 all-time 3 pt. field goals made (457)
#2 all-time free throw precentage (91.2)
#3 all-time season free throw precentage (95.3)
#16 all-time career points (2,769)
#27 all-time games played (139)
DONT HATE!
1. JJ Redick, Duke  2. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  3. Jason Williams, Duke  4. Shane Battier, Duke  5. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  6. Adam Morrison, Gonzaga  7. Stephen Curry, Davidson  8. Kevin Love, UCLA  9. Andrew Bogut, Utah  10. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  
#4 | 1260 days ago

Dee Brown meant more than stats, he was the face of midwestern basketball and was the most exciting player to watch in the country
1. Other  2. Other #2  3. Kevin Pittsnogle, West Virginia  4. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  5. Emeka Okafor, UConn  6. Juan Dixon, Maryland  7. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  8. TJ Ford, Texas  9. Stephen Curry, Davidson  10. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  
#5 | 1260 days ago

I chose Dee Brown as my other option as well, but looking at it realistically I had to take Tyler Hansborough as the best college player of the decade
1. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  2. Shane Battier, Duke  3. Jason Williams, Duke  4. JJ Redick, Duke  5. Juan Dixon, Maryland  6. Kevin Durant, Texas  7. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  8. Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State  9. Other  10. Ty Lawson, UNC  
#6 | 1259 days ago

CP3!!!!!!!! cmon!
1. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  2. Stephen Curry, Davidson  3. JJ Redick, Duke  4. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  5. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  6. Joakim Noah, Florida  7. Emeka Okafor, UConn  8. Kevin Durant, Texas  9. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  10. Derrick Rose, Memphis  
#7 | 1256 days ago

JJ all the way. Even though he didn't win a championship, he always had good sportsmanship, on and off the court. He was very humble and he was a scoring machine
1. JJ Redick, Duke  2. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  3. Derrick Rose, Memphis  4. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  5. Ty Lawson, UNC  6. Shane Battier, Duke  7. Michael Beasley, Kansas State  8. Joakim Noah, Florida  9. Emeka Okafor, UConn  10. Adam Morrison, Gonzaga  
#8 | 1253 days ago

Basketball is a team game.  Battier, Redick, and Hansborough ahnd the advantage of being on great teams.  Championships cannot be the only measure of  greatness at the college level.  Curry did his work as almost the exclusive focus of every team he faced from his sophomore year on.  His teams won a lot of games and did well in the tourney.  He made Davidson, yes Davidson, a threat to any team in March.
1. Stephen Curry, Davidson  2. Joakim Noah, Florida  3. JJ Redick, Duke  4. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  5. Shane Battier, Duke  6. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  7. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  8. Michael Beasley, Kansas State  9. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  10. TJ Ford, Texas  
#9 | 1249 days ago

Diana Taurasi should be mentioned on this list.  It says NCAA Basketball Players and no one man or woman has done what she has done. JJ Redick was part of a team and his Defense sucked and could rarely get his own shot, pure perimiter player and could not run an offense.  You could not put the ball in his hands and tell him to get it done for the whole game.  Carmelo is a one and done but look what he did and after he left, none of those players even made it back to the final four.  Hakim Warrick, McNamara. Kevin Durant was just dominant.  These one and done's had pure talent and played the game, could JJ redick match up with anyone else on this list.  Tyler Hansbrough carried the Tarheels when TY Lawson went down for most of the season, he was just tough although he may not have been the most talented.  Still Diana Taurasi is my favorite male or female. 
#10 | 1248 days ago

I didn't put them in top 10 order but those guys are probably my top 10. 

A lot of people are forgetting just how good Jameer Nelson was at St. Joe's. 
1. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  2. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  3. Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's  4. Kevin Durant, Texas  5. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  6. JJ Redick, Duke  7. Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State  8. Michael Beasley, Kansas State  9. TJ Ford, Texas  10. Ty Lawson, UNC  
#11 | 1246 days ago

Gerald Henderson from Duke seems to get overlooked all the time.  It felt like he played there for about 10 years but each and every year he busted his ass out there and took over games at times.  He may not make many top 10 lists but that boy could flat out play in my mind.
#12 | 1240 days ago

You forgot about the Kentucky Wildcat players and some of the SEC teams!!

#13 | 1226 days ago

My others are Dee Brown and Gerry McNamara.  McNamara started all 135 games he played in his four years.  His career ranks for Syracuse are  fourth in points scored (2099), first in minutes played (4781), second in steals (258), third in assists (648), first in three-point shots made (400) and attempted (1131), and first in career free-throw percentage (89.1%).  He helped Syracuse to a National Championship in 2003.  He led Syracuse to a great run to the Big East Championship in 2006.   Syracuse became the first team to win four games in four days and capture the Big East Tournament Championship.
1. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  2. Shane Battier, Duke  3. JJ Redick, Duke  4. Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's  5. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  6. Adam Morrison, Gonzaga  7. Other  8. Other #2  9. Juan Dixon, Maryland  10. Jason Williams, Duke  
#14 | 1225 days ago

(Edited by genobibb007)
jldunc wrote:
You gotta be careful giving these one-and-done guys too much props for being the best of the decade.  We're talking about college basketball players, not NBA prospects--which I know is hard to differentiate.  The three best college basketball players this decade were Dixon, Battier and Hanbrough hands down.  After that, it's all tough to figure out.
You are absolutely right with the exception of Hansborough, he was solid, and a hard worker, but did not have the skills. I like Noah over Hansborough
1. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  2. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  3. Ty Lawson, UNC  4. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  5. Emeka Okafor, UConn  6. Joakim Noah, Florida  7. Andrew Bogut, Utah  8. Adam Morrison, Gonzaga  9. Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State  10. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  
#15 | 1222 days ago
ArmyStrong212 (+)

How come nobody gives love to Juan Dixson??? He carried his team to a national title all by himself just like Melo did, this is poll is based on college only. Derrick Rose had a great one and done but there is not a chance he was a better college player that Dixon, Jameer Nelson, Ben Godron or Kirk Hinrich. Yes is better at the pro level, but we are talking about college here!!! Also Adam Morrison had a better career than CP3 and Rose!!!
1. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  2. Kevin Durant, Texas  3. Juan Dixon, Maryland  4. JJ Redick, Duke  5. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  6. Michael Beasley, Kansas State  7. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  8. Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's  9. Jason Williams, Duke  10. Ben Gordon, UConn  
#16 | 1222 days ago
ArmyStrong212 (+)

genobibb007 wrote:
You are absolutely right with the exception of Hansborough, he was solid, and a hard worker, but did not have the skills. I like Noah over Hansborough
geno007, you are out of your mind for not having Durant on your list over Bogut, Cleaves, Griffin, Noah (he was not even top 3 on his own team)... and Ty Lawson really??? Lawson was a great player, buthe is not even close to being top 10!
1. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  2. Kevin Durant, Texas  3. Juan Dixon, Maryland  4. JJ Redick, Duke  5. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  6. Michael Beasley, Kansas State  7. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  8. Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's  9. Jason Williams, Duke  10. Ben Gordon, UConn  
#17 | 1222 days ago
ChristiSunshine (+)

raleigh338 wrote:

You forgot about the Kentucky Wildcat players and some of the SEC teams!!

 He didn't forget about them; they weren't on the list in the article.  I'd add T-Will as an honorable mention.
1. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  2. Shane Battier, Duke  3. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  4. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  5. Kevin Durant, Texas  6. Kevin Pittsnogle, West Virginia  7. Adam Morrison, Gonzaga  8. Derrick Rose, Memphis  9. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  10. Andrew Bogut, Utah  
#18 | 1222 days ago
josh_draughn18 (+)

ok look hansborough was good but the only reason i ffel people are putting him at the top is bc he just left UNC i know he led them to the title but lets give some credit to some of the others aswell
1. JJ Redick, Duke  2. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  3. Shane Battier, Duke  4. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  5. Jason Williams, Duke  6. Adam Morrison, Gonzaga  7. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  8. Juan Dixon, Maryland  9. Ty Lawson, UNC  10. Kevin Durant, Texas  
#19 | 1221 days ago

genobibb007 wrote:
You are absolutely right with the exception of Hansborough, he was solid, and a hard worker, but did not have the skills. I like Noah over Hansborough
I pick the guys that had a college career, not guys that are 1 and done. The guys I picked played college ball for 4 years. The other will be great players on the next level.
1. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  2. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  3. Ty Lawson, UNC  4. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  5. Emeka Okafor, UConn  6. Joakim Noah, Florida  7. Andrew Bogut, Utah  8. Adam Morrison, Gonzaga  9. Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State  10. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  
#20 | 1221 days ago

genobibb007 wrote:
I pick the guys that had a college career, not guys that are 1 and done. The guys I picked played college ball for 4 years. The other will be great players on the next level.
I pick the guys that had a college career, not guys that are 1 and done.

Yet you put Carmelo who was 1 and done as number 1 on your list.
1. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  2. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  3. Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's  4. Kevin Durant, Texas  5. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  6. JJ Redick, Duke  7. Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State  8. Michael Beasley, Kansas State  9. TJ Ford, Texas  10. Ty Lawson, UNC  
#21 | 1220 days ago

(Edited by loveless_babez)
hey guyzzzzzz for me they wer the  best among all the best.....
#22 | 1220 days ago
josh_draughn18 (+)

genobibb007 wrote:
I pick the guys that had a college career, not guys that are 1 and done. The guys I picked played college ball for 4 years. The other will be great players on the next level.
mello was a 1 and doner and where is jj on ur list man he was duke for all 4 yrs they might not have always known it but he was
1. JJ Redick, Duke  2. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  3. Shane Battier, Duke  4. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  5. Jason Williams, Duke  6. Adam Morrison, Gonzaga  7. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  8. Juan Dixon, Maryland  9. Ty Lawson, UNC  10. Kevin Durant, Texas  
#23 | 1220 days ago

C'mon Scott, no Illini on your list!?!

poor form.
#24 | 1220 days ago

Big_Country78 wrote:
C'mon Scott, no Illini on your list!?!

poor form.
The original list was provided by a blog on yahoo.  I used OTHER for my #8 and chose Dee Brown for being the posterchild for Illinois basketball that helped put it back on the NCAAB map
1. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  2. Shane Battier, Duke  3. Jason Williams, Duke  4. JJ Redick, Duke  5. Juan Dixon, Maryland  6. Kevin Durant, Texas  7. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  8. Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State  9. Other  10. Ty Lawson, UNC  
#25 | 1219 days ago

dukie911 wrote:
JJ all the way. Even though he didn't win a championship, he always had good sportsmanship, on and off the court. He was very humble and he was a scoring machine
JJ was not as good a college player as Steph Curry. Both were 3 point specialists. Curry set the NCAA D1 record for 3's by a freshman, then in his sophomore year he set the single season D1 record for 3s.  He was better at creating  his own shot (indeed he had to be, as he wasn't surrounded by anywhere near the level of talent that Redick was).

As for the argument that Redick played in the ACC while Curry played in the SC, look at how Curry did against big time competition, including Duke. Curry played his best games against the toughest competiton. Does anyone think Redick could have carried Davidson to the Elite 8 like Curry did?
1. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  2. Shane Battier, Duke  3. Emeka Okafor, UConn  4. Joakim Noah, Florida  5. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  6. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  7. Stephen Curry, Davidson  8. Kirk Hinrich, Kansas  9. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  10. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  
#26 | 1219 days ago

dbc261 wrote:
Basketball is a team game.  Battier, Redick, and Hansborough ahnd the advantage of being on great teams.  Championships cannot be the only measure of  greatness at the college level.  Curry did his work as almost the exclusive focus of every team he faced from his sophomore year on.  His teams won a lot of games and did well in the tourney.  He made Davidson, yes Davidson, a threat to any team in March.
Curry probably goes down as the best 3 point scorer in college basketball history, having set the D1 record for 3s by a freshman and for 3s in a season (his sophomore year).
1. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  2. Shane Battier, Duke  3. Emeka Okafor, UConn  4. Joakim Noah, Florida  5. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  6. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  7. Stephen Curry, Davidson  8. Kirk Hinrich, Kansas  9. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  10. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  
#27 | 1219 days ago

jldunc wrote:
You gotta be careful giving these one-and-done guys too much props for being the best of the decade.  We're talking about college basketball players, not NBA prospects--which I know is hard to differentiate.  The three best college basketball players this decade were Dixon, Battier and Hanbrough hands down.  After that, it's all tough to figure out.
thats right
#28 | 1219 days ago

jldunc wrote:
You gotta be careful giving these one-and-done guys too much props for being the best of the decade.  We're talking about college basketball players, not NBA prospects--which I know is hard to differentiate.  The three best college basketball players this decade were Dixon, Battier and Hanbrough hands down.  After that, it's all tough to figure out.
Yeah, Hansbrough's the most talked about college player of the decade and that's about all I'll give him. No one asked who played the longest, who made the most 3-pointers, or who holds all the records at their schools. They asked who was the best. As in, if they all played for four years at the same time (hypothetically), who would have had the better stats and won the Naismith Award? Clearly Hansbrough doesn't win that competition, nor does Reddick or half the other nominees. It's between Durant, Curry, Beasley, Wade, or Griffin. They'd play the pants off of most of the guys who have been voted into the top 10 so far, and I can't imagine why.

NBA prospects are still college players, and usually they're head and shoulders above the players that stay 3 or 4 years in talent, NBA readiness, and natural athleticism. Players that are good (not great) AND stay four years are obviously going to break "longevity" records, such as points scored, rebounds, assists, 3-pointers made, etc. If Michael Jordan had played 4 years at UNC, Hansbrough wouldn't be able to TOUCH his school records, and the same goes for any other NBA legend who played in college.

STOP giving undue credit to these guys who simply weren't good enough to go to the NBA after a year or two, and focus on actual talent and being the "best" college player, as in PPG, RPG, APG, and so on. i.e. Actually being a GREAT player, and not just an average or good payer who played a long time because they weren't talented enough to go to the next level. (where were Pittsnogle, Reddick, Hinrich, Morrison, and Love when they came to the NBA, and some of them even now?)
1. Kevin Durant, Texas  2. Stephen Curry, Davidson  3. Michael Beasley, Kansas State  4. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  5. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  6. Adam Morrison, Gonzaga  7. Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's  8. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  9. Emeka Okafor, UConn  10. Derrick Rose, Memphis  
#29 | 1209 days ago

Scott wrote:
I chose Dee Brown as my other option as well, but looking at it realistically I had to take Tyler Hansborough as the best college player of the decade
I would also include D-Will one of your boys!
#30 | 1209 days ago

other-Chris Bosh    other#2- Brandon Roy
1. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  2. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  3. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  4. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  5. Other  6. Other  7. Kevin Durant, Texas  8. Kevin Durant, Texas  9. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  10. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  
#31 | 1201 days ago

tesmipeter wrote:
thats right
I Dont Know..! hahahah
#32 | 1201 days ago

tesmipeter wrote:
thats right
Please Tell me who are they...?
#33 | 1190 days ago

jldunc wrote:
You gotta be careful giving these one-and-done guys too much props for being the best of the decade.  We're talking about college basketball players, not NBA prospects--which I know is hard to differentiate.  The three best college basketball players this decade were Dixon, Battier and Hanbrough hands down.  After that, it's all tough to figure out.
well done!
#34 | 1184 days ago

bpa4bes wrote:
Any time you look at the best of anything you have to go by the stats. According to the stats, the best player on the list is JJ Redick.  here are a few stats for JJ:
#1 all-time 3 pt. field goals made (457)
#2 all-time free throw precentage (91.2)
#3 all-time season free throw precentage (95.3)
#16 all-time career points (2,769)
#27 all-time games played (139)
DONT HATE!
I look at winning. How many final four's for JJ? I seem to recall that Duke went out in all four of his years early in the NCAAs, each time with JJ having an "off" game.
1. Tyler Hansborough, UNC  2. Shane Battier, Duke  3. Emeka Okafor, UConn  4. Joakim Noah, Florida  5. Dwayne Wade, Marquette  6. Chris Paul, Wake Forest  7. Stephen Curry, Davidson  8. Kirk Hinrich, Kansas  9. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse  10. Blake Griffin, Oklahoma  

Post a Comment   Already a user? Sign in here
Join FanIQ - It's Free
FanIQ is the ultimate free community for sports fans.
Talk sports with fans from all over - 1,649,417+ Comments
Track your game picks - 38,670,182,382+ Sports Predictions
Prove you know sports - 116,275+ Trivia Questions
Find fans of your teams - 11,453,110+ New Friends
Rank in order which all-star team you think is better?
Asked by TRENT13 | NCAABB | 6 questions asked 03/03/11
126 opinions | 3 comments | Last by batesjulius
Evaluation of Purdue so far
Asked by kevinlove42 | NCAABB, PUR | 3 questions asked 02/11/13
9 opinions | 2 comments | Last by WillSuter42