8. Evan Turner (2010)
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After a highly successful high school basketball career in Chicago, forward Evan Turner was recruited by several schools in the Big 10 Conference, but eventually chose to play at Ohio State.
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Turner led the the Buckeyes to winning the 2008 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) as a freshman, and after showing significant signs of promise as a sophomore, Turner became a bona fide college basketball star as a junior during the 2009-2010 season.
By the end of the year, Turner swept virtually every single award available to college basketball players, and was named a First-Team All-American and the Big Ten Conference Male Athlete of the Year.
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