Fans of college basketball love to get together and debate who is the greatest player to grace the college game. Unlike some sports where the greatest of all time is not up for debate, college basketball can point to a handful of men as its contenders for the title of greatest.
Here at the SportsDrop, we have consulted our college hoops experts (combined 50+ years of coverage) and put together our definitive list of the most dominant college basketball players of all time. We’ve not waffled or sat on the fence. Instead, we ranked them from 50-1 to let you know exactly where they stand in our opinions. Feel free to flip through the slides and take a look. Let us know if you agree with how our experts have ranked some of the finest competitors in college basketball history.
50. Stephen Curry – Mid-Major hero turned shooting legend
Every power-conference coach should be ashamed of themselves for not giving a closer look to Dell Curry’s oldest son. Rather than walk-on at Virginia Tech, Steph went to Davidson and became an outstanding college player, albeit at a small school. Keep in mind that he led the country in scoring during his final season, won the SoCon Player of the Year twice, and was a two-time All-American.
Of course, Curry carried Davidson on his back during the 2008 NCAA Tournament. After helping the Wildcats to a 20-0 record in conference play, Curry led a 10-seeded Davidson team to upsets over Gonzaga, Georgetown, and Wisconsin before suffering a two-point loss to eventual champion Kansas in the Elite Eight in one of the great individual performances in tournament history.