Zion Williamson and the 20 best one-and-done players of all time

Zion Williamson and the 20 best one-and-done players in college basketball history

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 14: Teammates Zion Williamson #1 and RJ Barrett #5 of the Duke Blue Devils react against the Syracuse Orange during their game in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 14, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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KANSAS CITY, MO – MARCH 07: Oklahoma Sooners guard Trae Young (11) in the first half of a first round matchup in the Big 12 Basketball Championship between the Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cowboys on March 7, 2018 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

13. Trae Young, Oklahoma, 2017-2018

Before Zion Williamson took the college world by storm this season, the most hyped college player in the NCAA was Trae Young. Young put up ridiculous numbers for the Sooners, averaging 27.4 ppg and 8.7 apg while dazzling opponents with his long-range shooting and precision passing.

Oklahoma surged as high as the top-5 in the polls, but a late-season slump dropped the Sooners to a 10-seed, where they lost to Rhode Island in the NCAA Tournament. That game was the end of the Young era in Oklahoma as he declared for the draft.

Young was selected fifth overall by the Dallas Mavericks, who traded his rights to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for the rights to European phenom Luka Doncic. While Doncic’s early success made the deal look like a potential mistake for the Hawks, Young’s play has shown that there is still upside in this deal for Atlanta.

Young is averaging 19 points per game for the Hawks and chips in 8.1 assists a night, which is third best in the NBA, trailing only Russell Westbrook and Kyle Lowry in that category. There is also plenty of room for Young to grow offensively since he is shooting only 32.7 percent from three-point land, which is far too low for a guard with as pure a stroke as Young’s.