Best NCAA basketball players from every state

Best NCAA basketball players ever from every state

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT - MARCH 23: Ja Morant #12 of the Murray State Racers attempts a free throw against the Florida State Seminoles in the second half during the second round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at XL Center on March 23, 2019 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

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Wes Unseld, player for the Washington Bullets basketball team. /

Kentucky: Wes Unseld

If you thought the last state was known for producing basketball greats, wait to see this one. Some of the stats that these players piled up over their college careers are staggering and some do not even have the individual accolades that warrant such stats.

When a state produces Darrel Griffith, Wes Unseld and Dave Cowens, you could argue they should get the nod for the best state, although Louisiana is awesome, wait until you see NewYork. Cliff Hagan averaged 19 and 13 in the early 50s with Kentucky and the only mention he is going to get is how he is not going to be mentioned.

The player who stands out the most, probably because he nabbed two of the six Player of the Year awards in 1979-80 while bumping his career averages of 18 points, 4.5 rebounds, three assists and 52/70 split shooting percentages and led five other future NBA players to a National Championship at the same time being named tournament Most Outstanding Player is Darrel Griffith

Wes Unseld played at Louisville 11 years before Griffith and despite being just 6-foot-7 Unseld played the center position and played it properly, unlike the 6-foot-4 guard Griffith who averaged just three assists and had the nickname Dr. Dunkenstein, not necessarily the moniker you want for your main ball distributor. Unseld would be named an All-American twice in his career with accompanying averages of 20 points and 19 rebounds.

In six additional tournament games, Griffith averaged thirteen fewer rebounds, shot five percent worse from the field, and only averaged one more assist than Unseld. It must be recognized that other players in other states were named the best because of their Payer of the Year Awards. Unfortunately for Unseld, Lew Alcindor and Elvin Hayes made that impossible.