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Whatever happened to these 30 college basketball stars who flamed out in the NBA?

By Mike Phillips

NEWARK, NJ - JUNE 28: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (R) of the Kentucky Wildcats greets NBA Commissioner David Stern (L) after he was selected number two overall by the Charlotte Bobcats during the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft at Prudential Center on June 28, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NJ - JUNE 28: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (R) of the Kentucky Wildcats greets NBA Commissioner David Stern (L) after he was selected number two overall by the Charlotte Bobcats during the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft at Prudential Center on June 28, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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TULSA, OKLAHOMA – MARCH 22: Head coach Bobby Hurley of the Arizona State Sun Devils yells to his team during the first half of the first-round game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament against the Buffalo Bulls at BOK Center on March 22, 2019, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
TULSA, OKLAHOMA – MARCH 22: Head coach Bobby Hurley of the Arizona State Sun Devils yells to his team during the first half of the first-round game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament against the Buffalo Bulls at BOK Center on March 22, 2019, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

4. College basketball stars who flamed out in NBA: Bobby Hurley

Our final Duke player in this list is Bobby Hurley, one of three stars from Mike Krzyzewski’s first national championship team at Duke. Hurley teamed with Christian Laettner and Grant Hill to form the nucleus of a dominant team.

A first-team All-American in 1993, Hurley helped the Blue Devils reach three Final Fours, taking home Most Outstanding Player honors at the 1992 Final Four. That collegiate success helped make Hurley an intriguing prospect in the NBA Draft, where he was taken with the seventh overall pick in the 1993 draft by the Sacramento Kings.

Hurley was having a solid rookie season before the trajectory of his career was significantly altered by a car accident. The car that Hurley was driving was broadsided by an SUV, sending Hurley flying out of the vehicle since he wasn’t wearing his seatbelt, resulting in life-threatening injuries.

The good news is that Hurley was able to recover and return to the NBA but his career was never the same after the accident. Hurley did find a second act as a head coach, building a successful program at Buffalo before moving to Arizona State in 2016.