Which college basketball program would have the best current NBA starting 5

If you’ve ever played NBA 2K, you’ve likely tried to assemble a team of players solely from your favorite college team. For some schools, such an exercise ends up with a super team. For most other teams, it’s impossible to create.

Today, we’re going to rank each school that’s capable of putting together a starting five using NBA players, as well as players expected to be drafted in the upcoming draft.

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29. Washington State: Cedric Coward, Klay Thompson, Jaylen Wells, Mouhamed Gueye, Isaac Jones

Thompson is obviously the headliner in an otherwise dreadful team compared to the rest of the teams who are capable of putting together a starting five.

28. Arkansas: Darius Acuff, Anthony Black, Moses Moody, Bobby Portis, Daniel Gafford

Acuff appears to have the signs of a potential star in the making. Black and Moody are also valuable bench pieces in the pros.

27. Auburn: Isaac Okoro, Jabari Smith Jr, Dylan Cardwell, Johni Broome, Walker Kessler

Kessler and Smith are nice NBA players, but Auburn’s team lacks depth, high-end talent and guard play.

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26. Virginia: Ty Jerome, Trey Murphy III, De’Andre Hunter, Ryan Dunn, Jay Huff

The Cavaliers have sent a ton of wings to the NBA, but not many guards or centers. This team would be versatile but would lack scoring punch.

25. Pittsburgh: Bub Carrington, Blake Hinson, Mouhamadou Gueye, Steven Adams

Pitt has produced Carrington, Adams, and not much else. However, they technically still have enough to field a starting five, so they get to be included on this list.

24. Marquette: Kam Jones, Tyler Kolek, Jimmy Butler, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Oso Ighodaro

Marquette’s list of pro players is thin, but they have enough to make a starting five and have Jimmy Butler to provide some star power.

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23. UConn: Stephon Castle, Jordan Hawkins, Liam McNeeley, Andre Drummond, Donovan Clingan

Castle is an emerging star. Clingan, Hawkins and McNeeley are still young and have quite a bit of potential. The Dan Hurley…

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