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College Basketball: Top 10 programs at producing NBA lottery picks

By Daniel Benjamin

MEMPHIS, TN - MARCH 26: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats gestures in the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at FedExForum on March 26, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
MEMPHIS, TN - MARCH 26: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats gestures in the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at FedExForum on March 26, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Dec 20, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Brooklyn Nets forward Anthony Bennett (13) during their game against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Nets 116-104. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 20, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Brooklyn Nets forward Anthony Bennett (13) during their game against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Nets 116-104. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /

10. UNLV (8)

No.1 overall picks: Anthony Bennett and Larry Johnson.

Other lottery picks: Shawn Marion, Keon Clark, J.R. Rider, Stacy Augmon, Armen Gilliam, and Marcus Banks

UNLV gets the award for the worst program at developing lottery picks among the 10 schools listed. There are a couple of reasons why.

First, the Running Rebels have only had five players selected since 2000 and just two of those selections were lottery picks. There was a 10-year period where no Rebel player was selected in the draft at all (2003-13).

Second, Bennett is one of the worst No. 1 overall draft selections in NBA history. Bennett, who was chosen by Cleveland in 2013, has played for four teams in four seasons. He averages 4.3 points along with 3.6 boards in 151 career games.

Banks and Clark really weren’t good enough to be selected in the lottery. Banks, the 13th overall pick in 2003, appeared in 348 NBA games over eight seasons. Clark had a short six-year career but was productive. Clark has struggled with life since leaving the NBA and is currently serving out a sentence for a weapons charge.

Johnson was a two-time NBA all-star selection. Augmon, Marion, and Gilliam had solid NBA careers.

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