NCAA Basketball: Top 10 mid-major players in 2019 NBA draft

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT - MARCH 21: Ja Morant #12 of the Murray State Racers dunks the ball during the second half of the first round game of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament against the Marquette Golden Eagles at XL Center on March 21, 2019 in Hartford, Connecticut. Murray State defeated Marquette 83-64. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

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BOISE, ID – MARCH 15: Mike Daum #24 of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits reacts in the first half against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell Arena on March 15, 2018 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

No. 10 – Mike Daum (Forward, South Dakota State)

The player that checks in at No. 10 on this list happens to be 7th on the list of all-time scorers in college basketball, Mike Daum. The 6’9 forward who had a four-year career at South Dakota State finished with 3,067 points and averaged a double-double last season with over 25 points and 11 rebounds. Daum dominated the Summit League, leading the Jackrabbits to three league titles in four seasons.

Daum is a volume shooter who put up over 500 shots each of the last three seasons and over 180 three-pointers. This past season his three-point percentage dropped to 37%, after shooting over 42% in 2018, but his overall field goal percentage jumped from 46% to over 51% last season. Like Martin, Daum isn’t overly athletic and like McDonald, the level of competition is a question mark, but there is no question he can score and he fits the new age positionless basketball as a big man who can play on the perimeter and stretch the floor.

He can obviously rebound and is a solid defender who might struggle with quicker more athletic forwards due to a lack of quickness, but he should get some looks in the 2nd round.

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