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

By Jason Burgess

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)
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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BALTIMORE, MD – MARCH 07: Justin Wright-Foreman #3 of the Hofstra Pride drives to the basket past Devontae Cacok #15 of the North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks during the Colonial Athletic Conference Championship college basketball game tournament at Royal Farms Arena on March 7, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – MARCH 07: Justin Wright-Foreman #3 of the Hofstra Pride drives to the basket past Devontae Cacok #15 of the North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks during the Colonial Athletic Conference Championship college basketball game tournament at Royal Farms Arena on March 7, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

No. 6 – Justin Wright-Foreman (Guard, Hofstra)

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, the next guy on the list is a smaller-school guard who scored a lot in college and is now hoping to earn a living in the NBA. Justin Wright-Foreman starred at Hofstra for four years and now the Queens native is hoping his skills can translate into a long professional career.

Wright-Foreman averaged 27 points per game last season for Hofstra and shot very well from all over the floor, knocking down over 42% of his shots from three-point land and shooting 86% from the free throw line, while shooting over 51% overall. At the next level, the 6-1 guard has the athleticism and quickness to be able to get to the rim and because he is confident with the ball in his hands, he has the ability to create space to get his shot off as well as being efficient at scoring off the dribble.

He is not a true point guard despite spending most of his collegiate career as a ball-dominant guard, whether he plays the point or off the ball as a pro may be dependent on where he ends up. His defense is a work in progress but his quickness and some coaching should allow him to at least be adequate at that end of the floor, but it’s his offense that will be the tipping point as to whether or not Wright-Foreman has an NBA career.

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