NCAA Basketball: 10 best players from state of Colorado of last decade

The NCAA Basketball offseason powers on as much of the dust have already settled for the upcoming season. Many transfers have found their homes, draft declarations and coaching changes are long in the past, and now schedules and final rosters are starting to take shape. When all is said and done, there will be thousands of college basketball players suiting up on the court next season.

We’re continuing our long-running series today, one that has been looking at each individual state’s best college basketball players from the last ten years. Remember, this series is not about the best players that played collegiately in a certain shape. Today’s article is about the state of Colorado, but that doesn’t mean you’re only going to see players from Colorado, Colorado State, or other schools from the Centennial State.

As for Colorado, the state has produced some interesting talent, even if it’s not exactly the basketball hotbed that a state like California or Texas has been. Even in recent years, the state has produced some incredible talent, and you’ll find a unique mix of players mentioned in today’s piece. Some players were highly-touted recruits while others shined on basketball’s biggest stage, while the names at the top may surprise many fans who haven’t been following late-night west coast basketball.

Before we progress to the list, it’s important again to reiterate what this article is about. The players mentioned are the ten best players from the last decade who are from Colorado. This doesn’t necessarily mean that Colorado is where they went to high school or where they were born; it’s the state of their hometown and the place they grew up. With ten intriguing athletes to review, let’s start running through the best players from Colorado.