NCAA Basketball: 10 best players from state of North Carolina of last decade

2. Devonte’ Graham – Kansas

Kansas has had a number of impressive players in recent years and Graham is certainly one of the most notable in recent memory. A 6’2 guard from Raleigh, he was a top 100 prospect who transformed himself into a stud during his four years in Lawrence, playing a starring role during an impressive senior season for both him and his college.

Though he did score 20 points in a win over TCU, Graham was mostly a reserve as a freshman but became the Jayhawks’ full-time starter for the rest of his career. He saw his offensive numbers takeoff, averaging 17.3 points and 7.2 assists per game by his senior season. He had a number of standout performances in his career, helping Kansas to a pair of Big 12 Tournament titles, consecutive Elite Eight’s and a Final Four run to cap off his senior year.

Graham was named Big 12 Player of the Year and a First Team All-American as a senior, while receiving several other honors as well across his career. He led the Big 12 in assists, finishing second in the nation in that category, becoming one of Kansas’s best offensive distributors in recent history. After helping Kansas win eleven NCAA Tournament games across his career, Graham became a 2nd round draft pick of the Atlanta Hawks and has spent these last four years playing in the NBA.