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

1. Trey Burke – Michigan

No ordinary 6’0 guard from Columbus, Burke departed his home state of Ohio to head north to Michigan, playing a major role in a pair of seasons for the Wolverines. Burke was already an impact player during his freshman campaign in Ann Arbor but had an otherworldly year during his second and final collegiate season.

Burke averaged nearly 15 points a game in that freshman season, including 30 points in a conference tournament win over Minnesota, but his Wolverines were upset by Ohio in the NCAA Tournament. The following season was a different story. Burke averaged 18.6 points and 6.7 assists per game while blossoming into of the best basketball players in the nation. He helped lead the Wolverines on an impressive run through the NCAA Tournament, advancing all the way to the title game, where he had 24 points in a loss to Louisville.

After winning Big Ten Rookie of the Year as a freshman, Burke really brought home the accolades as a sophomore. Not only did he lead Michigan to the title game and lead the Big Ten in field goals and assists, he was named AP Player of the Year, First Team All-American, Big Ten Player of the Year, and won the Bob Cousy Award, amongst other Player of the Year achievements. He became the ninth pick of the 2013 NBA Draft and continues his professional career, now on his sixth NBA team.

We’ve made our way through today’s list, looking at the best college basketball players of the last ten years from the state of Ohio; how do these players and rankings compare to some of the others?