NCAA Basketball: Top 10 players to wear jersey No. 30 in 2023-24 season
By Joey Loose
Nothing about sports is easy or understandable to those who don’t put in the hundreds of hours to improve themselves. College athletes are no different, though they only get those four (or five) years to prove that they belong among the best in the game. The goals may be similar but the road to that glory is far different in each corner of the nation, and even of the world.
Each season of college basketball is full of memorable moments, unforgettable games, and personalities coming and going. This past season was the latest example, what with UConn’s second straight title or NC State’s miraculous run to the Final Four. It was also a sport that gave us thousands of players whose names won’t be as easily remembered, nor their impact known by millions of viewers.
This current article series has done something to focus on both sides of that coin. We’ve been looking closely at the best players from the last season based solely on their jersey numbers. It’s a bit of an unusual exercise; as the numbers on one’s uniform indicate very little in regards to their skill, talent, or ability. Still, it’s a unique sorting method and one that’s shown interesting results already.
More than a dozen pieces into this series, we’re finally into the thirties, turning our attention to the best players who wore #20 this year. There are quite a few less players for each number in the thirties than in the single-digit or lower numbers, but we’ve still found talent and intriguing stories in each selection. We’ll proceed with a couple of honorable mentions, though far fewer than some of those earlier pieces.