5 best NCAA Tournament performances by active NBA players

#4 Anthony Davis (Kentucky - 2012)

Anthony Davis brought Kentucky a championship in his only season in college

The youngest player on this list is the star of the New Orleans Pelicans, Anthony Davis. In his only season with Kentucky, the superstar forward led them to the national title in 2012; which then led to him being taken first overall in the 2012 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.

While Davis didn't light up the score sheet (in fact he was fourth on his team in shots), but he did average a double-double for the tournament and was named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. During the championship run, Davis averaged 13.7 points, 12.3 rebounds, 4.8 blocks, and 3.0 assists.

They steamrolled the first four teams they faced to get to the Final Four beating teams by an average of 13.75 points per game. They would defeat Kansas 67-59 in the final.

In the NBA, Davis has carved himself a great career as he's currently in his sixth season, and poised to take New Orleans to the playoffs for the second time in his career. Davis has been an All-Star every year of his career except for his rookie season.