Top 5 colleges that have provided the best NBA players

#3 University of Kentucky

New Orleans Pelicans' Cousins and Davis both impressed as Kentucky Wildcats

One of the behemoths in the college basketball program, the University of Kentucky constantly hones and nurtures some of the best talent in the country.

They have helped send a lot of incredibly talented athletes to the NBA in the recent past, with some of their biggest alumni including New Orleans Pelicans' twin towers, Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins, and Washington Wizards' point guard, John Wall.

Mercurial point guard Rajon Rondo is also a proud Wildcat and has been openly appreciative of the education he got during his time there. The 2017 draft saw three players selected in the first round, with DeAaron Fox going to Sacramento Kings, Malik Monk going to Charlotte Hornets and Bam Adebayo joining the Miami Heat.

There are also some stellar players from the 90s and early 2000s to have gone through the program, namely Jamal Mashburn and Antoine Walker.

The legendary Pat Riley also studied at Kentucky, and went on to win one NBA Championship as a player, before becoming an even better coach, winning five Championship rings.