The 30 Greatest College Basketball Players of the 1990s

National champions, stars at smaller schools and early entrants to the draft all left a mark on this decade of the men's game.

1. 1
   Christian Laettner

   Duke forward who won national titles in 1991 and 1992, played in four Final Fours and won the 1992 Naismith and Wooden awards.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Larry Johnson

   UNLV forward who won the 1990 national title and swept the 1991 Naismith and Wooden awards.
   899pts
3. 3
   Tim Duncan

   Wake Forest center who stayed four seasons and won the 1997 Naismith and Wooden awards.
   899pts
4. 4
   Elton Brand

   Duke forward who won the 1999 Naismith and Wooden awards and led the Blue Devils to that year's title game.
   719pts
5. 5
   Calbert Cheaney

   Indiana forward who became the Big Ten's career scoring leader and won the 1993 Naismith and Wooden awards.
   660pts
6. 6
   Jason Kidd

   California point guard who was a consensus first-team All-American in 1994 after two seasons in Berkeley.
   660pts
7. 7
   Bobby Hurley

   Duke point guard who won two national titles, was 1992 Final Four Most Outstanding Player and set the NCAA career assists record with 1,076.
   660pts
8. 8
   Tony Delk

   Kentucky guard who won the 1996 national title and was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
   592pts
9. 9
   Jim Jackson

   Ohio State guard who was Big Ten Player of the Year in 1991 and 1992.
   592pts
10. 10
    Shaquille O'Neal

    LSU center who was named 1991 AP National Player of the Year before leaving for the NBA in 1992.
    592pts
11. 11
    Jalen Rose

    Michigan Fab Five guard who started in the 1992 and 1993 national title games.
    592pts
12. 12
    Richard Hamilton

    UConn wing who led the Huskies to the 1999 national title and was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
    513pts
13. 13
    Steve Nash

    Santa Clara point guard who was West Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996.
    420pts
14. 14
    Antawn Jamison

    North Carolina forward who reached the 1997 and 1998 Final Fours and won the 1998 Naismith and Wooden awards.
    420pts
15. 15
    Paul Pierce

    Kansas forward who was a consensus first-team All-American in 1998 before entering that year's NBA draft.
    420pts
16. 16
    Grant Hill

    Duke forward who won national titles in 1991 and 1992 and was named ACC Player of the Year in 1994.
    420pts
17. 17
    Corliss Williamson

    Arkansas forward who won the 1994 national title and was named that year's Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
    420pts
18. 18
    Jerry Stackhouse

    North Carolina wing who reached the 1995 Final Four and was a consensus first-team All-American that season.
    420pts
19. 19
    Chris Webber

    Michigan Fab Five forward who reached the 1992 and 1993 title games and was a 1993 consensus first-team All-American; Michigan later vacated both Final Four runs.
    308pts
20. 20
    Alonzo Mourning

    Georgetown center who in 1992 was named Big East Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
    308pts
21. 21
    Anfernee Hardaway

    Memphis State guard who was twice named Great Midwest Conference Player of the Year before the 1993 NBA draft.
    308pts
22. 22
    Kenny Anderson

    Georgia Tech point guard who reached the 1990 Final Four as a freshman and was a 1991 consensus first-team All-American.
    308pts
23. 23
    Ed O'Bannon

    UCLA forward who led the Bruins to the 1995 national title, winning the Wooden Award and Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
    308pts
24. 24
    Marcus Camby

    UMass center who won the 1996 Naismith and Wooden awards and led the Minutemen to a Final Four later vacated by the NCAA.
    308pts
25. 25
    Mike Bibby

    Arizona point guard who started on the 1997 national title team as a freshman and was 1998 Pac-10 Player of the Year.
    308pts
26. 26
    Vince Carter

    North Carolina wing who played in the 1997 and 1998 Final Fours before entering the 1998 NBA draft.
    308pts
27. 27
    Glenn Robinson

    Purdue forward who led Division I with 30.3 points per game in 1993-94 and won the Naismith and Wooden awards.
    0pts
28. 28
    Damon Stoudamire

    Arizona point guard who reached the 1994 Final Four and was a consensus first-team All-American in 1995.
    0pts
29. 29
    Allen Iverson

    Georgetown guard who was Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996 and a 1996 first-team All-American.
    0pts
30. 30
    Ray Allen

    UConn guard who was 1996 Big East Player of the Year and a consensus first-team All-American.
    0pts

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