# 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.

*By YPB Team · Published November 6, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-30-greatest-college-basketball-players-of-the-1990s*

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1. **Christian Laettner** — score 1000/1000
   Duke forward who won national titles in 1991 and 1992, played in four Final Fours and won the 1992 Naismith and Wooden awards.
2. **Larry Johnson** — score 899/1000
   UNLV forward who won the 1990 national title and swept the 1991 Naismith and Wooden awards.
3. **Tim Duncan** — score 899/1000
   Wake Forest center who stayed four seasons and won the 1997 Naismith and Wooden awards.
4. **Elton Brand** — score 719/1000
   Duke forward who won the 1999 Naismith and Wooden awards and led the Blue Devils to that year's title game.
5. **Calbert Cheaney** — score 660/1000
   Indiana forward who became the Big Ten's career scoring leader and won the 1993 Naismith and Wooden awards.
6. **Jason Kidd** — score 660/1000
   California point guard who was a consensus first-team All-American in 1994 after two seasons in Berkeley.
7. **Bobby Hurley** — score 660/1000
   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.
8. **Tony Delk** — score 592/1000
   Kentucky guard who won the 1996 national title and was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
9. **Jim Jackson** — score 592/1000
   Ohio State guard who was Big Ten Player of the Year in 1991 and 1992.
10. **Shaquille O'Neal** — score 592/1000
   LSU center who was named 1991 AP National Player of the Year before leaving for the NBA in 1992.
11. **Jalen Rose** — score 592/1000
   Michigan Fab Five guard who started in the 1992 and 1993 national title games.
12. **Richard Hamilton** — score 513/1000
   UConn wing who led the Huskies to the 1999 national title and was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
13. **Steve Nash** — score 420/1000
   Santa Clara point guard who was West Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996.
14. **Antawn Jamison** — score 420/1000
   North Carolina forward who reached the 1997 and 1998 Final Fours and won the 1998 Naismith and Wooden awards.
15. **Paul Pierce** — score 420/1000
   Kansas forward who was a consensus first-team All-American in 1998 before entering that year's NBA draft.
16. **Grant Hill** — score 420/1000
   Duke forward who won national titles in 1991 and 1992 and was named ACC Player of the Year in 1994.
17. **Corliss Williamson** — score 420/1000
   Arkansas forward who won the 1994 national title and was named that year's Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
18. **Jerry Stackhouse** — score 420/1000
   North Carolina wing who reached the 1995 Final Four and was a consensus first-team All-American that season.
19. **Chris Webber** — score 308/1000
   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.
20. **Alonzo Mourning** — score 308/1000
   Georgetown center who in 1992 was named Big East Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
21. **Anfernee Hardaway** — score 308/1000
   Memphis State guard who was twice named Great Midwest Conference Player of the Year before the 1993 NBA draft.
22. **Kenny Anderson** — score 308/1000
   Georgia Tech point guard who reached the 1990 Final Four as a freshman and was a 1991 consensus first-team All-American.
23. **Ed O'Bannon** — score 308/1000
   UCLA forward who led the Bruins to the 1995 national title, winning the Wooden Award and Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
24. **Marcus Camby** — score 308/1000
   UMass center who won the 1996 Naismith and Wooden awards and led the Minutemen to a Final Four later vacated by the NCAA.
25. **Mike Bibby** — score 308/1000
   Arizona point guard who started on the 1997 national title team as a freshman and was 1998 Pac-10 Player of the Year.
26. **Vince Carter** — score 308/1000
   North Carolina wing who played in the 1997 and 1998 Final Fours before entering the 1998 NBA draft.
27. **Glenn Robinson** — score 0/1000
   Purdue forward who led Division I with 30.3 points per game in 1993-94 and won the Naismith and Wooden awards.
28. **Damon Stoudamire** — score 0/1000
   Arizona point guard who reached the 1994 Final Four and was a consensus first-team All-American in 1995.
29. **Allen Iverson** — score 0/1000
   Georgetown guard who was Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996 and a 1996 first-team All-American.
30. **Ray Allen** — score 0/1000
   UConn guard who was 1996 Big East Player of the Year and a consensus first-team All-American.

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