What formal college star did you think would be a star in the NBA but never lived up to it?

Just think back to any college star that you thought would make a huge impact in the league but never lived up to it.What formal college star did you think would be a star in the NBA but never lived up to it?I think anybody from UNC and Duke since 2000. Both schools have had a lot of talented players, especially wing players go in the first round this decade, but none of them have made an impact in the league. They are system players, like the Texas Tech football program. I know the emphasis should be placed on winning, but these schools just don't produce star basketball players anymore. There are some guys who are contributors on a nighly basis, but none have made the impact they made on college or lived up to the hype surrounding them.

You have guys like Joe Forte, Rashad McCants, Ray Felton, J.J. Redick, Shane Battier, Jay Williams, Marvin Williams, Brendan Haywood, Chris Duhon, Sean May, Shelden Williams, Brandan Wright, Mike Dunleavy Jr., Dahntay Jones, Luol Deng, etc. The list goes on and on. All of these guys, with exception to Duhon, are lottery and mid-first round picks.What formal college star did you think would be a star in the NBA but never lived up to it?
Len BiasWhat formal college star did you think would be a star in the NBA but never lived up to it?Quentin RichardsonWhat formal college star did you think would be a star in the NBA but never lived up to it?
Good question. For me, you'd have to go back to the player selected 1st in the 1990 NBA Draft; Derrick Coleman out of Syracuse.



Throughout his career, the left-handed Coleman has been an effective low post scorer with a reliable perimeter shooting touch, averaging 16.5 points and 9.3 rebounds through his career. He enjoyed his best years as a member of the New Jersey Nets, where he averaged 19.8 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. However, despite those impressive numbers, Coleman is often regarded as a poster boy for unrealized potential. When Coleman entered the NBA, he was compared to elite power forwards such as Karl Malone and Charles Barkley, and expected to put up similar numbers, only with the added ability to shoot from three-point range. Instead, his career was overshadowed by his questionable attitude (lack of work ethic resulting in excessive weight gain, plus alcohol abuse and general disruptive behavior), and his penchant for injury which saw him play 70 or more games in only four of his 15 NBA seasons. Sports Illustrated once remarked that "Coleman could have been the best power forward ever; instead he played just well enough to ensure his next paycheck."What formal college star did you think would be a star in the NBA but never lived up to it?JJ Redick and Kwame BrownWhat formal college star did you think would be a star in the NBA but never lived up to it?
jj redick and adam morrison.

remember back then they were the faces of college basketball