NBA Draft 2017: Top 10 Best College Basketball Players for March Madness

No. 1 PG Lonzo Ball (UCLA)


School: UCLA


Position: Point Guard


Size: 6'6"/190 pounds


Class: Freshman


Why Watch: Casual fans may be tired of hearing Lonzo Ball's father, Lavar Ball, talk about how good his son is, but Ball really is a joy to watch. He is as complete of a player as we have seen coming out of college, especially at point guard. At first, you will likely be distracted by his unorthodox shot but it goes in at a surprising rate. He shoots over 54 percent from the field and over 41 percent from the three-point line. Ball loves to get his teammates involved but has no problem scoring on his own. A popular comparison has been to Jason Kidd and while it is not perfect it has some merits. Kidd was a much better defender coming out of Cal, but Ball is a better shooter than Kidd was at this point in his career. Right now, Ball is ranked slightly below Washington's Markelle Fultz on most draft boards but the gap is not insurmountable. UCLA has enough talent to make a deep run in the tournament. It will be interesting to watch if Ball's thumb injury will impact his play in the Big Dance.(Getty)