NBA’s All-March Madness Team: Which Active Players Had The Best Collegiate Careers?

Power Forwards

Paul Millsap (Louisiana Tech) – Third Team 

Paul Millsap as a Louisiana Tech Bulldog was just that. A Bulldog. He was a rebounding machine. He averaged 12.5 boards as a freshman, 12.4 as a sophomore, and 13.3 as a junior. He also chipped in with scoring 20 points per game in both his sophomore and junior year.

He was first team all WAC in 2005-2006 but with no March Madness tourney appearances and limited team success, Millsap barely makes third team here.

Michael Beasley (Kansas State) – Second Team 

Another one-and-done monster, Michael Beasley is one of the head-scratchers of college to NBA transitions. At Kansas State for one year, he averaged 26.2 ppg, and 12.4 rpg. A double-double factory who could do whatever he wanted in the mid-range low block area.

Beasley was named as a first team All-American and would’ve won POY if it wasn’t for Tyler Hansbrough at UNC. K-State was an 11 seed in the tourney during Michael’s 33 games with the Wildcats and got bounced by a well-balanced Wisonsin Badgers team in the second round.

Doug McDermott (Creighton) – First Team 

Dougy McBuckets had one of the most consistent college basketball careers in the history of the NCAA. He played four outstanding years as a Creighton Bluejay winning conference Player of the Year in three of those years (sophomore, junior, senior).

His senior year he averaged 26.7, 7, 1.6 on his way to winning AP POY. McDermott was a 1st team All-American three of his four years at Creighton and is the Bluejays leading career scorer by over 1,000 points. When it comes to the NCAA tournament, Doug stat stuffed, but in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons fell short of making it passed the Sweet Sixteen.