College basketball's national champion is often decided by who skips the NBA draft

Posted Jun 5, 2017
2017: (Justin Jackson, Kennedy Meeks) After averaging 12.2 points per game on a UNC team that was beaten in the national title game, Jackson opted to return to Chapel Hill for his junior season. 2009: (Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington, Danny Green, Ty Lawson) Hansbrough, the 2008 national Player of the Year, made the quickest decision. (SB Nation)

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