Top NBA Draft Picks Shake Up College Hoops

0:00On April 27, Kansas freshman Darren Peterson declared for the NBA draft, joining Duke's Cameron Booser and BYU's AJ DiBanza as the top trio. Expected to go in the first three picks, come June. Peterson, a 6-foot 6-scoring machine, averaged 20.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game for the J-Hawks, hitting 38.2% from deep in 24 games despite missing time with injuries and cramps. Earlier this week, DiBanza announced in his Massachusetts hometown after leading the nation with 25.5 points, 6.8, rebounds, and 3.7 assists. Stats not seen from a consensus all-American since Larry Bird back in 1978-79. Booser, the 6-foot 9-AP national player of the year, posted 22.5 points, 10.2 boards, and 4.1 assists. Making him a double-team nightmare. These moves hit hard for their teams. Peter since absences heard Kansas continuity, while Arizona freshman Braden Berries and

1:03Koa Pete also declared. After taking the wildcats to the final four, for the first time since 2001, Berries led with 16.1 points and 59 steals, and Pete added 14.1 and 5.6 rebounds, both projected. First rounders who posted grateful messages online. Meanwhile, Vanderbilt's Tyler Tanner, Tennessee's Nate Omment, Arkansas's Darius A.C. of Junior, and North Carolina's Henri Vsar jumped in too with. Tanner averaging 19.5 points in a breakout Commodore season, A.M.N. at 16.7 and 6.3 boards, Akaf leading. The SEC and scoring and assists, and 7-foot Vsar, dropping 17 points with 8.7 rebounds. Mod drafts have most of these guys in the lottery mix. This draft class is stacked with fresh talent ready to shake up the league, leaving college hoops buzzing about the voids and the next wave coming in.