Where NBA Stars and Legends Went to College

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Aaron Williams: Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)
Andrew Bogut: The University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)
Antoine Walker: University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
Baron Davis: University of California — Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Carmelo Anthony: Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
Chris Bosh: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
Chris Dudley: Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Chris Paul: Wake Forest University (Winston Salem, NC)
David Robinson: United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)
David West : Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)
Dikembe Mutombo: Georgetown University (Washington, DC)
Draymond Green: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

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Dwyane Wade: Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
Eddie Griffin: Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)

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Eddie Jones: Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
Elton Brand: Duke University (Durham, NC)

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Fred Hoiberg: Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
Glenn "Doc" Rivers: Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
Glenn Robinson: Purdue University — Calumet (Hammond, IN)

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Grant Hill: Duke University (Durham, NC)

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Gregg Popovich: United States Air Force Academy (USAF Academy, CO)
Hakeem Olajuwan: University of Houston (Houston, TX)
Jeff Hornacek: Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
John Salley: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
Larry Brown: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Larry Johnson: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
Magic Johnson : Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

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Marcus Camby: University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA)
Matt Harping: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
Michael Jordan: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Patrick Ewing: Georgetown University (Washington, DC)
Phil Jackson: University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND)
Rasheed Wallace: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Ray Allen: University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

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Reggie Miller: University of California — Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Rudy Gay: University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

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Shaquille O’Neal (bachelor's): Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
Shaquille O’Neal (doctorate): Barry University (Miami Shores, FL)

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Shaquille O’Neal (master's): University of Phoenix (Tempe, AZ)
Stephen Curry: Davidson College (Davidson, NC)
Steve Nash: Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)

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Tim Duncan: Wake Forest University (Winston Salem, NC)
Wilt Chamberlain: University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)

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