The 10 Colleges with the Most Active NBA Players

Many young players, before making it to the NBA, choose to go through colleges that have always been hotbeds of very interesting talent: here they have the opportunity to train with some of the best coaches in the world and can prepare themselves in the best way to make the big leap.

Here, then, is the ranking of the 10 colleges that have provided the most players to NBA franchises still active.And if at the end of the article you are curious to find out how LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Alex Caruso made it to the NBA, here is the ranking of the 10 best undrafted players and the 10 best players from high school to the NBA.

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Founded in 1903, the University of Kentucky is one of the most prestigious colleges in America. Over the years, it has stood out both for its great successes in the NCAA tournament (8 titles, second only to UCLA with 11) and for the incredible number of talents sent to the NBA.

Throughout its history, particularly since the 2000s, the University of Kentucky has been able to produce numerous talents, among which several names of players who have become NBA champions (more than once): Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Devin Booker, just to name a few of the 26 currently in the NBA.

Tied with the University of Kentucky is Duke University, founded in 1905 in North Carolina. Throughout its glorious history, the prestigious Duke University has won 5 NCAA titles, ranking behind UCLA, Kentucky, and North Carolina in the all-time standings.

From Duke have emerged players of the caliber of Zion Williamson, Paolo Banchero, Kyrie Irving, and Seth Curry, to name a few.

Here, then, is the ranking of the 10 best colleges that boast the most active players in the NBA for the 2024/25 season.

The colleges with the most active players in 2024/25