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From Kobe Bryant’s decision to skip Duke for the NBA to Kevin Garnett’s groundbreaking jump straight from high school, the 1990s saw a wave of top prospects bypass college. Their choices sparked a cultural shift, prompted a league‑wide rule change, and left a legacy that still influences the sport today.
Since 1947, the NBA Draft has produced a parade of No. 1 overall selections, many of whom honed their games at top collegiate programs. This article traces the schools and high schools that have supplied the league’s most coveted first‑overall talents, spotlighting Duke’s six picks, the Cavaliers’ record six selections, and the rise of phenoms like Cooper Flagg.
The One-and-Done Rule reshaped college basketball by forcing top prospects to spend a single season in college before entering the NBA. This article explores how that policy might have changed the fortunes of schools like DePaul and Washington, and what it would have meant for stars such as Kevin Garnett, Eddy Curry and Martell Webster.