Buddy Hield and Trae Young top 10 college guards of the last decade per Jon Rothstein
The Oklahoma Sooners have been spoiled with some special talent on the hardwood. Whether it was Alvin Adams, Stacey King, Wayman Tisdale, Mookie Blaylock, Ryan Minor or the newer era with guys like Blake Griffin, Buddy Hield and Trae Young.
Hield and Young had two of the better individual seasons I’ve seen any college basketball player have. Hield’s senior season was remarkable to watch. He averaged 25 points, 5.7 rebounds on 50.1% from the field and 45.7% from 3. He’s the only player I’ve ever seen that when he shot a three it felt like it was going in every time. It’s what led to him winning several national awards.
Young’s season was special as well. I remember watching him play basketball at the YMCA in Norman when he was in junior high. You could tell then he’d be special but I never thought he’d be that special. In his lone season in Norman, he led the nation in points (27.4) and assists (8.7) per game which had never been done before.
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Those special seasons helped land both on CBSSports’ Jon Rothstein’s top 10 list of best college guards in the last decade.
We asked @JonRothstein to name his Top 10 guards of the past decade in men's college hoops 👀
An absolutely STACKED list 💪 pic.twitter.com/Nbp9VtkQKF
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) January 18, 2024
Now, it says it is in no particular order so who knows who is first and who is 10th. It’s also a great list with a lot of great guards. Still, you can’t convince me any of those guys are better than Hield. That’s how special that season was.
It helped get Oklahoma back into the Final Four and although that didn’t turn out how Sooner fans would have wanted, it was one fun ride.
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