In 2011, Anthony Davis arrived at the University of Kentucky as the No. 1 recruit in the nation, a 6-foot-10 freak of nature. A guy like that is, generally, there to pour in points before skipping to the NBA after a single season. Stats tend to matter. So does the glory.
For Davis, not so much. He told his coaches and teammates his only goal was to win a national title. On a team with plenty of scorers, he’d be happy to rebound (10.4 per game) and block shots (a whopping 4.7 per game) and scare off opponents from driving inside.