Tobacco Road’s NBA Success

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY SportsAuthor’s Note: All players to play at least one NBA game since 2000 are listed, however awards earned prior to the year 2000 are not included.

The NBA Playoffs are in full swing, so I thought it would be a good time to compare the success of the Tobacco Road schools in the NBA. Full disclosure-if you are not a huge fan of numbers, this article will probably not interest you very much.

In looking at the numbers, the first thing that jumps out to me is that it is clear that NC State is far behind the other three schools in terms of success at the next level. I think most readers will come to the same conclusion in reading below. Wake Forest has a huge advantage in…