Kansas Basketball: Top 10 four-year players under Bill Self

The man at No. 3 could have been at No.1

No. 3 Sherron Collins

Sherron Collins was the best player Bill Self had ever coached. Coach said so himself. The players at No. 1 and No. 2 might have changed his mind, but Collins was the man for Kansas Basketball.

This kid won award after award. Though he never got the most coveted individual award, he did manage to bring home a National Championship in 2008 as a sophomore.

He finished his career with 1,888 points, 552 assists, and 145 steals. He ranks near the top in scoring for the Jayhawks all-time as well.

He wasn’t just a leader, he was a General on the court. He knew how to find the open guy, knew how to drive the basket, understood in-game situations, and could light it up from all over the court.

In the championship game against Memphis he went right at Derrick Rose and the Tigers, playing the most minutes he had yet as a sophomore at 34. What he showed in that game told Jayhawk fans how special he could be. He was more special than they had imagined.

He is this generations favorite player. He showed a fight and a want that is rare in players now days. Not only was he great at the game of basketball but he was one of the most clutch players Kansas has ever known.

His ability to be clutch didn’t always show up on the box score, but Collins had a knack for being in the right place and making the right moves at the right time.

He was a fighter, and he fit what Bill Self looks for like no other.