The 1995-96 NCAA men's basketball season was one for the ages. It had the memorable showdown in the Big East Tournament Championship game between Georgetown's Allen Iverson and Ray Allen from the University of Connecticut. It saw Marcus Camby, the lanky, shot-blocking machine from the University of Massachusetts, carry his team to the Final Four. And it culminated with Antoine Walker leading the University of Kentucky over John Wallace and Syracuse in a thrilling NCAA National Championship final. With all that talent to go around, it's no wonder the 1996 NBA Draft was memorable as well.
The top college basketball programs sent multiple players to the NBA, including some of the best at their positions. Four players were drafted from Kentucky, while Georgetown and the University of Arizona each had three players selected. When it was all said and done, the 1996 NBA Draft produced one of the greatest players ever (Kobe Bryant), one of the NBA's best best pure scorers (Iverson), a legendary three-point shooter (Allen) and an all-time great point guard (Steve Nash). While these statements can be debated, these next five facts about the 1996 NBA Draft can't be argued.





