Being Quote by Tyler Herro

I went to Kentucky to be a better player.

— John Wall

My five years at Virginia truly prepared me for the NBA and for life after the NBA.

— Malcolm Brogdon

When I was younger, trying to make the freshman and JV team, my dream was always to make it to the NBA.

— Markelle Fultz

My goal was to get to the NBA.

— Tyler Herro

I just wanted to get to the NBA. I never thought I would have a career that I've had now.

— Robert Horry

The odds were against me when I arrived at Central Arkansas. I was barely 6-foot-2 and didn't have a scholarship. But I always felt…

— Scottie Pippen

In high school, my dream was to go to the NBA. But when recruiting came around, the letters for football compared to basketball were…

— Nnamdi Asomugha

Basketball has given me so many opportunities, and it's something that's opened the world to me and allowed me to travel really all over…

— Brad Stevens

My goal was like to play in the NBA. I didn't want to leave my country, my people, my friends - even my school.

— Zaza Pachulia

I loved going to a place like Virginia, making a connection and meeting the people that are outside of the whole basketball realm, and…

— Joe Harris

To be able to play in Phoenix, to have it all come full circle, from where I started playing basketball to be there as…

— Marvin Bagley III

For as long as I could remember, I've wanted to play basketball at the University of North Carolina. Funny thing is, there was a…

— Harrison Barnes