NCAA to NBA: A look at some tournament facts

As the NCAA Tournament approaches and the NBA playoff race continues to heat up, here is a look at some of the former NCAA Tournament standouts who have graduated on to the NBA.

Universities with the most players on season-opening NBA rosters

• Duke (14)
• UConn (12)
• UCLA (12)
• North Carolina (11)
• Kansas (11)
• Arizona (9)
• Florida (9)
• Georgia Tech (9)
• Kentucky (9)
• Michigan State (8)
• Texas (8)

Final Four MVPs over the last 10 Seasons

Year Player College Team 2008 Mario Chalmers Kansas Heat 2007 Corey Brewer Florida Timberwolves 2006 Joakim Noah Florida Bulls 2005 Sean May North Carolina Bobcats 2004 Emeka Okafor UConn Bobcats 2003 Carmelo Anthony Syracuse Nuggets 2002 Juan Dixon Maryland Wizards 2001 Shane Battier Duke Rockets 2000 Mateen Cleeves Michigan State Bakersfield Jam (NBA D-League) 1999 Richard Hamilton UConn Pistons

Notable NCAA Final Four MVPs celebrating anniversaries

Player College Final Four MVP Anniversary Glen Rice Michigan 1989 20 years Patrick Ewing Georgetown 1984 25 years Magic Johnson Michigan State 1979 30 years Lew Alcindor UCLA 1967-69 40 years Jerry West West Virginia 1959 50 years

Four players have gone from winning an NCAA title one year to winning an NBA Championship the next season. Here's a look:

NCAA title to NBA title

Player NCAA title NBA Championship Bill Russell San Francisco (1956) Celtics (1957) Henry Bibby UCLA (1972) Knicks (1973) Magic Johnson Michigan State (1979) Lakers (1980) Billy Thompson Louisville (1986) Lakers (1987)

Seven players have won an NCAA title, an Olympic gold medal and an NBA Championship. Here's a look at that list:

Player NCAA title NBA title Olympics Gold medal Clyde Lovellette Kansas (1952) Minneapolis Lakers (1954), Celtics (1964) 1952 Bill Russell San Fran. (1955, 1956) Celtics player (1957, 1959-66), Celtics coach (1968, '69) 1956 K.C. Jones San Fran. (1955) Celtics player (1959-66), Celtics coach (1986) 1956 Jerry Lucas Ohio State (1960) Knicks (1973) 1960 Quinn Buckner Indiana (1976) Celtics (1984) 1976 Magic Johnson Michigan State (1979) Lakers (1980, '82, '85, '87, '88) 1992 Michael Jordan North Carolina (1982) Bulls (1991-93, 1996-98) 1984, 1992

Twenty-five NBA Teams have players on their roster who have competed in an NCAA title game.

* = NCAA Champion

Atlanta Hawks -- Al Horford*, Mike Bibby*

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Chicago Bulls -- Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah*, Ben Gordon*, Kirk Hinrich

Charlotte Bobcats -- Raymond Felton*, Sean May*, Emeka Okafor*, Nazr Mohammed*

Dallas Mavericks -- Jason Terry*

Denver Nuggets -- Carmelo Anthony*

Detroit Pistons -- Will Bynum, Richard Hamilton*

Golden State Warriors -- Corey Maggette

Houston Rockets -- Shane Battier*

Indiana Pacers -- Brandon Rush*, Jarrett Jack, Mike Dunleavy*

L.A. Lakers -- Jordan Farmar, Luke Walton

Memphis Grizzlies -- Mike Conley, Hakim Warrick*

Miami Heat -- Mario Chalmers*, Udonis Haslem, Jamaal Magloire*, Luther Head, Daequan Cook

Milwaukee Bucks -- Luc Mbah a Moute, Charlie Villanueva*, Richard Jefferson, Charlie Bell*

Minnesota Timberwolves -- Rashad McCants*, Mike Miller, Corey Brewer*

New Jersey Nets -- Chris Douglas-Roberts, Josh Boone*

New Orleans Hornets -- Morris Peterson*

New York Knicks -- Chris Wilcox*, Jared Jeffries, Chris Duhon*

Oklahoma City Thunder -- Nick Collison

Philadelphia 76ers -- Elton Brand, Andre Miller

Phoenix Suns -- Jason Richardson*, Grant Hill*

Portland Trail Blazers -- Greg Oden, Steve Blake*

San Antonio Spurs -- Matt Bonner

Toronto Raptors -- Jake Voskuhl*

Utah Jazz -- Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer*

Washington Wizards -- Juan Dixon*, Gilbert Arenas