In the final workout before next week's Chicago Pre-Draft Camp, the Jazz brought in four of college basketball's most accomplished point guards. Between them are a Final Four appearance, a top seed in the NCAA Tournament, hundreds of wins and a handful of All-Conference nods.

Players at the Zions Bank Basketball Center today were Travis Diener, Marquette; Anthony Roberson, Florida; Chris Thomas, Notre Dame; and and Nate Robinson, Washington. Special nod goes to KJZZ's Chris Harris, who assisted greatly in today's report.

"You know what's interesting, and I think is important," noted Jazz VP Kevin O'Connor, "is that all these kids, we're going to have to shoo them out of here to go upstairs and get changed. These are kids that have played about 500 games of college basketball, and they've picked up coaching really well too. We had them do a little more intricate stuff, and they picked it up pretty good."

"There's guys who come in the gym to play basketball, and there's guys that come into the gym who live there.We were very impressed with 1. personalities, you want a personality in your point and 2. the ability to pick up some of the things that we try to do."

Roberson

Anthony Roberson
Point Guard, Florida
6-2, 180 lbs., Saginaw, MI

Roberson was the main cog on two very talented Gators squads during his tenure in Gainesville. After scoring averaging 17.5 points last season he decided to forego a senior year and enter the draft. Has size and speed, but may lack the distributor mentality that many desire of a PG despite solid ball-handling ability. His scoring ability is explosive, which was evident even in a controlled offense like Gators coach Billy Donovan runs.

On his workout:
It went good. I think the biggest thing now is going to workouts. It's a long process, probably going to be the longest two months of my life. You gottalearn, keep the confidence, keep the faith. You've got to get more and more confident. I think I came in and played hard, shot the ball pretty well. Utah would be great place I'd love to play.

On what he brings to the league, and what he needs to work on:
As a young player, each year you have to learn more and more in the NBA. It's a whole new level. high school to college you gotta learn more; college to pros is a whole lot more. The biggest thing is just learn the game of basketball on an NBA level, learn the system. Come in and know you're going to play with a lot of veterans, so listen and learn. I think I'm going to bring to the table as a point guard who can shoot the bal, who can play off a big time player that gets a lot of attention, but I can make a lot of shots. But as I get more into my career I'm going to learn more about the point guard position. I'm just going in trying to learn and do the best I can do.

Diener

Travis Diener
Guard, Marquette
6-1, 175 lbs., Fond du Lac, WI

Diener also manned the wheel for some very god teams during his four years at Marquette. Known for his fiery competitiveness, Diener hitpractically every big shot for the school since Dwyane Wade left. He has long range touch and is a respectable distributor at the PG spot. He averaged 19.7 points, 4 rebounds and 7.0 assists a game. He's got hoops in the blood - his cousin just finished a good career at Depaul, and his sister Brittney plays at Lewis University in Chicago.

On his workout with the Jazz:
Things went good. It's a great organization, facilities are top of the line, some of the best I've been to. Good workout, coaches here know a lot about the game. I'm just thankful I had the opportunity to come and work out for them.

On his strengths:
I think I have the ability to run the team, make people better, find the open man. When I'm open, I can knock down the open shot. I need to get bigger and stronger to play in a league with these kind of athletes. Even if you think your strength is shooting, you gotta keep practicing. So I'll just work hard

On John Stockton:
He's the greatest point guard ever. Of course you think about him when you walk into this building and when you see the Jazz logo. He's one of my idols growing up. I've tried to take little things from his game to help me.I admire everythin he did in his career.

Robinson

Nate Robinson
Guard, Washington
5-9, 180 lbs., Oakland, CA

Robinson brought basketball at Washington to a whole new level this past year. Opponents looked at his shortness and size as a hindrance, which almost always came back to hurt them. Nate has ridiculous speed, which allows him to get into the lane at will, where he can finish at the rim. Yep, he has ridiculous leg strength and athletic ability, which makes his size a non-matter - he has the ability and determination to take on anybody. Robinson played on Huskies footbll team as a freshman, making an impressive 34 tackles, 2 interceptions and returned a few kicks. Oh, and he averaged 16.4 points and 4.5 assists during his junior year on the hoops team.

On his workout:
I feel good, it went well. Everybody played hard, and we had fun while we were out there playing. We ran back to back to back. We had a couple breaks, but it was short and sweet. Some teams go long and drag you, but it was cool. We did ballhandling, shooting, pick-and-roll, 2-on-2, three-point shots. We went through what points guard go through in a game.

On what Nate brings to the table as an NBA player:
I bring energy, straight out energy. I'm going to play hard. Hopefully I can bring some Ws, get us back to the playoffs, bring us a championship. I'm working on becoming more of a leader.

Thomas

Chris Thomas
Guard, Notre Dame
6-1, 180 lbs., Indianapolis, IN

Thomas ran the show at Notre Dame four straight years, never missing a start. He leaves college as ND's leader in assists, steals, threes, and free throw percentage plus third all-time in scoring. He is only one of three players in NCAA history to amass more than 2,000 points and 800 assists in a career (Gary Payton, Oregon State and Sherman Douglas, Syracuse). He is not a flashy, speedy point guard but maintains impressive control of his body - he's very good at stopping on a dime and popping a shot. He is continuously aggressive on offense and is adept at developing scoring opportunities. He averaged 17.1 points, 6.5 assists and 1.9 steals over his four year career, and will graduate with an Economics degree.

On his workout with the Jazz:
It went great. I was in here with three other guys who had great college careers and are looking to make the NBA part of their future. When you have guys like that and the coaches take a special interest n you, you know the workout is going to go well.

On his abilities:
I think at the point guard positioneverybody can be more of a cerebral player. Know the game, know where the post guys are supposed to be, know the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing team. Just being a leader, a coach on the floor. I've done that at Notre Dame, I've had my fair share of points there. I know I'm not going to need to score 20 a night, I won't even get 20 minutes a night as a backup. Whatever it takes. I bring leadership in the locker room, (I'm a) guy who works hard every day.

On potentially being a Jazzman:
I think it would be a great opportunity, especially to play for Coach Sloan. He's coached great players, great experience, he's led the team to the playoffs year after year. When you have guys like Kirilenko and Boozer who can do almost anything asked of them on the floor, you open your eyes and kind of get a grin on your face...You put yourself in there and think "How could I not play with these guys?" They seem like guys who are easy to play with, and I consider myself like that. I think if I was in a Jazz uniform, it would be a great opportunity and I think I could add a lot to the program.