Where Are They Now? The NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Players of the '80s and '90s

You'd be surprised at what some of these ballers are up to.

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They may have been the big man on campus, but eventually, they realized that life following their NCAA Tournament glory days can be rough. After taking over and making a name for themselves throughout March Madness in the 1980s and 1990s, many of those guys struggled to translate that success in the NBA. Some did find their way, others were forced to try establishing themselves outside of the United States, and a few simply gave up on their professional dreams altogether. Find out what memorable college basketball names like Ed O'Bannon and Christian Laettner are doing these days in Where Are They Now? The NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Players of the '80s and '90s.

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Darrell Griffith, Louisville (1980)

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Isiah Thomas, Indiana (1981)

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James Worthy, North Carolina (1982)

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Akeem Olajuwon, Houston (1983)

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Patrick Ewing, Georgetown (1984)

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Ed Pinckney, Villanova (1985)

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Pervis Ellison, Louisville (1986)

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Keith Smart, Indiana (1987)

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Danny Manning, Kansas (1988)

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Glen Rice, Michigan (1989)

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Anderson Hunt, UNLV (1990)

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Christian Laettner, Duke (1991)

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Bobby Hurley, Duke (1992)

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Donald Williams, North Carolina (1993)

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Corliss Williamson, Arkansas (1994)

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Ed O'Bannon, UCLA (1995)

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Tony Delk, Kentucky (1996)

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Miles Simon, Arizona (1997)

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Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky

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Richard Hamilton, Connecticut (1999)

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