This time of year always makes us nostalgic for college hoops greats. You know what we really miss? Star players who stick around for four years. While not every player on this list fits that mold, they were all players who at one point or another became legends on their respective campuses. Life was good.
But the real world is tough. Ask those who just got their diplomas about the post-grad life and nearly all of them would rather retreat to the protective university womb that shields them from daily soul crushings. Even these big men on campus were eventually humbled by a league that shits out players quicker than a diner at Taco Bell. There are hundreds of big-time college ballers who never logged a single minute in the league: From Gerry McNamara to Scottie Reynolds to Jon Scheyer. Lesson learned: The NBA is fucking hard.
Here are 25 March Madness Heroes Who Were Busts in the NBA.