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10 Top NBA Prospects Who Are in Danger of Missing the 2017 NCAA Tournament

Nathaniel Josephs Mar 2nd, 2017
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Ivan Rabb, California

DraftExpress Ranking: 14

Position: PF

Class: Sophomore

Tournament Odds: 21.29%

Big Wins: at USC 1/8

Upcoming Games: at Utah 3/2

Profile: Rabb is averaging 14.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game for the Golden Bears. His rebounds per-game rank 10th in the country and his 15 double-doubles are 17th-best, which includes a 17-point, 20-rebound performance at UCLA in January.

Rabb, unlike former teammate Jaylen Brown, returned for his sophomore year with the hopes of avenging Cal's first-round upset to 13-seed Hawaii -- that was a game where Rabb played a whopping 38 minutes and recorded a double-double. He was a preseason second-team All-American and looks to have secured first-round pick status.

Notable Teammates: Senior teammate Jabari Bird could find a home in the NBA next year and is playing more minutes per game than Robb while averaging 14.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists. If the Pac-12 gets enough respect from the committee (they have a top 10 adjusted defensive efficiency per KenPom) and Cal finds a spot in the tournament, these guys have the talent to bust some brackets.

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