Ranking the top NCAA seniors in the country based on NBA draft stock

For the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft, seniors may have an advantage because they have the largest sample size of game film to show front offices.

8. Markus Howard, Marquette

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Guard, 5-foot-11, 20 years old

As a senior, Markus Howard was still somehow just 20 years old. His age is less of a problem than it is for most other seniors. But despite being young for his class, he had been among the most productive four-year college basketball players in recent memory and averaged at least 20 points per game for each of the past three seasons. He had at least 40 points in three different games this year, which made him one of three players to have multiple 40-point showings. It is also worth noting that Howard was the leading scorer out of the pick-and-roll among all Division I players in 2019-20, per Synergy, averaging 9.9 points per game on these sets. The big issue is his size, though it is worth noting that it not been much of a problem for him yet.