Duke big man Khaman Maluach, who came up through the NBA Academy Africa, is a player to watch in the NBA draft. After a period in which college basketball had become almost an afterthought in NBA development, it seems to have reemerged at the top. "[College basketball is] a better adjustment to American basketball since the final goal is to be an NBA player for me," Demin said. College basketball is once again king and, as such, has become the most desirable option for players with NBA aspirations. And in a midwestern town of 89,000, one college basketball program continues to pump out NBA prospects from each of those buckets.