10 Top NBA Prospects Who Are in Danger of Missing the 2017 NCAA Tournament
Dennis Smith Jr., NC State
DraftExpress Ranking: 4
Position: PG
Class: Freshman
Tournament Odds: 3.57%
Big Wins: At Duke 1/23
Profile: Smith leads the Wolfpack in points (18.5) and steals (1.9) per game, while adding 4.5 rebounds. His 6.3 assists per night also pace the Wolfpack, and it's also 11th-best in the nation. Smith is the only Division I player with multiple triple-doubles (2), one of which includes a ridiculous 27 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds against Virginia Tech that also featured 5 steals.
It turns out that wasting the talent of this homegrown talent and preseason third-team All-American is enough to get you fired in Raleigh.
Notable Teammates: Teammate Omer Yurtseven, a 7-footer from Turkey, missed the first nine games of the season and is ranked 39th by DraftExpress.