The top 25 college hoops guards/wings of the last 25 years

Allen was a key contributor for UConn as a freshman and a sophomore, but it was his junior season that vaulted him into one of the best in the nation. Allen averaged 23.4 points and 6.5 rebounds and won the Big East Player of the Year award. Despite playing just three years for the Huskies, he left school as the university's third all-time scorer. His battle with Allen Iverson in the 1996 Big East tournament led to one of the most significant shots in school history, as his running game-winner ended one of the best games in conference tournament history.

Anthony defined what a one-and-done career could look like before the one-and-done era began. Despite the emergence of high school players skipping college for the NBA, Anthony went to Syracuse where he averaged 22.2 points and 10 rebounds and led the Orange to the 2003 national championship. 

Battier did everything for Duke.  Everything. He could score (he averaged 19.9 ppg his senior season), rebound (averaged 7.3 boards as as senior), was a willing passer and one of the best defensive players in the nation. He was also an academic All-American, a three time Defensive Player of the year, a Wooden and Naismith Awards winner and a national champion.

One of the original "Flintstones," Cleaves was a three-time All American and twice won the Big Ten's Player of the Year award. He was named Spartans' captain three times and led Michigan State to the 2000 national championship, winning the Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors. He averaged 12.5 points and 6.6 assists as a Spartan.

It is hard to believe that Curry was lightly recruited and wasn't even looked at by any big-named schools. (Even his father's alma mater, Virginia Tech, only offered him a walk-on spot).)The Charlotte native stayed near home and attended Davidson where he quickly became a superstar. He led Davidson to the Elite Eight in 2008 where they lost to eventual national champion Kansas by two points. In 2009, Curry led the nation in scoring. He averaged 25.3 points and 4.5 rebounds for the Wildcats for his career.

Dixon was simply fantastic over a three-year span and led Maryland to its best era in school history. He averaged at least 18 points per game in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons, leading the Terps to two Final Fours and their only national championship. He won the ACC Player of the Year award in 2002 and is Maryland's all-time leading scorer.

Ford played just two seasons at Texas, and due to injury issues once he got to the NBA he tends to be forgotten as one of the best guards in the last quarter-century. He became the first freshman to ever lead the nation in assists (8.3 per game). As a sophomore, he took on more of a scoring load, leading the Longhorns in scoring yet still finishing third nationally in assists. That season, Ford led Texas to its first Final Four in over 50 years. 

As a senior, Fredette led the nation in scoring and was the 2011 National Player of the Year. That season, he averaged 28.9 points and set numerous BYU and Mountain West records. He left school as the Cougars all-time leading scorer.

Hamilton's final game as a Husky was scoring 27 points and grabbing seven rebounds in UConn's win over Duke for the 1999 NCAA Championship. (He would be named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player,) Hamilton averaged 21.5 points as a sophomore and a junior, earning a spot on the All-American team both seasons. 

Hield was a fine player during his first three seasons at Oklahoma and won the 2015 Big 12 Player of the Year award, but it was his senior season that put everyone on notice. Hield averaged 25.0 points in 2015-2016 and won the Wooden Award as the best player in the nation. He was tops in the nation in three-pointers, leading the Sooners to the Final Four.

After Hill helped Duke win national championships in his first two seasons, the Blue Devils became his team over his final two seasons (which qualify him for this list). He averaged 17.7 points over his junior and senior seasons and winning the NABC National Defensive Player of the Year award in 1993. As a senior, he took on more of a playmaking role (5.2 assists per game) and led Duke to the national championship game where it lost to Arkansas.

Iverson was a bit controversial when he got to Georgetown but with Big John Thompson as his coach, Iverson had the Hoyas exciting once again. He averaged 23 ppg for his career (and 25 ppg in his sophomore season) and three steals a game for Georgetown, and his superior speed and ball-handling wowed fans. After two seasons, he left college and became the No. 1 overall selection in the 1996 NBA Draft. 

Kidd was hailed as the next Magic Johnson and chose to stay home at Cal instead of leaving for a major program. He set a freshman record for steals in a season and set the school record for assists in a season. He led a team that won just 10 games the previous season to beating two-time defending Duke in the NCAA Tournament. He left Cal for the NBA after a sophomore season in which he averaged 16.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 9.1 assists.

Lawson started for Roy Williams as a freshman and would hold the job down for three seasons. He averaged 13.1 points and 5.8 assists for his career but had his best season in 2008-2009 when he upped those averages to 16.6 points and 6.6 assists (his three-point shooting shot up from 36 percent to 47 percent as well) and was named the ACC Player of the Year. North Carolina would go on to win the national championship. 

McDermott was a flat out scorer who played for his dad, Greg, at Creighton. He averaged 21.7 points over his four years in Omaha and would lead the nation in scoring (26.7 ppg) as a senior. He was a three-time consensus All-American, Big East Player of the Year and two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. 

Gonzaga had been mid-major darlings for several years, but Morrison brought star power in his high-scoring antics as well as his mop-top hair and mustache. In 2005-2006, Morrison was in a cross-country battle with Duke's J.J. Redick for both their scoring prowess as well as for Player of the Year honors. Morrison averaged 28.1 points and 5.5 rebounds that season, leading the nation in scoring. The last image of his college career was him showing raw emotion, crying on the court after losing to UCLA in the regional finals of the 2006 NCAA Tournament. 

Nelson was the unanimous national Freshman of the Year in 2000-2001 and would go on to win multiple National Player of the Year awards in 2003-2004. He averaged 16.8 points, 5.7 assists and 4.7 rebounds a game during his career at St. Joseph's. In his senior season, he led the Hawks to an undefeated regular season before losing in both the Atlantic 10 and NCAA Tournaments. He left St. Joe's as the school's all-time leader in points, assists and steals.

Paul played just two years at Wake Forest, but he made his mark in Winston-Salem. He averaged 15.0 points, 6.3 assists and shot 47 percent from three as a Demon Deacon, using a perceived recruiting slight as motivation to dominate bigger guards. As a sophomore, he had Wake Forest at or near the top of the rankings most of the season, becoming a first-team All-American.

The 2006 national Player of the Year had a magnificent career at Duke, even if it didn't end with a championship. He was a stone-cold shooter who would go into a shooting zone where he would hit ridiculously long threes. He also was a 91 percent free-throw shooter and may have received more vitriol from opposing fans than anyone in college hoops.

Stackhouse's freshman season was as a rotation player for the defending champion Tar Heels (averaged 12.2 pts, 5.0 rbs), but it was his sophomore season when he became one of the best players in the nation. He and Rasheed Wallace led the Heels to the Final Four by averaging 19.2 points and 8.2 rebounds.

Vásquez started 122 games at Maryland, averaging 16 points, 5.7 assists and 4.8 rebounds over his career. He was a do-everything guard who won the 2010 ACC Player of the Year Award as well as that season's Bob Cousy Award for best point guard in the nation. 

After missing his freshman season due to academics, Wade exploded as a sophomore, averaging nearly 18 points per game and leading the Golden Eagles to a 26-win season. As a junior, he upped his average to 21.5 points as Marquette reached its first Final Four since its title season of 1977 (25 year drought), toppling top-ranked Kentucky in the regional final along the way.

People took notice of Walker when he scored 23 points against Missouri in the 2009 NCAA Tournament during UConn's Final Four run. But it was his junior season in which he put up 23.5 points in leading the Huskies to a national championship. His performance in the 2011 Big East tournament when UConn became the first team to win five games in five days earned him MVP of the tournament. 

Now known as "Jay" Williams, the former Blue Devil was a National Player of the Year who won an NCAA championship in 2001. Williams averaged 19.3 points for his career, leading the ACC in scoring (21.6 ppg), and he was second in assists (6.1) in 2000-2001. Williams averaged 25.7 points during the NCAA Tournament that season, bringing Duke its third championship.

It takes a special talent to get on a list like this when you were a one-and-done, but Young was that kind of player. He is the only player to ever lead the nation in scoring and assists in the same year...and he did so as a freshman. Young averaged 27.4 points and 8.7 assists per game in his lone season at Oklahoma.