Earlier this month our friends at SLAM put out an amazing special edition issue featuring their Top 100 Greatest College Players of All Time.  That's a huge undertaking and one they did a tremendous job of handling.  The task is nearly impossible because of the way the game has changed throughout the years.  Comparing eras is hard to do.  Really, really hard to do and SLAM did an amazing job putting together their list and giving each era its just due.  We didn't want the issue to end...although we the way it did...with an ad from 19nine.

You can order your copy for a limited time here. So HVS thought we could add to SLAM's list with an Honorable Mention type of blog. No particular order, and probably a little 90s era heavy, here are the ballers of our youth that could flat out play and deserve to be in the conversation. Honestly, it was a reason to talk about our favorite players. Enjoy...

RAY ALLEN- CONNECTICUT HUSKIES

1995 NCAA Tournament All-Region 

1995 & 1996 1st Team All Big East

1996 Big East Player of the Year

1995-1996 1st Team All-American

1995-1996 UPI Player of the Year

MIKE BIBBY- ARIZONA WILDCATS

1997 National Champion 

 1997 NCAA All Tournament Team 

 1997 Pac 10 Freshman of the Year 

 1998 1st Team All American 

 1998 Pac 10 Player of the Year

CALBERT CHEANEY- INDIANA HOOSIERS

1992 Final Four 

1993 AP Player of the Year 

1993 Big Ten Player of the Year 

1993 1st Team All American 

1993 Naismith Award 

1993 Wooden Award 

All Time Big Ten Leading Scorer

RANDOLPH CHILDRESS- WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS

1994 & 1995 1st Team All ACC

1995 All-American 

1995 ACC Tournament MVP 

1995 ACC Male Athlete of the Year 

ACC 50th Anniversary All-Time Team

MATEEN CLEAVES- MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS

2000 National Champion 

 Big Ten Player of the Year 1998 & 1999 

1997-1998 All-American 

1998-1999 1st Team All-American 

1999-2000 All-American 

2000 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player

ANFERNEE HARDAWAY- MEMPHIS STATE TIGERS

1992 Great Midwest Freshman of the Year 

1992 & 1993 Great Midwest Player of the Year 

1992 NCAA Tournament All-Region  

1992-1993 1st Team All-American

JIM JACKSON- OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

1991 Big Ten Player of the Year 

1990-1991 First Team All-American 

1992 Big Ten Player of the Year 

1991-1992 First Team All-American 

1991-1992 UPI National Player of the Year

JASON KIDD- CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

1993 & 1994 All Pac-10 1st Team 

1993 USBWA Freshman of the Year 

1993-1994 1st Team All-American 

1994 Pac 10 Freshman of the Year 

Pac-10 All-Century Team

JAMAL MASHBURN- KENTUCKY WILDCATS

1993 Final Four 

1992 & 1993 NCAA Tournament All-Region 

1992-1993 1st Team All-American 

1993 SEC Player of the Year 

1993 SEC Athlete of the Year

DERRICK ROSE- MEMPHIS TIGERS

2008 Final Four 

2008 1st Team All C-USA 

2008 NCAA All Tournament Team 

2008 All-American

JALEN ROSE- MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

1992 & 1993 Final Four  

 1992 NCAA All-Tournament 

1992 & 1993 NCAA Tournament All Region 

1993-1994 All-American

STEVE SMITH- MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS

1990 NCAA Tournament All-Region 

1989-1990 All-American 

1990-1991 All-American

DAMON STOUDAMIRE- ARIZONA WILDCATS

1993, 1994, 1995 All Pac-10 1st Team 

1994 NCAA Tournament All-Region 

1994-1995 1st Team All-American 

1995 Pac-10 Player of the Year 

Pac 10 All-Century Team

CORLISS WILLIAMSON- ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS

1994 National Champion 

1995 Final Four 

1994 & 1995 SEC Player of the Year 

1994 & 1995 All-American 

1994 NCAA All-Tournament 

1994 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player 

1995 NCAA All-Tournament