Editor's note: The 2016-2017 college basketball season will be the "Year of the Freshmen," featuring what could be the best class we've ever seen. Over the next two weeks, we will get familiar with the best of the best, examining who they are and where each of the top 10 prospects in the 2016 ESPN 100 came from.
Read more: No. 10 Duke's Frank Jackson
| No. 9 Kentucky's Malik Monk
No. 8 Michigan State's Miles Bridges | No. 7 Washington's Markelle Fultz
No. 6 Kentucky's De'Aaron Fox | No. 5 Kentucky's Bam Adebayo
No. 4 UCLA's Lonzo Ball | No. 3 Duke's Jayson Tatum
No. 2 Kansas' Josh Jackson | No. 1 Duke's Harry Giles
He started as Edrice Adebayo, went by "Bam Bam" and is now known around college basketball as simply "Bam." Adebayo made a name for himself very early in his high school career and landed a North Carolina offer during his sophomore season. After continuing to dominate, he caught Kentucky coach John Calipari's eye, and Kentucky made a push. While Adebayo's friend and AAU teammate, Dennis Smith Jr., went to NC State, the big man headed to Lexington.