Final Four approaches, there is no better time than now to rank the 25 greatest college basketball players of all time. Whenever doing such a challenging task like ranking the best college basketball players ever,

Last year, there were nearly 300 names in the portal on the first day. It was a record-setting number ... that got absolutely shattered by 2025's opening day. More than 750 men's basketball student-athletes entered their names into the transfer portal when it opened Monday.

Players are often the most celebrated when teams succeed. However, coaches are the brains behind any team’s success. There have been many successful and legendary coaches in men’s college basketball.