Although he never had enough offensive chops to win a full-time starting job, Conrad McRae was a first-rate post defender for Syracuse. The 6’9” McRae blocked 203 shots with the Orangemen, good for 10th-place on the program’s all-time list.

A second-round pick for Washington, McRae didn’t make the team. After several seasons overseas, he was making another run at an NBA roster when, tragically, he suffered a heart attack in a Magic summer-league practice and died at age 29.