Originally posted by Don Alessandrio:
Because you hail from the left coast, I will accept your bias puttting Alcidor and Walton ahead of The Big O. 
Lew Alcindor played 3 seasons, his teams went 88-2, and he won 3 NCAA titles and 3 NCAA tournament most outstanding player awards.
Bill Walton played 3 seasons, including two 30-0 seasons and won 2 NCAA titles and 2 Most Outstanding Player awards.
The Big O played 3 seasons, and while he led the nation in scoring 3 times, his team never won the championship. In fact, his Cincinnati team won back-to-back titles as soon as he graduated.
I am definitely not biased against the Big O. In fact, I put him ahead of Bill Russell (who went to college on the left coast as well) who won 2 titles, had career averages of over 20 points and 20 boards per game, and led USF to a then-record 60 game winning streak.
