Pound for pound one of the greatest pure point guards in NBA history, Chris Paul is one of the games great "Floor Generals". As an All-American prospect coming out of West Forsyth High School, Paul burst onto the national stage as a star at Wake Forest University in his hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
During his freshman season at "Wake", Chris was named the 2004 ACC Rookie of the year and third team all-conference. In his sophomore campaign, Paul would take his game to the next level while leading Deamon Deacons to a national #1 ranking for the first time is School History. Paul would go on to finish the season as a consensus first-team All-American and would declare for the NBA draft. It was in that 2005 NBA Draft that Chris Paul was selected with the 4th overall pick by the New Orleans Hornets.