Stars Shining Brighter: Select NBA Circle if Robinson Keeps Improving

Kansas forward Thomas Robinson showed incredible fortitude last season dealing with the deaths of his grandparents and mother in less than a month during the 2010-11 campaign. If he keeps on improving at such a dramatic pace when he reaches the professional level, he could join the following "Magnificient 7" list of All-Americans who posted career scoring averages more than five points per game higher over more than 10 NBA seasons than they did in multiple college campaigns:

Player, School (College Average/NBA Regular-Season Averaqe/Scoring Increase)

Michael Jordan, North Carolina (17.7 ppg/30.1 ppg in 15 seasons with a low mark of 20 in his final NBA campaign in 2002-03/12.4 ppg)

Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston (13.3 ppg/21.8 ppg in 18 years with his first 13 seasons compiling more than 20 from 1984-85 through 1996-97/8.5 ppg)

Charles Barkley, Auburn (14.1 ppg/22.1 ppg in 16 years with 11 consecutive seasons compiling more than 20 from 1985-86 through 1995-96/8 ppg)

John Havlicek, Ohio State (14.6 ppg/20.8 ppg in 16 years with eight consecutive seasons compiling more than 20 from 1966-67 through 1973-74/6.2 ppg)

Clyde Drexler, Houston (14.4 ppg/20.4 ppg in 15 years with his last 13 seasons compiling at least 18 from 1985-86 through 1997-98/6 ppg)

Patrick Ewing, Georgetown (15.3 ppg/21 ppg in 17 years with his first 13 seasons compiling at least 20 from 1985-86 through 1997-98/5.7 ppg)

Marques Johnson, UCLA (14.4 ppg/20.1 ppg in 11 years with the first of six of more than 20 a career-high 25.6 in 1978-79/5.7 ppg)