Tayshaun Prince, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Michael Redd and Deron Williams complete the American line-up.

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In the late 1960s, his sons, Howard and Chris, took over the company.

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He is a professor and economics chair at Howard University, plus Chris Edwards, he's the Director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute.

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That means two things: One, the team is virtually waving the white flag on acquiring Chris Paul, Deron Williams or Dwight Howard.

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Michigan hasn't been to the Final Four since 1993, when the squad featuring Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson lost in the championship game for the second year in a row.

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Imagine the excitement of a draft where teams get to choose first, second, third, etc. among a group that includes Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Paul and every other NBA star.

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Davies eventually put his team ahead on the brink of half-time as he connected with Chris Burke's corner to send a header past Howard.

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Rachael Joyner at Florida Atlantic University, Phillip Lucas and Kendra Desrosiers at Howard University, Tracy Boyer at University of North Carolina, Michelle Chan at Pepperdine University, Chris Welch at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ben Doody at Fairfield and Chris Burcham at Tulane University contributed to this article.

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