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Over the past decade, Chicago has been one of the best cities in the United States when it comes to producing quality college basketball players.

Home to Anthony Davis, Jahlil Okafor, Jabari Parker, Cliff Alexander and Derrick Rose, the Windy City seems to be churning out top-five talent on an annual basis—but it wasn't quite enough to reach No. 1 on the list.

Still, what an incredibly appropriate cover photo for this list. A product of Chicago (No. 2 on our list), Rose spent his one year of college in Memphis, Tennessee, (No. 3) to play for a coach (John Calipari) who has signed at least one player from virtually every city mentioned.

On the following slide, we'll look through the thought process and mathematics that went into ranking these 20 cities before listing them out with their scores and noting a few key players who came from each one.

If you live in or near any of these cities, make sure to keep your eyes peeled for the next big thing in college hoops.