Every Possible NBA Player to Watch This College Basketball Season
'Tis the season of winter breaks spent away from college, and yet, that's when you happen to find the most college sports on TV. I've complied a list of the 90 potential NBA players in next year's draft to watch this college basketball season, sorting them in alphabetical order. I've also included their year in school and the current range of where they land on mock drafts. Sorry Marquette fans, there's no one on the roster that's even showed up on the bubble of a two-round mock draft. Enjoy!
Alabama (2):
Collin Sexton: #2, PG, 6'3", Freshman, Top 10 Pick
John Petty: #23, SG, 6'5", Freshman, Mid 2nd-Undrafted
Arkansas (1):
Daniel Gafford: #10, C, 6'11", Freshman, Early 2nd-Undrafted
Arizona (5):
DeAndre Ayton: #13, C, 7'1", Freshman, Top 3 Pick
Allonzo Trier: #35, SG, 6'5", Junior, 2nd Round
Rawle Alkins: #1, SG, 6'5", Sophomore, 2nd Round
Brandon Randolph: #5, SG, 6'5", Freshman, Mid 2nd-Undrafted
Emmanuel Akot: #24, SF, 6'7", Freshman, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Auburn (1):
Austin Wiley: #50, C, 6'11", Sophomore, Late 1st-Mid 2nd
Baylor (1):
Jo Lual-Acuil: #0, C, 7', Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Bosie State (1):
Chandler Hutchison: #15, SG, 6'7", Senior, Mid-Late 2nd
Butler (1):
Kelan Martin: #30, SF, 6'7", Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Cincinnati (1):
Jacob Evans: #1, SF, 6'6", Junior, 2nd Round
Creighton (1):
Khyri Thomas: #2, SG, 6'3", Junior, Late 1st-Mid 2nd
Duke (5):
Marvin Bagley III: #35, PF, 6'11", Freshman, Top 3 Pick
Wendell Carter Jr: #34, C, 6'10", Freshman, Mid 1st Round
Trevon Duval: #1, PG, 6'3", Freshman, Mid 1st Round
Grayson Allen: #3, G, 6'5", Senior, Late 1st Round
Gary Trent Jr: #2, SG, 6'6", Freshman, Late 1st-Undrafted
Florida (1):
Jalen Hudson: #3, SG, 6'6", Junior, Late 1st-Mid 2nd
Florida Gulf Coast (1):
Brandon Goodwin: #0, PG, 6'2", Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Georgetown (1):
Jessie Govan: #15, C, 6'10", Junior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Georgia (1):
Yante Maten: #1, PF, 6'8", Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Georgia Tech (1):
Joshua Okogie: #5, SG, 6'4", Sophomore, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Gonzaga (3):
Rui Hachimura: #21, F, 6'8", Sophomore, Early 2nd-Undrafted
Killian Tillie: #33, PF/C, 6'10", Sophomore, Early 2nd-Undrafted
Johnathan Williams: #3, PF, 6'9", Senior, Mid 2nd-Undrafted
Kansas (4):
Devonte' Graham: #4, PG, 6'2", Senior, Late 1st-Early 2nd
Lagerald Vick: #2, SG, 6'5", Junior, 2nd Round
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk: #10, SF, 6'10", Senior, Early 2nd-Undrafted
Billy Preston: #23, PF, 6'10", Freshman, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Kentucky (6):
Kevin Knox, #5, F, 6'9", Freshman, Top 15 Pick
Hamidou Diallo, #3, SG, 6'5", Freshman, Mid 1st-Early 2nd
Nick Richards, #4, C, 6'11", Freshman, Late 1st-Early 2nd
Jarred Vanderbilt, #2, F, 6'9", Freshman, Late 1st-Early 2nd
PJ Washington, #25, F, 6'7", Freshman, Early 2nd-Undrafted
Wenyen Gabriel, #32, F, 6'9", Sophomore, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Louisville (4):
Deng Adel, #22, SF, 6'7", Junior, Early 2nd-Undrafted
VJ King, #0, SF, 6'6", Sophomore, Mid 2nd-Undrafted
Ray Spalding, #13, PF, 6'10", Junior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Anas Mahmoud, #14, C, 7', Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Maryland (2):
Justin Jackson, #21, F, 6'7", Sophomore, Late 1st-Early 2nd
Bruno Fernando, #23, PF/C, 6'10", Freshman, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Miami (2):
Lonnie Walker, #4, SG, 6'4", Freshman, Mid 1st Round
Bruce Brown, #11, SG, 6'5", Sophomore, Mid 1st Round
Michigan (1):
Moritz Wagner, #13, PF/C, 6'11", Junior, Early 2nd-Undrafted
Michigan State (2):
Jaren Jackson, #2, PF, 6'11", Freshman, Top 10 Pick
Miles Bridges, #22, SF, 6'7", Sophomore, Top 15 Pick
Joshua Langford, #1, G, 6'5", Sophomore, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Minnesota (1):
Jordan Murphy, #3, SG/SF, 6'6", Junior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Mississippi State (1):
Lamar Peters, #1, PG, 6', Sophomore, Mississippi State
Missouri (2):
Michael Porter Jr., #13, F, 6'10", Freshman, Top 5 Pick
Jontay Porter, #11, PF, 6'11", Freshman, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Missouri State (1):
Alize Johnson, #24, PF, 6'9", Senior, Late 1st-Early 2nd
Notre Dame (1):
Bonzie Colson, #35, PF, 6'6", Senior, 2nd Round
Ohio State (1):
Keita Bates-Diop, #33, SF, 6'7", Junior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Oklahoma (1):
Trae Young, #11, PG, 6'2", Freshman, Top 10 Pick
Oregon (1):
Troy Brown, #0, SG/SF, 6'7", Freshman, Late 1st-Early 2nd
Purdue (2):
Vincent Edwards, #12, SF, 6'8", Senior, Mid 2nd-Undrafted
Isaac Haas, #44, C, 7'2", Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
San Diego State (1):
Malik Pope, #21, SF, 6'10", Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
SMU (1):
Shake Milton, #1, G, 6'6", Junior, Late 1st-Early 2nd
St. Bonaventure (1):
Jaylen Adams, #3, PG, 6'2", Senior, Mid 2nd-Undrafted
Syracuse (1):
Tyus Battle, #25, SG/SF, 6'6", Sophomore, Late 1st-Early 2nd
TCU (1):
Kenrich Williams, #34, SF, 6'7", Senior, Mid 2nd-Undrafted
Texas (2):
Mohamed Bamba, #4, C, 6'11", Freshman, Top 5 Pick
Andrew Jones, #1, G, 6'4", Sophomore, Early 2nd-Undrafted
Texas A&M (3):
Robert Williams, #44, PF/C, 6'10", Sophomore, Top 15 Pick
DJ Hogg, #1, F, 6'9", Junior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Tyler Davis, #34, C, 6'10", Junior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
UCF (2):
Tacko Fall, #24, C, 7'6", Junior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Aubrey Dawkins, #15, SG, 6'6", Junior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
UCLA (4):
Aaron Holiday, #3, PG, 6'1", Junior, Late 1st-Mid 2nd
Kris Wilkes, #13, SF, 6'8", Freshman, Early 2nd-Undrafted
Jaylen Hands, #4, PG, 6'3", Freshman, Mid 2nd-Undrafted
Thomas Welch, #40, C, 7', Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
UNLV (1):
Brandon McCoy, #44, C, 7'1", Freshman, Mid-Late 1st Round
USC (4):
Chimezie Metu, #4, PF/C, 6'11", Junior, Late 1st-Early 2nd
De'Anthony Melton, #22, G, 6'4", Sophomore, Late 1st-Mid 2nd
Elijah Stewart, #30, SG, 6'5", Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Bennie Boatwright, #25, F, 6'10", Junior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
UT-Arlington (1)
Kevin Hervey, #25, SF, 6'9", Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Villanova (2):
Mikal Bridges, #25, SF, 6'6", Junior, Mid 1st Round
Jalen Brunson, #1, PG, 6'3", Junior, Early 2nd-Undrafted
Virginia Tech (1):
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, #4, G, 6'5", Freshman, Late 1st-Late 2nd
Wake Forest (1):
Bryant Crawford, #13, PG, 6'3", Junior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
West Virginia (1):
Jevon Carter, #2, PG, 6'2", Senior, Early 2nd-Undrafted
Western Michigan (1):
Thomas Wilder, #10, PG, 6'3", Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Wichita State (1):
Landry Shamet, #11, PG, 6'4", Sophomore, Early 2nd-Undrafted
Wisconsin (1):
Ethan Happ, #22, PF, 6'10", Junior, Mid 2nd-Undrafted
Xavier (1):
JP Macura, #55, SG, 6'5", Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
Trevon Bluiett, #5, G, 6'6", Senior, Late 2nd-Undrafted
There might be other names to rise up on a draft board throughout the year, but hey, here's over 90 names to start with. Even the most irrelevant teams like UT-Arlington and Missouri State have a guy that might suit up in a pro uniform. that being said, if you're stuck watching seemingly pointless college basketball games over winter break, these are the names you might want to remember.