NBA Prospects NCAA Tournament Viewing Guide

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With March Madness and the NCAA Tournament upon us, we have put together a handy viewing guide for those who watch the bracket unfold with the NBA in mind. The top prospects who could be in the 2017 NBA Draft are listed. The list is in order of the time of the first game the player will play. Much like many of the players’ collegiate careers on the list, a tournament appearance can be “one and done”, so catch them while you can!

All rankings are from the Draft Express Top 100 Prospects

Player — Position — School — Draft Express Rank — Opponent — Time (EST)

First Four Games — Tuesday 3/14

• John Collins — Forward — Wake Forest — DE #16 — Kansas State — 9:10 PM
• Wesley Iwundu — Forward — Kansas State — DE #46 — Wake Forest — 9:10 PM

First Four Games — Wednesday 3/15

• Bennie Boatwright — Forward — USC — DE NR — Providence — 9:10 PM
• Chemezie Metu — Center — USC — DE #42 — Providence — 9:10 PM
• Elijah Stewart — Guard — USC — DE NR — Providence — 9:10 PM

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First Round Games — Thursday 3/16

First Window — 12:15–2:00 PM Start Times

• V.J. Beachem — Forward — Notre Dame — DE #78 — Princeton — 12:15 PM
• Bonzie Colson — Forward — Notre Dame — DE NR — Princeton — 12:15 PM
• Kelan Martin — Forward — Butler — DE NR — Winthrop — 1:30 PM
• Zach Collins — Forward — Gonzaga — DE #25 — South Dakota St. — 2:00 PM
• Przemek Karnowski — Center — Gonzaga — DE NR — South Dakota St. — 2:00 PM
• Nigel Williams-Goss — Guard — Gonzaga — DE #50 — South Dakota St. — 2:00 PM

Second Window — 2:45–4:30 PM Start Times

• Kasey Hill — Guard — Florida — DE NR — East Tennessee St. — 3:10 PM
• Devin Robinson — Forward — Florida — DE #47 — East Tennessee St. — 3:10 PM
• Luke Kornet — Forward — Vanderbilt — DE #81 — Northwestern — 4:30 PM

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Third Window — 6:50–7:27 PM Start Times

• Trevon Bluiett — Guard — Xavier — DE NR — Maryland — 6:50 PM
• Justin Jackson — Forward — Maryland — DE NR — Xavier — 6:50 PM
• Melo Trimble — Forward — Maryland — DE #92 — Xavier — 6:50 PM
• Mikal Bridges — Forward — Villanova — DE #57 — First Four Winner — 7:10 PM
• Jalen Brunson — Guard — Villanova — DE NR — First Four Winner — 7:10 PM
• Josh Hart — Guard — Villanova — DE #40 — First Four Winner — 7:10 PM
• Kris Jenkins — Forward– Villanova — DE NR — First Four Winner — 7:10 PM
• Grayson Allen — Guard — Duke — DE #43 — Troy — 7:20 PM
• Marques Bolden — Center — Duke — DE #54 — Troy — 7:20 PM
• Harry Giles — Forward — Duke — DE #28 — Troy — 7:20 PM
• Frank Jackson — Guard — Duke — DE #48 — Troy — 7:20 PM
• Chase Jeter — Forward — Duke — DE NR — Troy — 7:20 PM
• Luke Kennard — Guard — Duke — DE #22 — Troy — 7:20 PM
• Jayson Tatum — Forward — Duke — DE #4 — Troy — 7:20 PM
• Vince Edwards — Forward — Purdue — DE #86 — Vermont — 7:27 PM
• Isaac Haas — Center — Purdue — DE NR — Vermont — 7:27 PM
• Caleb Swanigan — Forward — Purdue — DE #33 — Vermont — 7:27 PM

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Fourth Window — 9:20–9:57 PM Start Times

• Dwayne Bacon — Guard — Florida State — DE #59 — FGCU — 9:20 PM
• Jonathan Isaac — Forward — Florida State — DE #9 — FGCU — 9:20 PM
• Xavier Rathan-Mayes — Guard — Florida State — DE NR — FGCU — 9:20 PM
• Ethan Happ — Forward — Wisconsin — DE #80 — Virginia Tech — 9:40 PM
• Nigel Hayes — Forward — Wisconsin — DE #70 — Virginia Tech — 9:40 PM
• Rawle Atkins — Guard — Arizona — DE #82 — South Carolina — 9:50 PM
• Lauri Markkanen — Forward — Arizona — DE #7 — South Carolina — 9:50 PM
• Kobi Simmons — Guard — Arizona — DE #66 — South Carolina — 9:50 PM
• Allonzo Trier — Guard — Arizona — DE #72 — South Carolina — 9:50 PM
• P.J. Dozier — Guard — South Carolina — DE #55 — Arizona — 9:50 PM
• Sindarius Thornwell — Guard — South Carolina — DE NR — Arizona — 9:50 PM
• Monte Morris — Guard — Iowa State — DE #49 — Nevada — 9:57 PM
• Cameron Oliver — Forward — Nevada — DE #61 — Iowa State — 9:57 PM

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First Round Games — Friday 3/17

First Window — 12:15–2:00 PM Start Times

• Jawun Evans — Guard — Oklahoma State — DE #38 — Michigan — 12:15 PM
• Zak Irvin — Guard — Michigan — DE NR — Oklahoma State — 12:15 PM
• Johnathan Motley — Forward — Baylor — DE #27 — New Mexico St. — 12:40 PM
• Moses Kingsley — Forward — Arkansas — DE NR — Seton Hall — 1:30 PM
• Jordan Bell — Forward — Oregon — DE #60 — Iona — 2:00 PM
• Dillon Brooks — Forward — Oregon — DE #37 — Iona — 2:00 PM
• Tyler Dorsey — Guard– Oregon — DE NR — Iona — 2:00 PM

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Second Window — 2:45–4:30 PM Start Times

• Deng Adel — Forward — Louisville — DE NR — Jacksonville St. — 2:45 PM
• V.J. King — Forward — Louisville — DE NR — Jacksonville St. — 2:45 PM
• Mangok Mathiang — Center — Louisville — DE NR — Jacksonville St. — 2:45 PM
• Donovan Mitchell — Guard — Louisville — DE #23 — Jacksonville St. — 2:45 PM
• Shake Milton — Guard — SMU — DE #65 — First Four Winner — 3:10 PM
• Semi Ojeleye — Forward — SMU — DE #32 — First Four Winner — 3:10 PM
• Joel Berry — Guard — North Carolina — DE #91 — Texas Southern — 4:00 PM
• Tony Bradley — Center– North Carolina — DE #52 — Texas Southern — 4:00 PM
• Isaiah Hicks — Forward — North Carolina — DE #93 — Texas Southern — 4:00 PM
• Justin Jackson — Forward — North Carolina — DE #14 — Texas Southern — 4:00 PM
• Kennedy Meeks — Center — North Carolina — DE NR — Texas Southern — 4:00 PM
• Theo Pinson — Forward — North Carolina — DE NR — Texas Southern — 4:00 PM
• Marcus Foster — Guard — Creighton — DE NR — Rhode Island — 4:30 PM
• Justin Patton — Center — Creighton — DE #17 — Rhode Island — 4:30 PM
• E.C. Matthews — Guard — Rhode Island — DE NR — Creighton — 4:30 PM

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Third Window — 6:50–7:27 PM Start Times

• Carlton Bragg — Forward — Kansas — DE NR — First Four Winner — 6:50 PM
• Devonte Graham — Guard — Kansas — DE #56 — First Four Winner — 6:50 PM
• Josh Jackson — Forward — Kansas — DE #3 — First Four Winne r– 6:50 PM
• Frank Mason — Guard — Kansas — DE #83 — First Four Winner — 6:50 PM
• Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk — Guard — Kansas — DE #68 — First Four Winner — 6:50 PM
• Jacob Evans — Forward — Cincinnati — DE #87 — First Four Winner — 7:27 PM

Utah Jazz at a Crossroads

Fourth Window — 9:20–9:57 PM Start Times

• Bruce Brown — Guard — Miami — DE #30 — Michigan St. — 9:20 PM
• Miles Bridges — Forward — Michigan State — DE #12 — Miami — 9:20 PM
• Josh Langford — Forward — Michigan State — DE NR — Miami — 9:20 PM
• Bam Adebayo — Forward — Kentucky — DE #31 — Northern Kentucky — 9:40 PM
• Isaiah Briscoe — Guard — Kentucky — DE #85 — Northern Kentucky — 9:40 PM
• De’Aaron Fox — Guard — Kentucky — DE #5 — Northern Kentucky — 9:40 PM
• Weneyn Gabriel — Forward — Kentucky — DE NR — Northern Kentucky — 9:40 PM
• Isaac Humphries — Center — Kentucky — DE NR — Northern Kentucky — 9:40 PM
• Sacha Killeya-Jones — Forward — Kentucky — DE NR — Northern Kentucky — 9:40 PM
• Malik Monk — Guard — Kentucky — DE #8 — Northern Kentucky — 9:40 PM
• Ike Anigbogu — Center — UCLA — DE #20 — Kent State — 9:57 PM
• Lonzo Ball — Guard — UCLA — DE #2 — Kent State — 9:57 PM
• Isaac Hamilton — Guard — UCLA — DE NR — Kent State — 9:57 PM
• T.J. Leaf — Forward — UCLA — DE #29 — Kent State — 9:57 PM

Blast Off: The Houston Rockets’ Bench Is Taking Them To New Heights

The following players appear in the Draft Express Top 100, but their teams did not make the NCAA Tournament (minus Chris Boucher from Oregon who will not play due to a torn ACL). Your next chance to see these players will be in a lesser tournament, back at their school next year, the NBA Draft Combine and/or NBA Summer League.

• Markelle Fultz — Guard — Washington — DE #1
• Dennis Smith — Guard — North Carolina State — DE #6
• Robert Williams — Forward — Texas A&M — DE #10
• Jarrett Allen — Center — Texas — DE #13
• Ogugua Anunoby — Forward — Indiana — DE #19
• Ivan Rabb — Forward — California — DE #24
• Tyler Lydon — Forward — Syracuse — DE #26
• Alec Peters — Forward — Valparaiso — DE #35
• Jarron Blossomgame — Forward — Clemson — DE #36
• Thomas Bryant — Center — Indiana — DE #39
• Andrew Jones — Guard — Texas — DE #45
• Omer Yurtseven — Center — North Carolina State — DE #53
• Chris Boucher — Forward — Oregon — DE #71 (torn ACL)
• Kyle Kuzma — Forward — Utah — DE #74
• Malcolm Hill — Forward — Illinois — DE #76
• L.J. Peak — Forward — Georgetown — DE #77
• Andrew White — Guard — Syracuse — DE #84
• Dedric Lawson — Forward — Memphis — DE #88
• Drew Eubanks — Center — Oregon State — DE #89
• Jessie Govan — Center — Georgetown — DE #90
• Tacko Fall — Center — Central Florida — DE #96
• Antonius Cleveland — Guard — Southeast Missouri State — DE #100