With the 2024 NCAA Tournament underway, here's a list of all the former players of the schools in the first round who are currently in the NBA, headlined by Kentucky with 28 and Duke with 24.
The below links are to the 'Players in the NBA' page for each school.
EAST REGION
- 1 Connecticut (4) vs. No. 16 Stetson (0)
Connecticut: Andre Drummond, Jordan Hawkins, Andre Jackson Jr., Adama Sanogo - 8 Florida Atlantic (0) vs. No. 9 Northwestern (2)
Northwestern: Pete Nance, Pat Spencer - 5 San Diego State (3) vs. No. 12 UAB (1)
SDSU: Malachi Flynn, Kawhi Leonard, Jalen McDaniels
UAB: Trey Jemison
- 4 Auburn (6) vs. No. 13 Yale (0)
Auburn: Walker Kessler, Davion Mitchell, Chuma Okeke, Isaac Okoro, Jabari Smith Jr., J.T. Thor
- 6 BYU (0) vs. No. 11 Duquesne (1)
BYU: T.J. McConnell - 3 Illinois (3) vs. No. 14 Morehead State (1)
Illinois: Ayo Dosunmu, Malcolm Hill, Brandin Podziemski
Morehead State: Xavier Moon - 7 Washington State (3) vs. No. 10 Drake (0)
Washington State: Malachi Flynn, Mouhamed Gueye, Klay Thompson - 2 Iowa State vs. No. 15 South Dakota State (0)
Tyrese Haliburton, Talen Horton-Tucker, Monte Morris, Georges Niang
SOUTH REGION
- 1 Houston (5) vs. No. 16 Longwood
Houston: Quentin Grimes, Nathaniel Hinton, DeJon Jarreau, Marcus Sasser, Jarace Walker - 8 Nebraska (2) vs. No. 9 Texas A&M (5)
Nebraska: Dalano Banton, Bryce McGowens
Texas A&M: Alex Caruso, Quenton Jackson, DeAndre Jordan, Khris Middleton, Robert Williams - 5 Wisconsin (2) vs. No. 12 James Madison (0)
Johnny Davis, Micah Potter - 4 Duke (24) vs. No. 13 Vermont (0)
Grayson Allen, Marvin Bagley III, Paolo Banchero, R.J. Barrett, Marques Bolden, Wendell Carter Jr., Seth Curry, Harry Giles, A.J. Griffin Jr., Brandon Ingram, Kyrie Irving, Jalen Johnson, Tre Jones, Tyus Jones, Luke Kennard, Dereck Lively II, Wendell Moore Jr., Mason Plumlee, Cam Reddish, Jayson Tatum, Gary Trent Jr., Dariq Whitehead, Mark Williams, Zion Williamson - 6 Texas Tech (1) vs. No. 11 NC State (7)
Texas Tech: Jahmi’us Ramsey
NC State: Caleb Martin, Cody Martin, Dereon Seabron, Dennis Smith, Terquavion Smith, T.J. Warren, Omer Yurtseven - 3 Kentucky (28) vs. No. 14 Oakland (1)
Kentucky: Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, B.J. Boston Jr., Anthony Davis, De’Aaron Fox, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Ashton Hagans, Tyler Herro, Isaiah Jackson, Keldon Johnson, Johnny Juzang, Chris Livington, Tyrese Maxey, Malik Monk, Jamal Murray, Immanuel Quickley, Julius Randle, Nick Richards, Olivier Sarr, Shaedon Sharpe, Jacob Toppin, Karl-Anthony Towns, Oscar Tshiebwe, Jarred Vanderbilt, TyTy Washington Jr., P.J. Washington
Oakland: Jamal Cain - 7 Florida (8) vs. No. 10 Colorado (4)
Florida: Bradley Beal, Colin Castleton, Dorian Finney-Smith, Alex Fudge, Al Horford, Keyontae Johnson, Tre Mann, Andrew Nembhard
Colorado: Alec Burks, Spencer Dinwiddie, Jabari Walker, Derrick White - 2 Marquette (7) vs. No. 15 Western Kentucky (2)
Marquette: Jimmy Butler, Jamal Cain, D.J. Carton, Jae Crowder, Sam Hauser, Wesley Matthews, Olivier-Maxence Prosper
Western Kentucky: Dalano Banton, Charles Bassey
MIDWEST REGION
- 1 Purdue (1) vs. No. 16 Grambling State (0)
Purdue: Jaden Ivey - 8 Utah State (2) vs. No. 9 TCU (2)
Utah State: Sam Merrill, Neemias Queta
TCU: Desmond Bane, Kenrich Williams - 5 Gonzaga (10) vs. No. 12 McNeese (0)
Gonzaga: Brandon Clarke, Zach Collins, Rui Hachimura, Chet Holmgren, Corey Kispert, Andrew Nembhard, Kelly Olynyk, Domantas Sabonis, Julian Strawther, Jalen Suggs - 4 Kansas (13) vs. No. 13 Samford (0)
Kansas: Ochai Agbaji, Udoka Azubuike, Christian Braun, Gradey Dick, Joel Embiid, Devonte’ Graham, Quentin Grimes, Marcus Morris, Markieff Morris, Svi Mykhailiuk, Kelly Oubre Jr., Andrew Wiggins, Jalen Wilson - 6 South Carolina (4) vs. No. 11 Oregon (7)
South Carolina: Anthony Gill, G.G. Jackson, A.J. Lawson, Justin Minaya
Oregon: Bol Bol, Chris Boucher, Dillon Brooks, Troy Brown Jr., Chris Duarte, Eugene Omoruyi, Payton Pritchard - 3 Creighton (1) vs. No. 14 Akron (0)
Creighton: Doug McDermott - 7 Texas (10) vs. No. 10 Colorado State (1)
Texas: Jarrett Allen, Mohamed Bamba, Greg Brown III, Kevin Durant, Jaxson Hayes, Kai Jones, Jericho Sims, Tristan Thompson, P.J. Tucker, Myles Turner
Colorado State: David Roddy - 2 Tennessee (7) vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s (0)
Tennessee: Tobias Harris, Keon Johnson, Julian Phillips, Josh Richardson, Admiral Schofield, Jaden Springer, Grant Williams
WEST REGION
- 1 North Carolina (10) vs. No. 16 Wagner (0)
North Carolina: Cole Anthony, Harrison Barnes, Leaky Black, Reggie Bullock, Cameron Johnson, Walker Kessler, Nassir Little, Pete Nance, Day’Ron Sharpe, Coby White - 8 Mississippi State (0) vs. No. 9 Michigan State (6)
Michigan State: Miles Bridges, Max Christie, Draymond Green, Gary Harris, Jaren Jackson Jr., Xavier Tillman Sr. - 5 Saint Mary’s (3) vs. No. 12 Grand Canyon (0)
Saint Mary's: Jordan Ford, Jock Landale, Patty Mills - 4 Alabama (9) vs. No. 13 Charleston (0)
Alabama: Noah Clowney, J.D. Davison, Keon Ellis, Herb Jones, Braxton Key, Kira Lewis Jr., Brandon Miller, Joshua Primo, Collin Sexton - 6 Clemson (3) vs. No. 11 New Mexico (0)
Clemson: Trey Jemison, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Hunter Tyson - 3 Baylor (9) vs. No. 14 Colgate (0)
Baylor: Kendall Brown, Jared Butler, Adam Flagler, Keyonte George, Davion Mitchell, Royce O’Neale, Taurean Prince, Jeremy Sochan, Ish Wainright - 7 Dayton (2) vs. No. 10 Nevada (3)
Dayton: Toumani Camara, Obi Toppin
Nevada: Caleb Martin, Cody Martin, JaVale McGee - 2 Arizona (9) vs. No. 15 Long Beach State (0)
Arizona: Deandre Ayton, Aaron Gordon, Josh Green, Lauri Markkanen, Bennedict Mathurin, T.J. McConnell, Zeke Nnaji, Dalen Terry, Brandon Williams
