Ranking 20 NBA Draft prospects to watch during 2025 March Madness

Before the 2025 NBA Draft, plenty of prospects will have an opportunity to showcase their game on the biggest scouting stages during March Madness.

Of course, the biggest name to know is Duke freshman Coper Flagg. While he is currently injured, he is arguably the best overall player in college basketball and expected to turn pro after this season. Flagg has multiple teammates (including Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach) expected to join him in the NBA next season.

As always, there are some notable prospects who did not make the tournament (including Rutgers teammates Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey as well as South Carolina's Collin Murray-Boyles, Saint Joseph's Rasheer Fleming, and UAB's Yaxel Lendeborg).

But here are a few of the top names to know who did make the Big Dance. Note that the ranking is determined by Rookie Scale's Consensus Big Board.

Meanwhile, for more prospect coverage, here is our latest NBA mock draft at For The Win.

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1. Cooper Flagg

Bob Donnan

TEAM: Duke

POSITION: Wing

HEIGHT: 6-9

DRAFT AGE: 18.5

2. V.J. Edgecombe

TEAM: Baylor

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT: 6-5

DRAFT AGE: 19.9

3. Tre Johnson

TEAM: Texas

POSITION: Wing

HEIGHT: 6-6

DRAFT AGE: 19.3

4. Kasparas Jakučionis

TEAM: Illinois

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT: 6-6

DRAFT AGE: 19.1

5. Kon Knueppel

TEAM: Duke

POSITION: Wing

HEIGHT: 6-7

DRAFT AGE: 19.9

6. Khaman Maluach

Jim Dedmon

TEAM: Duke

POSITION: Big

HEIGHT: 7-2

DRAFT AGE: 18.8

7. Derik Queen

TEAM: Maryland

POSITION: Big

HEIGHT: 6-10

DRAFT AGE: 20.5

8. Jeremiah Fears

TEAM: Oklahoma

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT: 6-4

DRAFT AGE: 18.7

9. Liam McNeeley

TEAM: Connecticut

POSITION: Wing

HEIGHT: 6-7

DRAFT AGE: 19.7

10. Asa Newell

TEAM: Georgia

POSITION: Big

HEIGHT: 6-11

DRAFT AGE: 19.7

11. Jase Richardson

Trevor Ruszkowski

TEAM: Michigan St.

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT: 6-3

DRAFT AGE: 19.7

12. Egor Demin

TEAM: BYU

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT: 6-9

DRAFT AGE: 19.3

13. Danny Wolf

TEAM: Michigan

POSITION: Big

HEIGHT: 7-0

DRAFT AGE: 21.2

14. Nique Clifford

TEAM: Colorado St.

POSITION: Forward

HEIGHT: 6-6

DRAFT AGE: 23.4

15. Will Riley

TEAM: Illinois

POSITION: Wing

HEIGHT: 6-8

DRAFT AGE: 19.3

16. Carter Bryant

Aryanna Frank

TEAM: Arizona

POSITION: Forward

HEIGHT: 6-8

DRAFT AGE: 19.6

17. Kam Jones

TEAM: Marquette

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT: 6-4

DRAFT AGE: 23.3

18. Adou Thiero

TEAM: Arkansas

POSITION: Wing

HEIGHT: 6-6

DRAFT AGE: 21.1

19. Miles Byrd

TEAM: San Diego St.

POSITION: Wing

HEIGHT: 6-7

DRAFT AGE: 20.8

20. Labaron Philon

TEAM: Alabama

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT: 6-4

DRAFT AGE: 19.6

Honorable Mentions

Stephen Lew

Boogie Fland (Arkansas)
Alex Karaban (Connecticut)
Johni Broome (Auburn)
Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton)
Ian Jackson (North Carolina)
Isaiah Evans (Duke)
JT Toppin (Texas Tech)
Drake Powell (North Carolina)
Chaz Lanier (Tennessee)
Alex Condon (Florida)
Darrion Williams (Texas Tech)
Walter Clayton Jr. (Florida)
JoJo Tugler (Houston)
Milan Momcilovic (Iowa State)

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Ranking 20 NBA Draft prospects to watch during 2025 March Madness

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