College Basketball: UCLA and Arkansas tied for most players drafted
By Ryan Kay
Two colleges had three players drafted each and ten universities had two players selected in the 2023 NBA draft.
The NBA draft is an annual event where teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) select new players to join their teams. The draft is divided into two rounds of 30 picks each, one pick per team. The order of the picks is determined by the standings in the previous season to ensure balance among the franchises.
The draft process begins with the NBA draft lottery, which was held in May. The lottery determines the order of the first four picks in the draft. The teams with the worst records in the previous season have the best odds of winning the lottery.
The remaining 26 picks in the first round are then determined by the inverse order of the teams’ records. The teams that finished with the best records in the previous season have the first picks in the second round.
The draft was held last night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The NBA draft is an important event for both the teams and the players. For the teams, it is an opportunity to acquire new talent and build a championship contender. For the players, it is a chance to realize their dream of playing in the NBA.
Let’s have a look at all of the colleges that had multiple players selected in the NBA draft.
Here are two schools in the first tier as they both had a player drafted each in the first round and three players drafted overall in the NBA Draft.
Arkansas
1. team. 524. . Tied for First. . Razorbacks
Anthony Black. 38. Guard. Arkansas. 6. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
Guard. Arkansas. Nick Smith Jr.. 27. player. 170. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
38. player. Forward. Arkansas. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Jordan Walsh. 18
UCLA
team. 518. . Tied for First. . Bruins . 1
Jaime Jaquez Jr.. player. 110. Small Forward. UCLA. 18. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
Shooting Guard. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Amari Bailey. 41. player. 170. UCLA
Shooting Guard. UCLA. Jaylen Clark. 53. player. Pick Analysis. 86. Scouting Report
Here is a look at the second tier as these schools had two players drafted with both being selected in the first round of the NBA Draft.
Alabama
523. . Tied for Second. . Crimson Tide . 2. team
Scouting Report. Alabama. 2. player. Brandon Miller. 170. Pick Analysis. Small Forward
Center. Alabama. 21. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Noah Clowney. player. 147
Michigan
player. 38. Pick Analysis. Shooting Guard. Michigan. Jett Howard. 11. Scouting Report
Guard. Kobe Bufkin. 15. player. Scouting Report. 125. Pick Analysis. Michigan
Houston
Scouting Report. Power Forward. Houston. Jarace Walker. 8. player. Pick Analysis. 100
25. Pick Analysis. Guard. Houston. Marcus Sasser. Scouting Report. player. 64
Duke
. Blue Devils . 2. team. 434. . Tied for Second
12. 79. Scouting Report. Duke. Dereck LIVELY II. Pick Analysis. Center. player
player. 147. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Guard. Dariq Whitehead. 22. Duke
Here is a look at four schools in the third tier with two players selected in the NBA draft with one player being selected in the first round.
Kansas
team. 462. . Tied for Third. . Jayhawks . 3
Scouting Report. 13. player. Pick Analysis. Small Forward. Kansas. Gradey Dick. 81
Kansas. 51. player. 147. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Jalen Wilson. Forward
Kentucky
149. Scouting Report. Kentucky. Cason Wallace. 10. player. Pick Analysis. Guard
Chris Livingston. player. 89. Pick Analysis. Forward. Kentucky. 58. Scouting Report
Hoosiers . 3. team. 482. . Tied for Third.
Jalen Hood-Schifino. 17. 20. Scouting Report. Guard. Indiana. player. Pick Analysis
Power Forward. 57. player. 41. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Indiana. Trayce Jackson-Davis
Scouting Report. Guard. Jordan Hawkins. 14. player. Pick Analysis. UConn. 69
Small Forward. player. 36. 89. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. UConn. Andre Jackson Jr.
These two schools are in the fourth tier as they had two players selected in the NBA Draft in the second round.
491. . Tied for Fourth. . Nittany Lions . 4. team
Pick Analysis. Guard. Jalen Pickett. 32. Scouting Report. Penn State. player. 73
Scouting Report. Guard. 46. 125. Pick Analysis. Penn State. Seth Lundy. player
Miami. Jordan Miller. 48. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Guard. player. 77
Miami. 55. 100. Pick Analysis. Guard. Isaiah Wong. player. Scouting Report
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