The Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament is set with all eight No. 1 and No. 2 seeds reaching this stage where they are two wins away from the Final Four in Arizona.
Here’s a list of all the former players of the schools in the Sweet 16 who are currently in the NBA. Duke leads with 24 former players in the NBA, followed by North Carolina and Gonzaga with 10 apiece.
Thursday
West:
• No. 2 Arizona (9) vs. No. 6 Clemson (3)
Arizona: Deandre Ayton, Aaron Gordon, Josh Green, Lauri Markkanen, Bennedict Mathurin, T.J. McConnell, Zeke Nnaji, Dalen Terry, Brandon Williams
Clemson: Trey Jemison, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Hunter Tyson
• No. 1 North Carolina (10) vs. No. 4 Alabama (9)
North Carolina: Cole Anthony, Harrison Barnes, Leaky Black, Reggie Bullock, Cameron Johnson, Walker Kessler, Nassir Little, Pete Nance, Day’Ron Sharpe, Coby White
Alabama: Noah Clowney, J.D. Davison, Keon Ellis, Herb Jones, Braxton Key, Kira Lewis Jr., Brandon Miller, Joshua Primo, Collin Sexton
East:
• No. 1 Connecticut (4) vs. No. 5 San Diego State (3)
Connecticut: Andre Drummond, Jordan Hawkins, Andre Jackson Jr., Adama Sanogo
SDSU: Malachi Flynn, Kawhi Leonard, Jalen McDaniels
• No. 2 Iowa State (3) vs. No. 3 Illinois (3)
Iowa State: Tyrese Haliburton, Talen Horton-Tucker, Monte Morris, Georges Niang
Illinois: Ayo Dosunmu, Malcolm Hill, Brandin Podziemski
Friday
South:
• No. 2 Marquette (7) vs. No. 11 NC State (7)
NC State: Caleb Martin, Cody Martin, Dereon Seabron, Dennis Smith, Terquavion Smith, T.J. Warren, Omer Yurtseven
Marquette: Jimmy Butler, Jamal Cain, D.J. Carton, Jae Crowder, Sam Hauser, Wesley Matthews, Olivier-Maxence Prosper
• No. 1 Houston (5) vs. No. 4 Duke (24)
Houston: Quentin Grimes, Nathaniel Hinton, DeJon Jarreau, Marcus Sasser, Jarace Walker
Duke: 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
Midwest:
• No. 1 Purdue (1) vs. No. 5 Gonzaga (10)
Purdue: Jaden Ivey
Gonzaga: Brandon Clarke, Zach Collins, Rui Hachimura, Chet Holmgren, Corey Kispert, Andrew Nembhard, Kelly Olynyk, Domantas Sabonis, Julian Strawther, Jalen Suggs
• No. 2 Tennessee (7) vs. No. 3 Creighton (1)
Tennessee: Tobias Harris, Keon Johnson, Julian Phillips, Josh Richardson, Admiral Schofield, Jaden Springer, Grant Williams
Creighton: Doug McDermott
