The best current NBA player from every Sweet 16 team left in the NCAA Tournament
By Ben Handler
The NCAA Tournament is fully underway after four days of intense and exciting action. The field of teams has been whittled down from 64 on Thursday morning to 16, where we stand now. Play will resume this Thursday night with the Sweet 16, and the Final 4 will be set by Sunday night.
The remaining teams include plenty of bluebloods like Duke and North Carolina, who have seen countless players go onto the NBA over the years and boast current NBA prospects. But there are also less notable schools with more limited NBA histories like Clemson and Creighton to name a few.
While many fans love March Madness for the passion, the crowds, the endless drama, and such, there are definitely fans who are watching the tournament through an NBA-centric lens. They want to watch the pro prospects and see how they perform under the bright lights, they want to find the next sleeper or bust, and they want to know what will translate to the highest level.
The media is flooded with NBA mock drafts, prospect breakdowns, and things like that. But what about taking a look at actual current NBA players who went to the schools still playing? Let’s take a look at every team left in the Sweet 16, and who is their best current NBA player.