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NBA draft stock watch: 12 prospects who are skyrocketing after first weekend of March Madness

Every year during March Madness, there are players who are able to step up on the biggest stage and perform well under the brightest lights.

Every year during March Madness, there are players who are able to step up on the biggest stage and perform well under the brightest lights.

Evaluators rely on a much wider sample size than just the small amount of time players get to perform during the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. However, playing well in high-pressure environments doesn’t hurt your odds of getting drafted.

With that in mind, we surveyed the field to get a sense of some players who have been able to use their time in the tournament to improve their NBA draft stock.

This is not the only way to get noticed and earn a spot on a professional roster, of course, but it can help make a case for why one player may be a more enticing fit than another.

NBA draft stock watch: 12 prospects who are skyrocketing after first weekend of March Madness

Every year during March Madness, there are players who are able to step up on the biggest stage and perform well under the brightest lights.

Evaluators rely on a much wider sample size than just the small amount of time players get to perform during the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. However, playing well in high-pressure environments doesn’t hurt your odds of getting drafted.

With that in mind, we surveyed the field to get a sense of some players who have been able to use their time in the tournament to improve their NBA draft stock.

This is not the only way to get noticed and earn a spot on a professional roster, of course, but it can help make a case for why one player may be a more enticing fit than another.

Brady Manek de UNC es expulsado por una falta flagrante ridícula y los fans estaba furiosos.

North Carolina ha sido una de las mayores sorpresas este torneo después de que los Tar Heels (8) ubicados dominaron a Marquette (9) en la primera ronda. Y continuaron igual el sábado, llegando a tener una ventaja de 25 puntos sobre Baylor (1) con …

North Carolina ha sido una de las mayores sorpresas este torneo después de que los Tar Heels (8) ubicados dominaron a Marquette (9) en la primera ronda. Y continuaron igual el sábado, llegando a tener una ventaja de 25 puntos sobre Baylor (1) con 10:47 por jugar en la segunda mitad.

Pero cambió la tendencia cuando Brady Manek de UNC fue sancionado con una falta flagrante 2 en un rebote. Manek retrocedió, dándole un codazo a Jeremy Sochan de Baylor en el proceso. Parecía ser una jugada normal, pero los réferis fueron al monitor.

Manek, quien ese momento tenía 26 puntos, fue sancionado con la sanción más estricta, lo cual significó que fue expulsado. Esta fue la jugada.

Traducción.- Manek fue explusado por este codo. 

Manek tenía 26 puntos antes de su expulsión. 

Baylor entonces tuvo una super remontada, empatando el juego para forzar tiempo extra. North Carolina acabaría ganando 93-86 en el tiempo extra, pero no sin soportar el estrés de un enorme desplome/ remontada.

El internet estaba que hervía con la sanción de Flagrante 2.

Traducción.- La expulsión de Manek fue una burla. ¿Un codo sin ver durante un rebote es una expulsión? Sáquense. 

Traducción.- Santo cambio de momentum. Eso no debió ser un flagrante 2. Vamos. 

Traducción.- Esta es la tercera flagrante 2 que he visto, y no debió de haber sido. 

Traducción.- Fregaron a Brady Manek. No se merecía la flagrante 2 ni la expulsión. 

 

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The officiating in UNC’s meltdown against Baylor was horrendous and the internet didn’t hold back

These refs were just bad.

After North Carolina’s strong finish to the season and first-round beatdown of Marquette in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Tar Heels were a sneaky good value pick to upset the East region’s top seed Baylor on Saturday.

At the very least, they could cover a 5.5-point spread.

Once the game got under way, not only did North Carolina look primed to cover, the game was trending in the direction of its 32-point win over Marquette. UNC led by 25 with 10 minutes left and appeared to be on its way to an easy win before a questionable flagrant foul that got forward Brady Manek — their leading scorer at the time — ejected. More questionable calls from the refs and a big foul discrepancy followed and UNC fell apart.

Baylor came all the way back to force overtime and the reaction on social media was all aimed in the direction of the refs.

Although North Carolina pulled through for the win in overtime, 93-86, the team certainly didn’t help itself with poor inbounding, execution advancing the ball against the press, free throw shooting or just dealing with late-game pressure in general. But there’s no doubt UNC was fighting poor officiating in addition to Baylor in this one.

That’s unfortunate at this stage of the season with the stakes so high.

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UNC’s Brady Manek was tossed for a ridiculous flagrant foul and CBB fans everywhere were furious

This has to be one of the all-time worst calls.

North Carolina has been one of the biggest surprises so far this tournament after the 8-seed Tar Heels thoroughly dominated 9-seed Marquette in round one. They kept rolling on Saturday, building as much as a 25-point lead on No. 1 seed Baylor with 10:47 to play in the second half.

Then the tides turned as UNC’s Brady Manek was hit with a Flagrant 2 foul on a box-out. Manek reached back, elbowing Baylor’s Jeremy Sochan in the process. It looked like a normal play upon second look, but the refs went to the monitor.

Manek, who had a team-high 26 points at the time, was assessed the strictest penalty, leading to him being ejected. Here’s the play:

Baylor went on a monster run following the call, cutting the lead back to single digits. The internet was aflame at the call.

UNC basketball sets record in NCAA Tournament win over Marquette

The UNC basketball program set a new record in their NCAA Tournament win over Marquette on Thursday afternoon.

The first few minutes were back and forth but after the first media timeout, the UNC basketball program really turned it on in their win over Marquette on Thursday. The Tar Heels went on a 20-2 run after that timeout to grab a double-digit lead over the Golden Eagles and they never looked back, advancing to the round of 32 against Baylor.

UNC went up big in the first half, grabbing a 53-25 lead at halftime and control of the game.

That effort was backed by 21 first-half points from Caleb Love including all of his made field goals from the three-point line as he tied a UNC record for most made three-pointers (six) in an NCAA Tournament game. Love finished the game with 23 points but the Tar Heels really didn’t need much from him in the second half.

Brady Manek added five three-pointers of his own in the game while the Tar Heels finished with 13, marking a new program record in an NCAA Tournament game:

We’ve seen this before from UNC this season where they are red hot from the three-point line. And like Thursday, when that happens they are a very dangerous team.

Let’s hope the hot shooting continues on Saturday when they face No. 1 Baylor for a trip to the Sweet 16.

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Aggregate NBA mock draft 4.0: Duke’s AJ Griffin is soaring back into the top tier

The best prospects in the world are all competing for the top spot in the 2022 NBA draft and it is hard to sort how everyone is stacking up.

The best prospects in the world are all competing for the top spot in the 2022 NBA draft and it is hard to sort how everyone is stacking up.

In order to help us get a better sense of where all of the projected top prospects in the class stand as of right now, we compiled mock drafts from Draft Express (ESPN), Aran Smith (NBADraft.net), Sam Vecenie (The Athletic), Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Chad Ford (NBA Big Board), Krysten Peek (Yahoo), Matt Babcock (Basketball News) as well as USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s For The Win.

Please note that these rankings reflect the composite score in order to get a feel for consensus, not our own opinion. Predictions for a first overall pick earned a player 58 points while the second overall pick earned 57 points, the third overall earned 56 points, and so on.

AJ Griffin (Duke), Alondes Williams (Wake Forrest), Iverson Molinar (Mississippi State), Orlando Robinson (Fresno State), Walker Kessler (Fresno State), Justin Lewis (Marquette), Christian Braun (Kansas), and Tari Eason (LSU) have improved their draft stock the most since our most recent update last month.\

The most notable prospects who made their debut on our rankings were Shaedon Sharpe (Kentucky), David Roddy (Colorado State), and Jaylin Williams (Arkansas).

Meanwhile, the top prospects who were not included in any of these recent mock drafts are Daimion Collins (Kentucky), Alex Fudge (LSU), Justin Moore (Villanova), Darius Days (LSU), Jared Rhoden (Seton Hall), Tre Mitchell (Texas), Dawson Garcia (North Carolina), and more.

Otherwise, you can learn the latest updates on every single prospect who has been included in recent mock drafts by scrolling below.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report

Aggregate NBA mock draft 4.0: Duke’s AJ Griffin is soaring back into the top tier

The best prospects in the world are all competing for the top spot in the 2022 NBA draft and it is hard to sort how everyone is stacking up.

In order to help us get a better sense of where all of the projected top prospects in the class stand as of right now, we compiled mock drafts from Draft Express (ESPN), Aran Smith (NBADraft.net), Sam Vecenie (The Athletic), Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Chad Ford (NBA Big Board), Krysten Peek (Yahoo), Matt Babcock (Basketball News) as well as USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s For The Win.

Please note that these rankings reflect the composite score in order to get a feel for consensus, not our own opinion. Predictions for a first overall pick earned a player 58 points while the second overall pick earned 57 points, the third overall earned 56 points, and so on.

AJ Griffin (Duke), Alondes Williams (Wake Forrest), Iverson Molinar (Mississippi State), Orlando Robinson (Fresno State), Walker Kessler (Fresno State), Justin Lewis (Marquette), Christian Braun (Kansas), and Tari Eason (LSU) have improved their draft stock the most since our most recent update last month.\

The most notable prospects who made their debut on our rankings were Shaedon Sharpe (Kentucky), David Roddy (Colorado State), and Jaylin Williams (Arkansas).

Meanwhile, the top prospects who were not included in any of these recent mock drafts are Daimion Collins (Kentucky), Alex Fudge (LSU), Justin Moore (Villanova), Darius Days (LSU), Jared Rhoden (Seton Hall), Tre Mitchell (Texas), Dawson Garcia (North Carolina), and more.

Otherwise, you can learn the latest updates on every single prospect who has been included in recent mock drafts by scrolling below.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report

Aggregate NBA mock draft 3.0: Jabari Smith leaps ahead of Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren for No. 1

The best prospects in the world are all competing for the top spot in the 2022 NBA draft and it is hard to sort how everyone is stacking up.

The best prospects in the world are all competing for the top spot in the 2022 NBA draft and it is hard to sort how everyone is stacking up.

In order to help us get a better sense of where all of the projected top prospects in the class stand as of right now, we compiled mock drafts from Draft Express (ESPN), Aran Smith (NBADraft.net), Sam Vecenie (The Athletic), Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Jeremy Woo (Sports Illustrated), Krysten Peek (Yahoo), Matt Babcock (Basketball News) as well as USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s For The Win.

Please note that these rankings reflect the composite score in order to get a feel for consensus, not our own opinion. Predictions for a first overall pick earned a player 58 points while the second overall pick earned 57 points, the third overall earned 56 points, and so on.

Johnny Davis (Wisconsin), Jeremy Sochan (Baylor), Harrison Ingram (Stanford), EJ Liddell (Ohio State), Wendell Moore (Duke), Blake Wesley (Notre Dame), and Walker Kessler (Auburn) have improved their draft stock the most since our most recent update last month.

The most notable prospects making their debut on our rankings are Tari Eason (LSU), Aminu Mohammed (Georgetown), Dereon Seabron (NC State), Christian Braun (Kansas), Trevion Williams (Purdue) and Orlando Robinson (Fresno State).

Some of the top prospects who were not included in any of these most recent mock drafts include Matthew Cleveland (Florida State), Azuolas Tubelis (Arizona), Max Abmas (Oral Roberts), Kofi Cockburn (Illinois), Alex Fudge (LSU), Buddy Boeheim (Syracuse), Josh Minott (Memphis) and Kadary Richmond (Seton Hall).

Otherwise, you can learn the latest updates on every single prospect who has been included in recent mock drafts by scrolling below.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report

Aggregate NBA mock draft 3.0: Jabari Smith leaps ahead of Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren for No. 1

The best prospects in the world are all competing for the top spot in the 2022 NBA draft and it is hard to sort how everyone is stacking up.

In order to help us get a better sense of where all of the projected top prospects in the class stand as of right now, we compiled mock drafts from Draft Express (ESPN), Aran Smith (NBADraft.net), Sam Vecenie (The Athletic), Jonathan Wasserman (Bleacher Report), Jeremy Woo (Sports Illustrated), Krysten Peek (Yahoo), Matt Babcock (Basketball News) as well as USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s For The Win.

Please note that these rankings reflect the composite score in order to get a feel for consensus, not our own opinion. Predictions for a first overall pick earned a player 58 points while the second overall pick earned 57 points, the third overall earned 56 points, and so on.

Johnny Davis (Wisconsin), Jeremy Sochan (Baylor), Harrison Ingram (Stanford), EJ Liddell (Ohio State), Wendell Moore (Duke), Blake Wesley (Notre Dame), and Walker Kessler (Auburn) have improved their draft stock the most since our most recent update last month.

The most notable prospects making their debut on our rankings are Tari Eason (LSU), Aminu Mohammed (Georgetown), Dereon Seabron (NC State), Christian Braun (Kansas), Trevion Williams (Purdue) and Orlando Robinson (Fresno State).

Some of the top prospects who were not included in any of these most recent mock drafts include Matthew Cleveland (Florida State), Azuolas Tubelis (Arizona), Max Abmas (Oral Roberts), Kofi Cockburn (Illinois), Alex Fudge (LSU), Buddy Boeheim (Syracuse), Josh Minott (Memphis) and Kadary Richmond (Seton Hall).

Otherwise, you can learn the latest updates on every single prospect who has been included in recent mock drafts by scrolling below.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report