NCAA Basketball: Top 50 players from 2023 NBA Draft most likely to succeed

24. Jaime Jaquez – UCLA Bruins

2022-23 season stats: 17.8 ppg and 8.2 rpg

The 6’6 combo forward was the Pac-12 Player of the Year this past season, leading the Bruins in both scoring and rebounding. Jaquez also is a quality defender and has plenty of versatility. His age and lack of explosive athleticism are the only things keeping him out of the lottery and he’s also not much of a three-point threat. Yet he’s elite in the mid-range and can get to the basket as well.

23. Trayce Jackson-Davis – Indiana Hoosiers

2022-23 season stats: 20.9 ppg and 10.8 rpg

The 6’9 big man developed into a quality rim protector at Indiana, besides being a 20 and 10 athlete. Jackson-Davis was always a quality scorer and rebounder but also improved his passing ability, averaging four assists per game this past season. The only slight with the senior besides his age is his lack of floor spacing and being a bit undersized as a center but he’s one of the top two-way players in this NBA Draft and can be productive at the next level.

22. Marcus Sasser – Houston Cougars

2022-23 season stats: 16.8 ppg and 3.1 apg

Sasser was the star of Houston for the past two years, winning AAC Player of the Year honors and leading the team to a 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He shot 40% from three-point range on over seven attempts a game and proved he can be a good ball-handler as well. At 6’1, Sasser would have to be a point guard to succeed at the NBA but he showed he can run the offense while also playing off the ball.