30. Quinmari Peterson - Washington
2024-25 season stats (at East Tennessee State): 19.5 ppg and 3.7 apg
The 6’1 guard was the SoCon Player of the Year, leading the Bucs in scoring while shooting 42% from three-point range. Peterson had seven games of at least 25 points, including a 31-point outing versus Chattanooga. The Huskies are looking to improve its backcourt, and Peterson has a chance to be a lead guard, painting with returning Zoom Diallo.
29. Zvonimir Ivisic - Illinois
2024-25 season stats (at Arkansas): 8.5 ppg and 4.3 rpg
The 7’2 center started 19 games at around 19 mpg for the Razorbacks this past season, shooting 38% from deep and blocking nearly two shots a game. He had three games of 20+ points, including scoring 52 combined in back-to-back games against LSU and Alabama. Zvonimir joins his brother Tomislav at Illinois, creating one of the biggest frontcourts in college basketball next season.
28. Henri Veesaar - North Carolina
2024-25 season stats (at Arizona): 9.4 ppg and 5.0 rpg
The 7’0 center took advantage of his increase in playing time, getting around 20 mpg off the bench. Among Veesaar’s top games, this past season includes 19 points against Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament, along with a career-high 22 points and eight rebounds against Arizona State. Veesaar gives UNC a badly-needed true center with size for next season, allowing Ven-Allen Lubin to either slide to the 4 and take on a backup role.
27. Nick Boyd - Wisconsin
2024-25 season stats (at San Diego State): 13.4 ppg and 3.9 apg
After being a role player at FAU the year prior, Boyd moved over to the Aztecs, where he led them in scoring and passing. The all-league guard had a few big outings, including 24 points and six rebounds in the win over Boise State. Boyd replaces the likes of Max Klesmit in the new projected starting lineup for the Badgers.
26. Reed Bailey - Indiana
2024-25 season stats (at Davidson): 18.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, and 3.8 apg
The skilled big man was an all-league player in the A-10 this season, leading the team in all three main categories. That includes a 30-point and 11-rebound game in a win over Rhode Island. Bailey isn’t the kind of physical big that Malik Reneau and Oumar Ballo were inside for the Hoosiers, but he gives them much-needed spacing and an offensive upgrade for next season.