HFS’ 2023 NBA Draft Big Board

As I say every year, I don’t watch much college basketball. When I do watch, it is usually one of my two favorite teams. Those teams are North Carolina, who has no one in this draft, and Appalachian State, whose only draft prospect(s) are foolish to even expect a Summer League offer. I’ll watch March Madness when I can, and then I cram in my research after the last NBA Finals game.

I have scouted over 70 players, but decided to only post my top 65. If someone is missing in your opinion, it could be because I did not think they were good enough, but more likely I just did not have time to research them. I love doing this every year to familiarize myself with some new faces of the league, and it is always fun to look back at this in the future to see what I got right and wrong. Comment your thoughts below please!

1. Victor Wembanyama - 2004 Metropolitans 92 C

2. Scoot Henderson - 2004 G League Ignite PG

3. Brandon Miller - Fr. Alabama PF/SF

4. Amen Thompson - 2003 City Reapers SG/PG

5. Ausar Thompson - 2003 City Reapers SG/SF

6. Taylor Hendricks - Fr. UCF PF

7. Jarace Walker - Fr. Houston PF/C

8. Cam Whitmore - Fr. Villanova SF

9. Kobe Bufkin - So. Michigan PG/SG

10. Cason Wallace - Fr. Kentucky PG/SG

11. Anthony Black - Fr. Arkansas PG

12. Gradey Dick - Fr. Kansas SG/SF

13. Brice Sensabaugh - Fr. Ohio State SF

14. Dereck Lively II - Fr. Duke C

15. Jett Howard - Fr. Michigan SG/SF

16. Bilal Coulibaly - 2004 Metropolitans 92 SF

17. Keyonte George - Fr. Baylor SG

18. Leonard Miller - 2003 G League Ignite PF

19. Dariq Whitehead - Fr. Duke SF

20. Colby Jones - Jr. Xavier PG/SG

21. Maxwell Lewis - So. Pepperdine SF/SG

22. Amari Bailey - Fr. UCLA SG/PG

23. Jordan Hawkins - So. UConn SG

24. Olivier-Maxence Prosper Jr. - Marquette PF/SF

25. Noah Clowney - Fr. Alabama PF/C

26. Jalen Hood-Schifino - Fr. Indiana SG/PG

27. Trayce Jackson-Davis - Sr. Indiana C/PF

28. Nick Smith Jr. - Fr. Arkansas SG

29. Sidy Cissoko - 2004 G League Ignite SF/PF

30. Brandon Sheppard - Sr. Belmont SG

31. James Nnaji - 2004 Barcelona C

32. Kris Murray - Jr. Iowa PF

33. Brandin Podziemski - So. Santa Clara SG/PG

34. Jaime Jaquez - Sr. UCLA SF/PF

35. Jalen Slawson - Sr. Furman PF/SF

36. Julian Strawther - Jr. Gonzaga SF

37. Andre Jackson Jr. - Jr. UConn PG/SG

38. G.G. Jackson - Fr. South Carolina PF/SF

39. Jaylen Clark - Jr. UCLA SG/SF

40. Julian Phillips - Fr. Tennessee SF

41. Rayan Rupert - 2004 NZ Breakers SF/SG

42. Judah Mintz - Fr. Syracuse PG

43. Jordan Walsh - Fr. Arkansas SF

44. Tristan Vukčević - 2003 KK Partizan PF

45. Terquavion Smith - So. NC State PG

46. Ricky Council IV - Jr. Arkansas SG

47. Kobe Brown - Sr. Missouri SF/SG

48. Seth Lundy - Sr. Penn State SF

49. Keyontae Johnson - Sr. Kansas State SF/SG

50. Emoni Bates - So. Eastern Michigan SG

51. Chris Livingston - Fr. Kentucky SF/PF

52. Adem Bona - Fr. UCLA C

53. Isaiah Wong - Sr. Miami SG

54. Jordan Miller - Sr. Miami SF

55. Colin Castleton - Sr. Florida C

56. Jalen Pickett - Sr. Penn State PG

57. Toumani Camara - Sr. Dayton PF

58. Mouhamed Gueye - So. Washington State C

59. Tosan Evbuomwan - Jr. Princeton PF

60. Mike Miles Jr. - Jr. TCU PG

61. Adama Sanogo - Jr. UConn C

62. Marcus Sasser - Sr. Houston PG

63. Jalen Wilson - Jr. Kansas SF

64. Hunter Tyson - Sr. Clemson SF

65. Justyn Mutts - Sr. Virginia Tech PF