NBA Draft: Baylor-Duke Matchup Headlines Loaded Wednesday Slate

Tonight’s college basketball slate features several top matchups, headlined by Baylor-Duke and North Carolina-Oklahoma.

The 2024 NBA Draft is still vastly wide open, with spots from No. 1 and on essentially up for grabs.

Tonight’s college basketball slate features two ranked matchups, with potential draftees littering games throughout the night.

Here are some of the top matchups and prospects to watch:

No. 10 Baylor vs. No. 21 Duke

Tonight’s top-21 matchup between the Bears and Blue Devils could have as many as four first rounders featured, with even more potential draftees.

For the Bears, Ja’Kobe Walter has earned top-ten buzz and backed it up this season. And Yves Missi has emerged as potentially one of the top men in the class.

The Blue Devils have two of the top returnees in college basketball in Kyle Filipowski and Tyrese Proctor, both of which are trending towards again being ranked in the mid-first of the first round.

No. 7 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 North Carolina

The Sooners have emerged as one of the top stories in college basketball this season, jumping out to a 10-0 start behind a few surprise potential draftees like Javian McCollum, Milos Uzan and Otega Oweh. All of which are undoubtedly on NBA radars now.

Despite their hot start, Oklahoma will have their toughest matchup yet in No. 11 UNC, who has a few stars of their own. The top to watch will likely be point guard Elliot Cadeau, who hasn’t gotten off to the hot start some projected, but still has clearly NBA-level skills.

No. 5 UConn vs. Seton Hall

UConn, armed with two potential lottery picks in Donovan Clingan and Stephon Castle, will face a tough opponent tonight in Seton Hall.

Clingan has been what most expected this season, one of the top big man candidates in the pool and a dominant collegiate force. Castle very much looks the part, but suffered an early injury and is still working his way back from that.

Regardless, the Huskies’ tandem will likely be must-watch TV for the foreseeable future.

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