Men's Basketball

55 Former Players from Big 12 Teams Open NBA Season

Big 12 men's basketball teams have placed 55 players on 2023-24 NBA opening day rosters. Eleven Conference programs will have representatives when the season begins on Tuesday, October 24.

Kendall Brown (Baylor), Indiana Pacers
Jared Butler (Baylor), Washington Wizards
Keyonte George (Baylor), Utah Jazz
Davion Mitchell (Baylor), Sacramento Kings
Royce O'Neale (Baylor), Brooklyn Nets
Taurean Prince (Baylor), Los Angeles Lakers
Jeremy Sochan (Baylor), San Antonio Spurs
Ish Wainright (Baylor), Phoenix Suns
Taylor Hendricks (UCF), Utah Jazz    
Armoni Brooks (Houston),Brooklyn Nets    
Quentin Grimes (Houston), New York Knicks
Nate Hinton (Houston), Houston Rockets
Marcus Sasser (Houston), Detroit Pistons
Jarace Walker (Houston), Indiana Pacers    
Tyrese Haliburton (Iowa State), Indiana Pacers
Talen Horton-Tucker (Iowa State), Utah Jazz
Monte Morris (Iowa State), Detroit Pistons
Georges Niang (Iowa State), Cleveland Cavaliers
Lindell Wigginton (Iowa State), Milwaukee Bucks
Ochai Agbaji (Kansas), Utah Jazz
Udoka Azubuike (Kansas), Phoenix Suns
Christian Braun (Kansas), Denver Nuggets
Gradey Dick (Kansas), Toronto Raptors    
Joel Embiid (Kansas), Philadelphia 76ers
Devonte' Graham (Kansas), San Antonio Spurs
Marcus Morris (Kansas), Los Angeles Clippers
Markieff Morris (Kansas), Dallas Mavericks
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (Kansas), Boston Celtics
Kelly Oubre, Jr. (Kansas), Philadelphia 76ers
Andrew Wiggins (Kansas), Golden State Warriors
Jalen Wilson (Kansas), Brooklyn Nets
Keyontae Johnson (Kansas State), Oklahoma City Thunder    
Markquis Nowell (Kansas State), Toronto Raptors        
Dean Wade (Kansas State), Cleveland Cavaliers
Buddy Hield (Oklahoma), Indiana Pacers
Austin Reaves (Oklahoma), Los Angeles Lakers
Trae Young (Oklahoma), Atlanta Hawks
Cade Cunningham (Oklahoma State), Detroit Pistons
Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State), Memphis Grizzlies
Lindy Waters III (Oklahoma State), Oklahoma City Thunder
Desmond Bane (TCU), Memphis Grizzlies    
Kenrich Williams (TCU), Oklahoma City Thunder
Jarrett Allen (Texas), Cleveland Cavaliers
Mohamed Bamba (Texas), Philadelphia 76ers
Greg Brown III (Texas), Dallas Mavericks
Kevin Durant (Texas), Phoenix Suns
Jaxson Hayes (Texas), Los Angeles Lakers
Cory Joseph (Texas), Golden State Warriors
Sir'Jabari Rice (Texas), San Antonio Spurs
Jericho Sims (Texas), New York Knicks
Tristan Thompson (Texas), Cleveland Cavaliers
P.J. Tucker (Texas), Philadelphia 76ers
Myles Turner (Texas), Indiana Pacers    
Jevon Carter (West Virginia), Chicago Bulls
Miles McBride (West Virginia), New York Knicks

List updated as of October 23, 2023