Los jugadores universitarios están encabezados por los 2 favoritos para ser seleccionados en primera posición: Ben Simmons (LSU) y Brandon Ingram (Duke). En ese grupo también están dos extranjeros destacados de la NCAA como sonJakob Poeltl (Utah) y Domantas Sabonis (Gonzaga).
En cuanto a la lista de baloncestistas que juegan fuera de Estados Unidos, la encabezan el croata Dragan Bender y el turco Furkan Korkmaz. Y en ella hay 8 jugadores que juegan en España: Juancho Hernangómez, Ilimane Diop,Rolands Smits, Alexander Vezenkov, Emir Sulejmanovic, Jordan Sakho,Romaric Belemene y Ludvig Hakanson.
Lista de jugadores de la NCAA
| Jugador | Universidad | Altura | Estatus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Malik Abu | North Carolina State | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| Rosco Allen | Stanford | 6-9 | Junior |
| Tony Anderson | Southeast Missouri State | 6-9 | Freshman |
| BeeJay Anya | North Carolina State | 6-9 | Junior |
| Brandon Austin | Northwest Florida State | 6-6 | Sophomore |
| Ian Baker | New Mexico State | 6-0 | Junior |
| Wade Baldwin IV | Vanderbilt | 6-3 | Sophomore |
| Anthony "Cat" Barber | North Carolina State | 6-2 | Junior |
| V.J. Beachem | Notre Dame | 6-8 | Junior |
| Malik Beasley | Florida State | 6-5 | Freshman |
| DeAndre Bembry | St. Joseph's | 6-6 | Junior |
| Ben Bentil | Providence | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| James Blackmon Jr. | Indiana | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| Antonio Blakeney | LSU | 6-4 | Freshman |
| Jaron Blossomgame | Clemson | 6-7 | Junior |
| Trevon Bluiett | Xavier | 6-6 | Sophomore |
| Amida Brimah | Connecticut | 7-0 | Junior |
| Isaiah Briscoe | Kentucky | 6-3 | Freshman |
| Dillon Brooks | Oregon | 6-7 | Sophomore |
| Elijah Brown | New Mexico | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| Jaylen Brown | California | 6-7 | Freshman |
| Lamous Brown | Utah State U-Eastern (CC) | 7-0 | Sophomore |
| Deonte Burton | Iowa State | 6-4 | Junior |
| Antonio Campbell | Ohio | 6-10 | Junior |
| Kareem Canty | Auburn | 6-0 | Junior |
| Robert Carter Jr. | Maryland | 6-9 | Junior |
| Marquese Chriss | Washington | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Conor Clifford | Washington State | 7-0 | Junior |
| Charles Cooke III | Dayton | 6-5 | Junior |
| Bakari Copeland | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 6-6 | Junior |
| Deyonta Davis | Michigan State | 6-10 | Freshman |
| Moustapha Diagne | Northwest Florida State | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Cheick Diallo | Kansas | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Tyler Dorsey | Oregon | 6-4 | Freshman |
| D'andre Downey | Stillman College (AL) | 6-9 | Junior |
| Kris Dunn | Providence | 6-4 | Junior |
| Vince Edwards | Purdue | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| Henry Ellenson | Marquette | 6-11 | Freshman |
| Kay Felder | Oakland | 5-9 | Junior |
| Brannen Greene | Kansas | 6-7 | Junior |
| Jimmy Hall | Kent State | 6-8 | Junior |
| Daniel Hamilton | Connecticut | 6-7 | Sophomore |
| Cedric Happi Noube | Virginia Union | 6-7 | Junior |
| Jordan Hare | Rhode Island | 6-10 | Junior |
| Josh Hart | Villanova | 6-5 | Junior |
| Josh Hawkinson | Washington State | 6-10 | Junior |
| Nigel Hayes | Wisconsin | 6-8 | Junior |
| Brandon Ingram | Duke | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Ike Iroegbu | Washington State | 6-2 | Junior |
| Demetrius Jackson | Notre Dame | 6-1 | Junior |
| Justin Jackson | North Carolina | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| Julian Jacobs | USC | 6-4 | Junior |
| Stefan Jankovic | Hawaii | 6-11 | Junior |
| Anthony January | Cal State-San Bernardino | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| Kris Jenkins | Villanova | 6-6 | Junior |
| Que Johnson | Washington State | 6-5 | Junior |
| Peter Jok | Iowa | 6-6 | Junior |
| Damian Jones | Vanderbilt | 7-0 | Junior |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | UNLV | 6-7 | Freshman |
| Nikola Jovanovic | USC | 6-11 | Junior |
| Moses Kingsley | Arkansas | 6-10 | Junior |
| Travion Kirkendoll | Centenary College (LA) | 6-3 | Sophomore |
| Skal Labissiere | Kentucky | 6-11 | Freshman |
| Jermaine Lawrence | Manhattan | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Dedric Lawson | Memphis | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Marcus Lee | Kentucky | 6-9 | Junior |
| Thon Maker | Orangeville Prep/Athlete Institute | 7-0 | Post-Graduate |
| Emmanuel Malou | Yuba CC (CA) | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Makai Mason | Yale | 6-1 | Sophomore |
| Patrick McCaw | UNLV | 6-7 | Sophomore |
| Zak McLaughlin | Gadsden State CC (AL) | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Jahmal McMurray | South Florida | 6-0 | Freshman |
| Kennedy Meeks | North Carolina | 6-10 | Junior |
| Dallas Moore | North Florida | 6-1 | Junior |
| Jalen Moore | Utah State | 6-9 | Junior |
| Dejounte Murray | Washington | 6-5 | Freshman |
| Jamal Murray | Kentucky | 6-4 | Freshman |
| Mamadou Ndiaye | UC-Irvine | 7-6 | Junior |
| Tyrell Nelson | Gardner-Webb | 6-7 | Junior |
| Malik Newman | Mississippi State | 6-3 | Freshman |
| Marc-Eddy Norelia | Florida Gulf Coast | 6-8 | Junior |
| Chris Obekpa | St. John's | 6-10 | Junior |
| Goodluck Okonoboh | UNLV | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Cameron Oliver | Nevada | 6-8 | Freshman |
| Chinanu Onuaku | Louisville | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Alec Peters | Valparaiso | 6-9 | Junior |
| QJ Peterson | VMI | 6-0 | Junior |
| Jakob Poeltl | Utah | 7-0 | Sophomore |
| Malik Pope | San Diego State | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Rodney Purvis | Connecticut | 6-4 | Junior |
| Tim Quarterman | LSU | 6-6 | Junior |
| Jalen Reynolds | Xavier | 6-10 | Junior |
| Malachi Richardson | Syracuse | 6-6 | Freshman |
| Domantas Sabonis | Gonzaga | 6-11 | Sophomore |
| Corey Sanders Jr. | Rutgers | 6-2 | Freshman |
| Wayne Selden Jr. | Kansas | 6-5 | Junior |
| Ingrid Sewa | Arizona Western College (CC) | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Pascal Siakam | New Mexico State | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Ben Simmons | LSU | 6-10 | Freshman |
| Diamond Stone | Maryland | 6-11 | Freshman |
| Caleb Swanigan | Purdue | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Isaiah Taylor | Texas | 6-1 | Junior |
| Rakish Taylor | Anderson University (SC) | 6-7 | Junior |
| Ethan Telfair | Idaho State | 6-0 | Junior |
| Trevor Thompson | Ohio State | 6-11 | Sophomore |
| Melo Trimble | Maryland | 6-3 | Sophomore |
| Tyler Ulis | Kentucky | 5-9 | Sophomore |
| Aaron Valdes | Hawaii | 6-5 | Junior |
| Maurice Watson Jr. | Creighton | 5-10 | Junior |
| James Webb III | Boise State | 6-9 | Junior |
| Andrew White III | Nebraska | 6-7 | Junior |
| Isaiah Whitehead | Seton Hall | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| Devin Williams | West Virginia | 6-9 | Junior |
| Troy Williams | Indiana | 6-7 | Junior |
| Alec Wintering | Portland | 5-11 | Junior |
| Zeek Woodley | Northwestern State | 6-2 | Junior |
| Stephen Zimmerman | UNLV | 7-0 | Freshman |
Lista de jugadores internacionales
| Jugador | Equipo | Altura | Año nacim. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Arapovic | Cedevita (Croacia) | 6-9 | 1996 |
| Ege Arar | Galatasaray (Turquía) | 6-9 | 1996 |
| Edin Atic | Spars Sarajevo (Bosnia) | 6-7 | 1997 |
| Gracin Bakumanya | Antibes (Francia) | 7-0 | 1997 |
| Romaric Belemene | Clinicas Rincon (España) | 6-9 | 1997 |
| Dragan Bender | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) | 7-0 | 1997 |
| Metecan Birsen | Istanbul BSB (Turquía) | 6-9 | 1995 |
| Axel Bouteille | Chalon (Francia) | 6-7 | 1995 |
| Isaia Cordinier | Denain (Francia) | 6-5 | 1996 |
| Petr Cornelie | Le Mans (Francia) | 6-11 | 1995 |
| Ilimane Diop | Laboral Kutxa (España) | 6-11 | 1995 |
| Youssoupha Fall | Le Mans (Francia) | 7-3 | 1995 |
| Diego Flaccadori | Trento (Italia) | 6-5 | 1996 |
| Michael Fusek | Spirou (Bélgica) | 7-3 | 1995 |
| Marko Guduric | Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) | 6-6 | 1995 |
| Egemen Guven | Karsiyaka (Turquía) | 6-10 | 1996 |
| Ludvig Hakanson | Sevilla (España) | 6-3 | 1996 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | Estudiantes (España) | 6-9 | 1995 |
| Ognjen Jaramaz | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 6-4 | 1995 |
| Alpha Kaba | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 6-10 | 1996 |
| Vincent Kesteloot | Aalstar (Bélgica) | 6-7 | 1995 |
| Furkan Korkmaz | Efes (Turquía) | 6-7 | 1997 |
| Emircan Kosut | Efes (Turquía) | 7-1 | 1995 |
| Mathias Lessort | Chalon (Francia) | 6-9 | 1995 |
| Luc Loubaki | Orleans (Francia) | 6-3 | 1997 |
| Timothé Luwawu | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 6-7 | 1995 |
| Blaz Mesicek | Union Olimpija (Eslovenia) | 6-6 | 1997 |
| Aleksej Nikolic | Brose Baskets (Alemania) | 6-3 | 1995 |
| Georgios Papagiannis | Panathinaikos (Grecia) | 7-2 | 1997 |
| Adam Pechacek | Koszalin (Polonia) | 6-10 | 1995 |
| Petar Rakicevic | Metalac (Serbia) | 6-9 | 1995 |
| Martynas Sajus | Zalgiris (Lituania) | 6-9 | 1996 |
| Jordan Sakho | Torrelodones (España) | 6-10 | 1997 |
| Wesley Sena | Bauru (Brasil) | 6-11 | 1996 |
| Kenan Sipahi | Karsiyaka (Turquía) | 6-6 | 1995 |
| Nik Slavica | Cibona (Croacia) | 6-7 | 1997 |
| Rolands Smits | Fuenlabrada (España) | 6-10 | 1995 |
| Emir Sulejmanovic | Barcelona (España) | 6-9 | 1995 |
| Berk Ugurlu | Fenerbahce (Turquía) | 6-3 | 1996 |
| Alexander Vezenkov | Barcelona (España) | 6-9 | 1995 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Rouen (Francia) | 6-7 | 1995 |
| Rade Zagorac | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 6-10 | 1995 |
| Zhou Qi | Xinjiang (China) | 7-2 | 1996 |
| Ante Zizic | Cibona (Croacia) | 6-11 | 1997 |
| Ivica Zubac | Mega Leks (Serbia) | 7-0 | 1997 |
