The completion of the 2025 NCAA tournament officially signals the start of NBA pre-draft season. There were a handful of prospects who were able to improve their stock during March Madness, most notably Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. and Thomas Haugh.

Both of those guys are projected to be first-round picks in the latest 2-round mock draft from ESPN experts Jonathon Givony and Jeremy Woo. All in all, 11 SEC basketball standouts are predicted to go in the NBA Draft — 7 in Round 1 and 4 in Round 2. Here’s a look at which guys are expected to hear their names called:

Below is the first round for my mock. You can find this mock, plus a full second round and scouting reports for every single prospect in our 2025 NBA Draft Guide. Let’s get to the first round: All that tanking and a $100,