Junior NBA alumni ready to shine in March Madness

Rob Dillingham will enter his first NCAA Tournament after averaging 15.4 points per game at Kentucky.

The Jr. NBA, the NBA's official youth basketball program, has plenty of reasons to be proud, as its alumni perform throughout the men's and women's NCAA tournaments.

On the women's side, USC's JuJu Watkins and UCLA's Kiki Rice have their teams as national title contenders.

Watkins is the nation's second-leading scorer (27 points per game), the nation's best freshman, and has been named to several All-American first-team lists.

Rice averaged 12.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists for UCLA, which ranked sixth in the nation at 25-6.

Duke sophomore Kyle Filipowski, who averages 17.1 points, and Kentucky's Rob Dillingham, who averaged 15.4 points a night as a freshman, are the two Junior NBA headliners in this year's men's tournament. .

Duke University's Jadyn Donovan, Kansas University's Smyre Nichols, Stanford University's Courtney Ogden, University of Southern California's Malia Samuels, University of Arizona's Jada Williams and Texas A&M Saul Williams are also on the Junior NBA Court of Court. Participated in the Leaders Program.

Court of Leaders recognizes the efforts of outstanding high school athletes on and off the court and helps prepare them for success in all areas of life.

Male members of the Court of Leaders participating in March Madness include Amani Hansberry of Illinois and Quinton Webb of New Mexico.

The complete list of Junior NBA Academy graduates participating in the 2024 Women's NCAA Tournament can be found below.

Junior NBA Alumni – Women’s March Madness Watchlist

Junior NBA Alumni – Men’s March Madness Watchlist

*Participated in the Junior NBA Global Championship regional qualifiers