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College Basketball: Saturday Features Loaded NBA Draft Slate

We're churning quickly through the college basketball season, now deep into conference play with March and tournaments on the horizon.

So far, the 2026 NBA Draft class has more than lived up to the hype, seemingly offering one of the best and deepest classes in some time. Saturday's slate of games features several notable matchups, with top prospects facing off against one another in hopes of raising their stock and leaving with wins.

No. 9 Kansas vs. No. 5 Iowa State and No. 16 Texas Tech vs. No. 1 Arizona are the highlights of the day, but there's plenty more games worth tuning in for.

Below, you can find the schedule for Saturday’s top-25 games featuring 2026 draft prospects:

### **No. 20 Clemson vs. No. 4 Duke — 11 a.m. CT on ESPN**

**Prospects:** Cameron Boozer, Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba II, Cayden Boozer, Dame Sarr

### **UCLA vs. No. 2 Michigan — 11:45 a.m. CT on CBS**

**Prospects:** Yaxel Lendeborg, Morez Johnson Jr., Aday Mara, Donovan Dent

### **No. 9 Kansas vs. No. 5 Iowa State — Noon CT on ABC**

**Prospects:** Darryn Peterson, Flory Bidunga, Joshua Jefferson, Milan Momcilovic, Tamin Lipsey, Killyan Toure

### **No. 17 St. John’s vs. Providence — Noon CT on TNT/TruTV**

**Prospects:** Zuby Ejiofor

### Texas A&M vs. No. 19 Vanderbilt — Noon CT on SEC Network

**Prospects:** Tyler Tanner

### **Pittsburgh vs. No. 11 North Carolina — 1 p.m. CT on ESPN**

**Prospects:** Caleb Wilson OUT (hand fracture), Henri Veesaar

### **No. 25 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Florida — 2 p.m. CT on ABC**

**Prospects:** Malachi Moreno, Jayden Quaintance OUT (knee management),  Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon, Rueben Chinyelu, Boogie Fland

### **Kansas State vs. No. 3 Houston — 3 p.m. CT on Peacock**

**Prospects:** PJ Haggerty, Kingston Flemings, Milos Uzan, Chris Cenac Jr., Joseph Tugler

### **No. 24 Louisville vs. Baylor — 3 p.m. CT on ESPN**

**Prospects:** Mikel Brown Jr., Ryan Conwell, Tounde Yessoufou, Cameron Carr

### **No. 13 Purdue vs. Iowa — 4 p.m. CT on FOX**

**Prospects:** Braden Smith, Bennett Stirtz

### **No. 16 Texas Tech vs. No. 1 Arizona — 5:30 p.m. CT on ESPN**

**Prospects:** Christian Anderson, JT Toppin, Brayden Burins, Koa Peat, Motiejus Krivas

### **Georgetown vs. No. 6 UConn — 7 p.m. CT on Peacock**

**Prospects:** Braylon Mullins, Alex Karaban

### **Auburn vs. No. 21 Arkansas — 7:30 p.m. CT on ESPN**

**Prospects:** Darius Acuff Jr., Meleek Thomas, Karter Knox

### **No. 12 Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara — 9:30 p.m. on ESPN**

**Prospects:** Allen Graves

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