BYU ranked #6 in the nation by ESPN for teams with most NBA prospects (Egor, Catchings and potentially Keba).

For context we haven't had a player drafted since 2011...

GUYS - THIS IS DIFFERENT. KY is different.

This is PROvo!!!

BYU blurb from ESPN+:

Top-50 players: Egor Demin (No. 11), Kanon Catchings (No. 23)

Other pro prospects: Keba Keita

Few expected Provo, Utah, to emerge as a hotspot for NBA talent when coach Mark Pope departed for Kentucky. The savvy hire of Phoenix Suns associate coach Kevin Young, along with boosters electing to fund one of the biggest NIL budgets in college basketball, have helped make BYU an essential scouting destination, despite the fact the Cougars have not had a player drafted since 2011, or won an NCAA tournament game since 2012.

BYU's attractive situation already has the attention of the No. 1 player in the 2025 ESPN top 100, A.J. Dybantsa, who will spend his final year of high school a few hours down I-15 at Utah Prep. He could very well become the highest-paid player in college athletics history (football included) if he decides to stay in-state next year.

For now, freshmen Demin and Catchings are the big draws for NBA scouts. Demin is a 6-9 Russian guard with versatility as a ball handler and passer, who is oozing with talent, offering explosiveness and perimeter shooting. Satisfying a seven-figure buyout from Real Madrid in Spain allowed him to arrive at BYU, something that would not have happened before the NIL era.

Catchings also brings terrific size and length at 6-9 with dynamic shotmaking ability and defensive versatility. He has been up and down from a productivity standpoint but has intriguing traits coveted by NBA scouts if he can put it all together this season.