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2018 NCAA Elite Eight features 47 NIKE EYBL alumni

By D1 Circuit Staff, 03/24/18, 12:30PM EDT

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Eight teams remain in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, and the EYBL is better represented than ever.

The Elite Eight features 47 NIKE EYBL alumni, good for an average of 5.8 alumni per team.

Duke & Villanova lead the field, each with eight EYBL alumni rostered. An EYBL alumni is the leading scorer on six of the eight remaining teams; Jalen Brunson (Villanova/Mac Irvin Fire), Marvin Bagley III (Duke/Nike Phamily), Clayton Custer (Loyola/MOKAN), Terance Mann (Florida State/BABC), Keenan Evans (Texas Tech) and Barry Brown (Kansas State/E1T1).

Team Final (PA) and Mac Irvin Fire (IL) each have six alumni remaining, tied for most among EYBL programs.

NO NAME POS HT CLASS EYBL Team
Duke Grayson Allen G 6-5 SR E1T1 United (FL)
Duke Gary Trent Jr. G 6-6 FR Howard Pulley (MN)
Duke Marvin Bagley III F 6-11 FR Nike Phamily (AZ)
Duke Marques Bolden C 6-11 SO Pro Skills (TX)
Duke Wendell Carter Jr F 6-10 FR Team CP3 (NC)
Duke Jordan Goldwire G 6-2 FR Team United (NC)
Duke Alex O'Connell G 6-6 FR Team United (NC)
Duke Trevon Duval G 6-3 FR Playaz Club (NJ)
Kansas Silvio De Sousa F 6-9 FR E1T1 United (FL)
Kansas Udoka Azubuike C 7-0 SO Georgia Stars (GA)
Kansas Malik Newman G 6-3 SO Jackson Tigers (MS)
Kansas Charlie Moore G 5-11 SO Mac Irvin Fire (IL)
Kansas Sam Cunliffe G 6-6 SO Northwest Xpress (WA)
Kansas Dedric Lawson F 6-9 JR Team Penny (TN)
Kansas K.J. Lawson G 6-8 SO Team Penny (TN)
Texas Tech Avery Benson G 6-3 FR Arkansas Wings (AR)
Texas Tech Keenan Evans G 6-3 SR Nike Team Texas (TX)
Texas Tech Jarrett Culver G 6-5 FR Pro Skills (TX)
Texas Tech Zhaire Smith G 6-5 FR RM5 Elite (TX)
Texas Tech Tommy Hamilton IV F 6-11 SR Mac Irvin Fire (IL)
Villanova Jermaine Samuels F 6-5 FR Expressions Elite (MA)
Villanova Omari Spellman F 6-9 FR PSA Cardinals (NY)
Villanova Donte DiVincenzo G 6-5 SO Team Final (PA)
Villanova Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree F 6-9 FR Team Final (PA)
Villanova Mikal Bridges G 6-6 JR Team Final (PA)
Villanova Dylan Painter F 6-9 SO Team Final (PA)
Villanova Phil Booth G 6-3 JR Team Takeover (DC)
Villanova Jalen Brunson G 6-3 JR Mac Irvin Fire (IL)
Loyola Chicago Christian Negron F 6-7 FR Mac Irvin Fire (IL)
Loyola Chicago Lucas Williamson G 6-4 FR MeanStreets (IL)
Loyola Chicago Clayton Custer G 6-1 JR MOKAN Elite (KS)
Loyola Chicago Ben Richardson G 6-3 SR MOKAN Elite (KS)
Loyola Chicago Marques Townes G 6-4 JR Playaz Club (NJ)
Kansas State Xavier Sneed F 6-5 SO Brad Beal Elite (MO)
Kansas State Barry Brown G 6-3 JR E1T1 United (FL)
Kansas State Patrick Muldoon F 6-7 JR MOKAN Elite (KS)
Michigan Ibi Watson G 6-5 SO All Ohio Red (OH)
Michigan Zavier Simpson G 6-0 SO King James (OH)
Michigan Jordan Poole G 6-4 FR Mac Irvin Fire (IL)
Michigan Charles Matthews G 6-6 JR MeanStreets (IL)
Michigan Isaiah Livers F 6-7 FR MeanStreets (IL)
Michigan Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman G 6-4 SR Team Final (PA)
Florida State Terance Mann G 6-6 JR BABC (MA)
Florida State Trent Forrest G 6-5 SO Georgia Stars (GA)
Florida State Ike Obiagu C 7-0 FR Georgia Stars (GA)
Florida State CJ Walker G 6-1 SO Spiece Indy Heat (IN)
Florida State Phil Cofer F 6-8 SR Georgia Stars (GA)