The first notable mock draft to be published – via Adam Finkelstein and Travis Branham of CBSSports.com – includes two members of Indiana’s 2024-25 roster.
Stanford transfer Kanaan Carlyle, a sophomore, and Mackenzie Mgbako, last season’s Big Ten co-freshman of the year, were included in CBS’s early first-round projections.
“Kanaan Carlyle is a hot-and-cold shooter, but when he’s locked in — or better yet, when he’s playing more efficiently — then he profiles as an extremely versatile scoring threat,” CBS wrote of Carlyle in their projections.
Carlyle was penciled in as the No. 19 pick in the early mock draft.