March Madness NBA Draft Watch: The East Region

Part three of our NCAA Tournament preview with a 2016 NBA Draft twist takes us to the East Region.

Top Prospects (average ranking between the Top 100 at CBS Sports and Draft Express)

• Providence junior guard Kris Dunn (4.5)

• Kentucky freshman guard Jamal Murray (7)

• Kentucky freshamn forward Skal Labissiere (11.5)

• Notre Dame junior guard Demetrius Jackson (12.5)

• Indiana freshman forward/center Thomas Bryant (24.5)

• Kentucky sophomore guard Tyler Ulis (28)

• Michigan senior guard Caris LeVert (31 not available due to lower leg injury — significant concern going forward)

• Wisconsin junior forward Nigel Hayes (37)

• North Carolina senior forward Brice Johnson (38.5)

• North Carolina sophomore wing Justin Jackson (55)

• Indiana junior forward Troy Williams (65.5)

• North Carolina senior guard Marcus Paige (73)

• Kentucky freshman guard Isaiah Briscoe (76 only in Draft Express rankings)

• Indiana senior guard Yogi Ferrell (78)

• Providence sophomore forward Ben Bentil (80)

• Weber State senior forward Joel Bolomboy (84.5)

• Xavier sophomore wing Trevon Bluiett (83 only CBS)

• Notre Dame senior forward Zach Auguste (86)

• North Carolina junior center Kennedy Meeks (89)

• Kentucky senior forward Alex Poythress (101)

•Stony Brook senior forward Jameel Warney (121.5)

The East region falls two short of the amount of prospects we had in the South region (25), but the names are higher profile.

A potential second-round matchup between Indiana and Kentucky will garner the most attention out of any game during the first four days. There are NBA matchups at every level of the court.

Kris Dunn against USC and Jameel Warney of Stony Brook getting a chance to prove himself versus Kentucky are the two most interesting first-round games.

Xavier-Wisconsin, North Carolina-Providence and Notre Dame-West Virginia would all be worth keeping an eye on in the round of 32.