How the 2025 Final Four Rosters Were Built

The landscape of college basketball is rapidly evolving— and this year’s Final Four rosters reflect it. From 5-star high school recruits to mid-major transfers, JUCO standouts to hidden gems, here’s how each Final Four team’s rotation was built.

Duke Blue Devils

Sion James
Tulane transfer — No. 437 in 2020 HS class

Tyrese Proctor
5-star recruit — No. 23 in 2022 HS class

Kon Knueppel
5-star recruit — No. 18 in 2024 HS class

Cooper Flagg
5-star recruit — No. 1 in 2024 HS class

Khaman Maluach
5-star recruit — No. 4 in 2024 HS class

Mason Gillis
Purdue transfer — No. 203 in 2019 HS class

Isaiah Evans
5-star recruit — No. 13 in 2024 HS class

Caleb Foster
5-star recruit — No. 19 in 2023 HS class

Pat Ngongba II
4-star recruit — No. 21 in 2024 HS class

Malik Brown
Syracuse transfer — No. 247 in 2022 HS class

1.95 average years of D1 experience (128th in CBB per KenPom)

Houston Cougars

Milos Uzan
Oklahoma transfer — No. 66 in 2022 HS class

LJ Cryer
Baylor transfer — No. 123 in 2020 HS class

Emmanuel Sharp
4-star recruit — No. 115 in 2021 HS class

JoJo Tugler
4-star recruit — No. 69 in 2023 HS class

J’wan Roberts
3-star recruit — No. 225 in 2019 HS class

Terrance Arceneaux
4-star recruit — No. 31 in 2022 HS class

Mylik Wilson
Texas Tech transfer — No. 335 in 2019 HS class

Ja’Vier Francis
3-star recruit — No. 144 in 2022 HS class

2.66 average years of D1 experience (39th in CBB per KenPom)

Florida Gators

Walter Clayton Jr.
Iona transfer — Unranked in 2021 HS class

Alijah Martin
FAU transfer — Unranked in 2020 HS class

Will Richard
Belmont transfer — No. 330 in 2021 HS class

Alex Condon
Zero-star recruit — Unranked in 2023 HS class

Rueben Chinyelu
Washington St transfer — No. 128 in 2023 HS class

Thomas Haugh
3-star recruit — No. 192 in 2023 HS class

Denzel Aberdeen
3-star recruit — No. 150 in 2022 HS class

Micah Handlogten
Marshall transfer — Unranked in 2022 HS class

2.43 average years of D1 experience (62nd in CBB per KenPom)

Auburn Tigers

Denver Jones
FIU transfer — Unranked in 2021 class

Miles Kelly
Georgia Tech transfer — No. 102 in 2021 HS class

Chad Baker-Mazara
NW Florida St (JUCO) — Unranked in 2023 class

Dylan Cardwell
3-star recruit — No. 173 in 2020 HS class

Johni Broome
Morehead State transfer — No. 471 in 2020 HS class

Tahaad Pettiford
4-star recruit — No. 29 in 2024 HS class

Chaney Johnson
Alabama-Huntsville transfer — Unranked in 2020 HS class

Chris Moore
4-star recruit — No. 140 in 2020 HS class

2.80 average years of D1 experience (24th in CBB per KenPom)