Current Milwaukee Bucks who played in the NCAA Tournament

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is officially underway. Of the 16 Milwaukee Bucks players on their current roster, 11 played in the NCAA Tourney during their college days.

If you are looking for a great trivia question that might elicit some interesting debate, try this one: Of the 16 players on the current Bucks roster, which three players scored the most career points in their college days in the NCAA Tourney?

Before we get to the answer, it’s worth noting that five of the 16 Bucks players on the current roster never played in the NCAA Tourney. The five are Giannis Antetokounmpo, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, MarJon Beauchamp, A.J. Green and Joe Ingles. Of these five, only Green played collegiately; he played at Northern Iowa. His team never made it to the Big Dance, however, Green did play two games in the NIT, scoring 37 points. Beauchamp played at Yakima Valley Community College and in the G-League before being drafted by the Bucks.

Current Milwaukee Bucks who played in the NCAA Tournament

Here’s a look at the remaining 11 Bucks players and how many career points they scored in the NCAA Tourney. The list goes from fewest to most.

Meyers Leonard, Illinois, 4 points. Played in two NCAA Tourney games.

Lindell Wigginton, Iowa State, 14 points. Played in one NCAA Tourney game.

Jrue Holiday, UCLA, 17 points. Played in two NCAA Tourney games.

Bobby Portis, Arkansas, 33 points. Played in two NCAA Tourney games. Also played in two NIT games.

Khris Middleton, Texas A&M, 38 points. Played in three NCAA Tourney games.

Pat Connaughton, Notre Dame, 53 points. Played in six NCAA Tourney games.

Brook Lopez, Stanford, 78 points. Played in four NCAA Tourney games.

Wes Matthews, Marquette, 82 points. Played in six NCAA Tourney games.

Jae Crowder, Marquette, 94 points. Played in six NCAA Tourney games.

Jevon Carter, West Virginia, 135 points. Played in 10 NCAA Tourney games.

Grayson Allen, Duke, 195 points. Played in 15 NCAA Tourney games. Coming off the bench as a freshman, Allen 2015 scored 16 points in Duke’s finals win over Wisconsin, 68-63. He scored 20 or more points in four NCAA Tourney games in his collegiate career.

So, did you have Grayson Allen, Jevon Carter, and Jae Crowder as the three current Bucks players with the most points scored in the NCAA Tournament?