{"id":241832,"date":"2025-10-21T20:25:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/241832\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T20:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:25:16","slug":"big-12-programs-represented-by-63-players-on-nba-opening-day-rosters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/241832\/","title":{"rendered":"Big 12 Programs Represented By 63 Players On NBA Opening Day Rosters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                    Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                A total of 63 players from 14 Big 12 programs will be on rosters as the National Basketball Association opens its 2025-26 schedule on October 21.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSeveral rookies are included in the list, including first-round picks VJ Edgecombe (Baylor\/Philadelphia), Egor Demin (BYU\/Brooklyn), and Carter Bryant (Arizona\/San Antonio). Hunter Dickinson (Kansas\/New Orleans), Curtis Jones (Iowa State\/Denver), Caleb Love (Arizona\/Portland), and Javon Small (West Virginia\/Memphis) are other members of last season\u2019s All-Big 12 First Team to be rostered as the season starts.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn addition, five NBA head coaches have Big 12 ties. 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