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Saturday / November 23.

NBA announces early entry candidates for NBA Draft

The NBA announced today that 236 players — 181 players from colleges and post-graduate institutions and 55 international players — have filed as early entry candidates for the 2018 NBA Draft.

Players wishing to enter the 2018 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to the NBA to be received no later than Sunday, April 22.  Players who have applied for early entry have the right to withdraw their names from consideration for the Draft by notifying the NBA of their decision in writing no later than 5 p.m. ET on Monday, June 11. Under NCAA rules, in order to retain college basketball eligibility, underclassmen who have entered the 2018 Draft must withdraw by Wednesday, May 30.

Following is the list of players from colleges and post-graduate institutions who have applied for early entry into the 2018 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 21 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2018 NBA DRAFT

 

Player                                     School                                      Height             Status

Deng Adel                                Louisville                                 6-7                   Junior

Esa Ahmad                              West Virginia                           6-8                   Junior

Rawle Alkins                           Arizona                                    6-5                   Sophomore

Mike Amius                             Western Carolina                      6-7                   Junior

Kostas Antetokounmpo             Dayton                                     6-10                 Freshman

Deandre Ayton                         Arizona                                    7-1                   Freshman

Udoka Azubuike                      Kansas                                     7-0                   Sophomore

Marvin Bagley III                     Duke                                        6-11                 Freshman

Mohamed Bamba                     Texas                                       6-11                 Freshman

Sedrick Barefield                      Utah                                         6-2                   Junior

Keita Bates-Diop                      Ohio State                                6-7                   Junior

Tyus Battle                               Syracuse                                  6-6                   Sophomore

Lamonte Bearden                     Western Kentucky                    6-3                   Junior

Tashawn Berry                         Dakota College (ND)                6-3                   Sophomore

Leron Black                             Illinois                                     6-7                   Junior

Brian Bowen II                         South Carolina                         6-7                   Freshman

Ky Bowman                             Boston College                         6-1                   Sophomore

Jordan Brangers                       South Plains College (TX)        6-2                   Sophomore

Mikal Bridges                           Villanova                                 6-6                   Junior

Miles Bridges                           Michigan State                         6-7                   Sophomore

Barry Brown Jr.                        Kansas State                             6-3                   Junior

Bruce Brown Jr.                       Miami                                      6-5                   Sophomore

Bryce Brown                            Auburn                                    6-3                   Junior

Troy Brown Jr.                         Oregon                                     6-7                   Freshman

Jalen Brunson                          Villanova                                 6-3                   Junior

Elijah Bryant                            BYU                                        6-5                   Junior

C.J. Burks                                Marshall                                   6-4                   Junior

Jordan Caroline                        Nevada                                    6-7                   Junior

Tony Carr                                Penn State                                6-5                   Sophomore

Wendell Carter Jr.                    Duke                                        6-10                 Freshman

Kameron Chatman                    Detroit                                     6-9                   Junior

Haanif Cheatham                      FGCU                                      6-5                   Junior

Yoeli Childs                             BYU                                        6-8                   Sophomore

Chris Clemons                         Campbell                                 5-9                   Junior

Tyler Cook                               Iowa                                        6-9                   Sophomore

Isaac Copeland Jr.                    Nebraska                                  6-9                   Junior

Bryant Crawford                      Wake Forest                             6-3                   Junior

Mike Daum                              South Dakota State                   6-9                   Junior

Eric Davis Jr.                            Texas                                       6-3                   Junior

Jon Davis                                 Charlotte                                  6-3                   Junior

Jordan Davis                            Northern Colorado                    6-2                   Junior

Shawntrez Davis                      Bethune-Cookman                    6-9                   Junior

Terence Davis                          Mississippi                               6-4                   Junior

Tyler Davis                              Texas A&M                             6-10                 Junior

Marcus Derrickson                   Georgetown                             6-7                   Junior

Hamidou Diallo                        Kentucky                                 6-5                   Freshman

Noah Dickerson                       Washington                              6-8                   Junior

Donte DiVincenzo                    Villanova                                 6-5                   Sophomore

Dikembe Dixson                      UIC                                          6-7                   Sophomore

Torin Dorn                               North Carolina State                 6-5                   Junior

Trevon Duval                           Duke                                        6-3                   Freshman

Nojel Eastern                           Purdue                                     6-6                   Freshman

Carsen Edwards                       Purdue                                     6-1                   Sophomore

Jon Elmore                               Marshall                                   6-3                   Junior

Drew Eubanks                          Oregon State                            6-10                 Junior

Jacob Evans                             Cincinnati                                6-6                   Junior

Bruno Fernando                       Maryland                                 6-10                 Freshman

Dextor Foster                           ASA College (FL)                     6-5                   Junior

Jarrey Foster                            SMU                                        6-6                   Junior

Robert Franks Jr.                      Washington State                     6-7                   Junior

Tremaine Fraiser                      Westchester CC (NY)               6-3                   Sophomore

Melvin Frazier Jr.                     Tulane                                     6-6                   Junior

Wenyen Gabriel                       Kentucky                                 6-9                   Sophomore

Kaiser Gates                             Xavier                                      6-8                   Junior

Eugene German                        Northern Illinois                       6-0                   Sophomore

Admon Gilder                          Texas A&M                             6-4                   Junior

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander          Kentucky                                 6-6                   Freshman

Michael Gilmore                      FGCU                                      6-10                 Junior

Jessie Govan                            Georgetown                             6-10                 Junior

Tyler Hall                                 Montana State                          6-4                   Junior

Jaylen Hands                            UCLA                                      6-3                   Freshman

Zach Hankins                           Ferris State                               6-10                 Junior

Ethan Happ                              Wisconsin                                6-10                 Junior

Jared Harper                             Auburn                                    5-10                 Sophomore

Mustapha Heron                       Auburn                                    6-5                   Sophomore

Malik Hines                             Massachusetts                          6-10                 Junior

DJ Hogg                                   Texas A&M                             6-9                   Junior

Aaron Holiday                         UCLA                                      6-1                   Junior

Jalen Hudson                           Florida                                     6-6                   Junior

Dewan Huell                            Miami                                      6-11                 Sophomore

Kevin Huerter                          Maryland                                 6-7                   Sophomore

Tramaine Isabell Jr.                  Drexel                                      6-1                   Junior

DeAngelo Isby                         Utah State                                6-5                   Junior

Jaren Jackson Jr.                       Michigan State                         6-11                 Freshman

Justin Jackson                          Maryland                                 6-7                   Sophomore

Justin James                             Wyoming                                 6-7                   Junior

Zach Johnson                           FGCU                                      6-2                   Junior

Ismaila Kane                            Atlanta Metropolitan                 6-9                   Freshman

Christian Keeling                     Charleston Southern                 6-4                   Sophomore

Devonte Klines                        Montana State                          6-0                   Junior

Kevin Knox                             Kentucky                                 6-9                   Freshman

Sagaba Konate                         West Virginia                           6-8                   Sophomore

Terry Larrier                            Connecticut                              6-8                   Junior

Kalob Ledoux                          McNeese State                         6-3                   Sophomore

Marquez Letcher-Ellis              Rice                                         6-7                   Sophomore

Abdul Lewis                            NJIT                                        6-10                 Junior

Victor Lewis II                         West Texas A&M                     6-3                   Junior

Makinde London                      Tennessee-Chattanooga            6-10                 Junior

Dominic Magee                        Southern Mississippi                 6-4                   Junior

Fletcher Magee                         Wofford                                   6-4                   Junior

Caleb Martin                            Nevada                                    6-7                   Junior

Cody Martin                             Nevada                                    6-7                   Junior

Malik Martin                            South Florida                           6-11                 Junior

Zane Martin                             Towson                                    6-4                   Sophomore

Charles Matthews                     Michigan                                  6-6                   Sophomore

Luke Maye                               North Carolina                         6-8                   Junior

Brandon McCoy                       UNLV                                      7-1                   Freshman

Jalen McDaniels                       San Diego State                        6-10                 Freshman

Markis McDuffie                      Wichita State                            6-8                   Junior

Christian Mekowulu                 Tennessee State                        6-9                   Junior

De’Anthony Melton                  USC                                         6-4                   Freshman

Aaron Menzies                         Seattle                                      7-3                   Junior

Chimezie Metu                         USC                                         6-11                 Junior

Shake Milton                            SMU                                        6-6                   Junior

Shelton Mitchell                       Clemson                                  6-3                   Junior

Takal Molson                           Canisius                                   6-5                   Freshman

Max Montana                           San Diego State                        6-9                   Junior

Doral Moore                            Wake Forest                             7-1                   Junior

Juwan Morgan                         Indiana                                    6-8                   Junior

Matt Morgan                            Cornell                                     6-3                   Junior

Isaiah Moss                              Iowa                                        6-5                   Sophomore

Travis Munnings                      Louisiana-Monroe                    6-6                   Junior

Jordan Murdock                       Friends University                    6-4                   Junior

Malik Newman                        Kansas                                     6-3                   Sophomore

Josh Okogie                             Georgia Tech                           6-4                   Sophomore

Ray Ona Embo                         Tulane                                     6-5                   Sophomore

James Palmer Jr.                       Nebraska                                  6-6                   Junior

Adjin Penava                            Marshall                                   6-9                   Junior

Keanu Peters                            Salt Lake CC (UT)                    6-2                   Sophomore

Lamar Peters                            Mississippi State                       6-0                   Sophomore

Jalon Pipkins                            Cal State-Northridge                 6-4                   Freshman

Shamorie Ponds                       St. John’s                                 6-1                   Sophomore

Jontay Porter                            Missouri                                   6-11                 Freshman

Michael Porter Jr.                     Missouri                                   6-10                 Freshman

Billy Preston                            Kansas                                     6-10                 Freshman

Marcquise Reed                       Clemson                                  6-3                   Junior

Isaiah Reese                             Canisius                                   6-5                   Sophomore

Cody Riley                               UCLA                                      6-10                 Freshman

Kerwin Roach II                       Texas                                       6-4                   Junior

Jerome Robinson                      Boston College                         6-6                   Junior

Mitchell Robinson                    Western Kentucky                    7-0                   Freshman

Ahmaad Rorie                          Montana                                  6-1                   Junior

Quinton Rose                           Temple                                    6-8                   Sophomore

Brandon Sampson                    LSU                                         6-5                   Junior

Corey Sanders                          Rutgers                                    6-2                   Junior

Admiral Schofield                    Tennessee                                6-5                   Junior

Micah Seaborn                         Monmouth                               6-5                   Junior

Collin Sexton                           Alabama                                  6-3                   Freshman

Ronshad Shabazz                     Appalachian State                     6-5                   Junior

Landry Shamet                         Wichita State                            6-4                   Sophomore

Tavarius Shine                         Oklahoma State                        6-6                   Junior

Chris Silva                               South Carolina                         6-9                   Junior

Yankuba Sima                          Oklahoma State                        6-11                 Junior

Anfernee Simons                      IMG Academy                         6-4                   Post-Graduate

Fred Sims Jr.                            Chicago State                           6-4                   Junior

Zhaire Smith                            Texas Tech                              6-5                   Freshman

Ray Spalding                            Louisville                                 6-9                   Junior

Omari Spellman                       Villanova                                 6-9                   Freshman

Deshon Taylor                         Fresno State                             6-2                   Junior

Khyri Thomas                          Creighton                                 6-3                   Junior

Reid Travis                              Stanford                                   6-8                   Junior

Gary Trent Jr.                           Duke                                        6-6                   Freshman

Allonzo Trier                           Arizona                                    6-5                   Junior

Jarred Vanderbilt                      Kentucky                                 6-9                   Freshman

Lagerald Vick                          Kansas                                     6-5                   Junior

Christian Vital                          Connecticut                              6-2                   Sophomore

Moritz Wagner                         Michigan                                  6-11                 Junior

Jaylin Walker                           Kent State                                6-1                   Junior

Lonnie Walker                         Miami                                      6-4                   Freshman

Nick Ward                               Michigan State                         6-8                   Sophomore

PJ Washington                         Kentucky                                 6-7                   Freshman

Tremont Waters                       LSU                                         5-11                 Freshman

Quinndary Weatherspoon          Mississippi State                       6-4                   Junior

Andrien White                         Charlotte                                  6-3                   Junior

Demajeo Wiggins                     Bowling Green                         6-10                 Junior

Lindell Wigginton                    Iowa State                                6-2                   Freshman

Austin Wiley                            Auburn                                    6-11                 Freshman

Kris Wilkes                              UCLA                                      6-8                   Freshman

Robert Williams III                   Texas A&M                             6-10                 Sophomore

Justin Wright-Foreman             Hofstra                                    6-1                   Junior

Trae Young                              Oklahoma                                6-2                   Freshman

 

The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2018 NBA Draft:

 

Player                                     Team/Country of Team          Height             Status

Berke Atar                               Bandirma Kirmizi (Turkey)       6-11                 1999 DOB

LiAngelo Ball                           UCLA/Vytautas (Lithuania)      6-5                   1998 DOB

Romaric Belemene                   Oviedo (Spain)                         6-9                   1997 DOB

Laurynas Beliauskas                 Neptunas (Lithuania)                6-4                   1997 DOB

Rihards Berzins                        Liepaja (Latvia)                        6-11                 1997 DOB

Laurynas Birutis                       Siauliai (Lithuania)                   7-0                   1997 DOB

Goga Bitadze                           Mega Bemax (Serbia)               6-11                 1999 DOB

Isaac Bonga                             Fraport Skyliners (Germany)     6-9                   1999 DOB

Etienne Ca                               Chalon (France)                       6-11                 1997 DOB

Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz               GET Vosges (France)               6-1                   1997 DOB

Emanuel Cate                           Prat (Spain)                              6-9                   1997 DOB

Vasileios Charalampopoulos     PAOK (Greece)                        6-9                   1997 DOB

Luka Doncic                            Real Madrid (Spain)                 6-7                   1999 DOB

Yago Dos Santos                      Paulistano (Brazil)                    5-10                 1999 DOB

Berkan Durmaz                        Tofas (Turkey)                         6-9                   1997 DOB

Aleksander Dziewa                   Slask Wroclaw (Poland)            6-9                   1997 DOB

Martynas Echodas                    Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania)        6-9                   1997 DOB

Ibrahima Faye                          Poitiers (France)                       6-10                 1997 DOB

Gabriel Galvanini                     Bauru (Brazil)                          6-8                   1998 DOB

Stephane Gombauld                  Lille Metropole (France)           6-9                   1997 DOB

Melvyn Govindy                      Cholet (France)                        7-0                   1997 DOB

Yoan Granvorka                       Monthey (Switzerland)             6-7                   1997 DOB

Tryggvi Hlinason                     Valencia (Spain)                       7-1                   1997 DOB

Karim Jallow                            Bayern Munich (Germany)       6-7                   1997 DOB

Matas Jogela                            Zalgiris II (Lithuania)               6-6                   1998 DOB

Georgios Kalaitzakis                Panathinaikos (Greece)             6-6                   1999 DOB

Michal Kolenda                        Trefl Sopot (Poland)                 6-7                   1997 DOB

Antonios Koniaris                    PAOK (Greece)                        6-4                   1997 DOB

Leon Kratzer                            Wuerzburg (Germany)              6-11                 1997 DOB

Arnoldas Kulboka                    Capo d’Orlando (Italy)              6-10                 1998 DOB

Rodions Kurucs                        Barcelona (Spain)                     6-9                   1998 DOB

Xabier Lopez-Arostegui            Joventut Badalona (Spain)        6-6                   1997 DOB

Matur Maker                            CIBA (Canada)                        6-11                 1998 DOB

Vanja Marinkovic                     Partizan (Serbia)                       6-6                   1997 DOB

William McDowell-White         Baunach (Germany)                  6-5                   1998 DOB

Blaz Mesicek                           Brindisi (Italy)                          6-6                   1997 DOB

Adam Mokoka                         Gravelines (France)                  6-4                   1998 DOB

Shekinah Munanga                   Monaco (France)                      6-7                   1997 DOB

Dzanan Musa                           Cedevita (Croatia)                    6-8                   1999 DOB

Muhaymin Mustafa                  Anadolu Efes (Turkey)             6-5                   1999 DOB

Williams Narace                       Nancy (France)                        6-8                   1997 DOB

Amine Noua                             ASVEL (France)                      6-8                   1997 DOB

Elie Okobo                               Pau Orthez (France)                  6-2                   1997 DOB

Viny Okouo                             Unicaja (Spain)                        7-1                   1997 DOB

Louis Olinde                            Brose Baskets (Germany)         6-9                   1998 DOB

Erxhan Osmani                        Bandirma Kirmizi (Turkey)       6-9                   1998 DOB

Jean-Marc Pansa                      Nanterre (France)                     6-10                 1997 DOB

Darel Poirier                             Charleville (France)                  6-9                   1997 DOB

Marcel Ponitka                         Asseco (Poland)                       6-5                   1997 DOB

Issuf Sanon                              Olimpija (Slovenia)                  6-3                   1999 DOB

Tadas Sedekerskis                    Nevezis (Lithuania)                  6-8                   1998 DOB

Leonardo Tote                          Verona (Italy)                           6-10                 1997 DOB

Michael Uchendu                     Bauru (Brazil)                          6-9                   1998 DOB

Martynas Varnas                      Pieno Zvaigzdes (Lithuania)      6-5                   1997 DOB

Filip Zagrajski                          Beli Manastir (Croatia)             6-4                   1997 DOB

 

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