Now That The Early Entry Deadline Has Passed; Let’s Take A Look At Who Declared For This Year’s 2018
This time of the year is always exciting, as top players in college basketball consider going pro or returning for another year of NCAA basketball. This year’s NBA early entry eligibility deadline has passed, and it offers a valuable opportunity for the top players in the college basketball world to test their draft stock in the upcoming draft. These early entry players are now able to attend NBA pre-draft camps or participate in individual team workouts. The NBA combine is between May 16th- May 20th. The NCAA withdrawal deadline is May 30th. The NBA’s early entry eligibility deadline to withdraw from the draft is on June 11th. Any player that has not signed with an agent is still eligible to return to school and participate in next year’s NCAA basketball season. Here is the list of the players that have declared for the upcoming NBA draft.
Guards/Forwards
Rawle Alkins* Arizona
Sedrick Barefield Utah
Tyus Battle Syracuse
Lamonte Bearden Western Kentucky
Brian Bowen II South Carolina
Ky Bowman Boston College
Jordan Brangers South Plains College (TX)
Mikal Bridges* Villanova
Barry Brown Jr. Kansas State
Bruce Brown Jr.* Miami (FL)
Bryce Brown Auburn
Tookie Brown Georgia Southern
Elijah Bryant* BYU
Jalen Brunson* Villanova
C.J. Burks Marshall
Tony Carr* Penn State
Kameron Chatman Detroit
Haanif Cheatham Florida Gulf Coast
Chris Clemons Campbell
Bryant Crawford Wake Forest
Jon Davis Charlotte
Jordan Davis Northern Colorado
Eric Davis Jr.* Texas
Terence Davis Ole Miss
Hamidou Diallo* Kentucky
Donte DiVincenzo Villanova
Torin Dorn NC State
Trevon Duval* Duke
Nojel Eastern Purdue
Carsen Edwards Purdue
Jon Elmore Marshall
Jacob Evans Cincinnati
Dextor Foster ASA College (FL)
Jarrey Foster SMU
Tremaine Fraiser Westchester CC (NY)
Melvin Frazier Jr. Tulane
Eugene German Northern Illinois
Admon Gilder Texas A&M
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander* Kentucky
Tyler Hall Montana State
Jaylen Hands UCLA
Jared Harper Auburn
Mustapha Heron* Auburn
Aaron Holiday* UCLA
Jalen Hudson Florida
Kevin Huerter Maryland
Tramain Isabell Jr. Drexel
Deangelo Isby Utah State
Zach Johnson Florida Gulf Coast
Christian Keeling Charleston Southern
Devonte Klines Montana State
Kalob Ledoux* McNeese State
Victor Lewis II West Texas A&M
Dominic Magee Southern Mississippi
Fletcher Magee Wofford
Caleb Martin Nevada
Cody Martin Nevada
Zane Martin Towson
Charles Matthews Michigan
De’Anthony Melton* USC
Shake Milton SMU
Shelton Mitchell Clemson
Matt Morgan Cornell
Isaiah Moss Iowa
Jordan Murdock Friends University
Malik Newman* Kansas
Josh Okogie Georgia Tech
Ray Ona Embo Tulane
James Palmer Jr. Nebraska
Keanu Peters Salt Lake CC (UT)
Lamar Peters Mississippi State
Jalon Pipkins Cal State-Northridge
Shamorie Ponds St. John’s
Marcquise Reed Clemson
Isaiah Reese Canisius
Kerwin Roach II Texas
Jerome Robinson Boston College
Ahmaad Rorie Montana
Quinton Rose Temple
Brandon Sampson* LSU
Corey Sanders* Rutgers
Micah Seaborn Monmouth
Collin Sexton* Alabama
Ronshad Shabazz Appalachian State
Landry Shamet* Wichita State
Tavarius Shine Oklahoma State
Fred Sims Jr.* Chicago State
Anfernee Simons* IMG Academy
Zhaire Smith Texas Tech
Khyri Thomas Creighton
Gary Trent Jr.* Duke
Allonzo Trier* Arizona
Deshon Taylor Fresno State
Christian Vital UCONN
Jaylin Walker Kent State
Lonnie Walker IV* Miami (FL)
Tremont Waters LSU
Quinndary Weatherspoon Mississippi State
Andrien White Charlotte
Lindell Wigginton Iowa State
Kris Wilkes UCLA
Justin Wright-Foreman Hofstra
Trae Young* Oklahoma
Forwards
Deng Adel* Louisville
Esa Ahmad West Virginia
Mike Amius Western Carolina
Kostas Antetokounmpo Dayton
Keita Bates-Diop* Ohio State
Tashawn Berry Dakota College (ND)
Leron Black* Illinois
Miles Bridges* Michigan State
Troy Brown Jr.* Oregon
Jordan Caroline Nevada
Yoeli Childs BYU
Tyler Cook Iowa
Isaac Copeland Jr. Nebraska
Mike Daum South Dakota State
Shawntrez Davis Bethune-Cookman
Marcus Derrickson* Georgetown
Noah Dickerson Washington
Dikembe Dixson* UIC
Robert Franks Jr.* Washington State
Wenyen Gabriel Kentucky
Michael Gilmore FGCU
Ethan Happ Wisconsin
Malik Hines Massachusetts
DJ Hogg* Texas A&M
Kaiser Gates Xavier
Justin Jackson* Maryland
Jaren Jackson Jr.* Michigan State
Justin James Wyoming
Ismaila Kane Atlanta Metropolitan
Kevin Knox* Kentucky
Terry Larrier* UCONN
Marquez Letcher-Ellis Rice
Abdul Lewis NJIT
Makinde London Tennessee-Chattanooga
Malik Martin South Florida
Luke Maye North Carolina
Jalen McDaniels San Diego State
Markis McDuffie Wichita State
Christian Mekowulu Tennesse State
Travis Munnings
Takal Molson Canisius
Max Montana* San Diego State
Juwan Morgan Indiana
Ajdin Penava* Marshall
Jontay Porter Missouri
Michael Porter Jr.* Missouri
Billy Preston Kansas
Cody Riley UCLA
Chris Silva South Carolina
Admiral Schofield Tennesse
Yankuba Sima Oklahoma State
Ray Spalding* Louisville
Omari Spellman Villanova
Reid Travis Stanford
Jarred Vanderbilt Kentucky
Lagerald Vick* Kansas
Moritz Wagner* Michigan
Nick Ward Michigan State
P.J. Washington Kentucky
Demajeo Wiggins Bowling Green
Centers/Forwards
Udoka Azubuike Kansas
DeAndre Ayton* Arizona
Marvin Bagley III* Duke
Mohamed Bamba* Texas
Wendell Carter Jr.* Duke
Tyler Davis Texas A&M
Drew Eubanks* Oregon State
Bruno Fernando Maryland
Jessie Govan Georgetown
Zach Hankins Ferris State
Dewan Huell Miami (FL)
Sagaba Konate West Virginia
Brandon McCoy* UNLV
Aaron Menzies Seattle
Chimezie Metu* USC
Doral Moore* Wake Forest
Trayvon Reed Texas Southern
Mitchell Robinson Western Kentucky
Austin Wiley Auburn
Robert Williams III* Texas A&M
(* – Players Expected To Sign With An Agent)
International Players
Berke Atar (Turkey)
LiAngelo Ball (Lithuania)
Romaric Belemene (Spain)
Laurynas Beliauskas (Lithuania)
Rihards Berzins (Latvia)
Laurynas Birutis (Lithuania)
Goga Bitadze (Serbia)
Isaac Bonga (Germany)
Eitenne Ca (France)
Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz (France)
Emanuel Cate (Spain)
Vasileios Charalampopoulos (Greece)
Luka Doncic (Spain)
Yago Dos Santos (Brazil)
Berkan Durmaz (Turkey)
Aleksander Dziewa (Poland)
Martynas Echodas (Lithuania)
Ibrahima Faye (France)
Gabriel Galvanini (Brazil)
Stephane Gombauld (France)
Melvyn Govindy (France)
Yoan Granvorka (Switzerland)
Tryggvi Hlinason (Spain)
Karim Jallow (Germany)
Matas Jogela (Lithuania)
Georgios Kalaitzakis (Greece)
Michal Kolenda (Poland)
Antonios Koniaris (Greece)
Leon Kratzer (Germany)
Arnoldas Kulboka (Italy)
Rodions Kurucs (Spain)
Xabier Lopez-Arostegui (Spain)
Matur Maker | CIBA (Canada)
Vanja Marinkovic | Partizan (Serbia)
William McDowell-White (Germany)
Blaz Mesicek (Italy)
Adam Mokoka (France)
Shekinah Munanga (France)
Dzanan Musa (Croatia)
Muhaymin Mustafa (Turkey)
Williams Narace (France)
Amine Noua (France)
Elie Okobo (France)
Viny Okouo (Spain)
Louis Olinde (Germany)
Erxhan Osmani (Turkey)
Jean-Marc Pansa (France)
Darel Poirier (France)
Marcel Ponitka (Poland)
Issuf Sanon (Slovenia)
Tadas Sedekerskis (Lithuania)
Leonardo Tote (Italy)
Michael Uchendu (Brazil)
Martynas Varnas (Lithuania)
Filip Zagrajski (Croatia)
Top 5 Early-Entry Players
The list of early entry prospects is filled with high-quality talent that will hope to make a significant impact next season in the NBA. Countless mock drafts will try to project each player’s destination as we get closer to the NBA Draft. All of these players are expected to be lottery picks and will be selected near the top of the draft. Here are the top five most intriguing players in the upcoming draft.
#1 DeAndre Ayton Arizona – Freshman
Center/Forward DeAndre Ayton from Arizona is being considered as one of the top picks, as his elite physical talents set him apart from the other prospects. DeAndre Ayton is a dominant big man that averaged 20.1 points per game and 11.6 rebounds for the Wildcats during his freshman season.
#2 Marvin Bagley III Duke – Freshman
Marvin Bagley III is also projected to be selected near the top of the draft, as he averaged 21 points per game and 11.1 rebounds in his lone season at Duke. Bagley III will need to work on his defense, but he has the potential of turning into an NBA superstar.
#3 Collin Sexton Alabama – Freshman
Collin Sexton played a pivotal role in leading Alabama to the NCAA tournament as he averaged 19.2 points and 3.6 assists per game. Sexton will look to continue to impress NBA scouts with his explosiveness and ability to drive to the rim.
#4 Mohamed Bamba Texas – Freshman
Mohamed Bamba only spent one season with the Texas Longhorns but is considered one of the best defensive players in the draft. Bamba averaged 12.9 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks per game in his freshman season. Many NBA analysts expect him to be selected with a top-five pick in the draft.
#5 Trae Young Oklahoma – Freshman
Trae Young was a dynamic offensive playmaker for the Oklahoma Sooners as he finished the season with 27.4 points and 8.7 assists per game. However, some scouts are concerned that his heavy reliance on 3-pointers and his smaller size will not translate as well to the NBA.
Sophomore Wildcard – Miles Bridges – Michigan State
Miles Bridges surprised everyone last year by opting to return to school after a successful freshman season. Bridges followed up with 17.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in his sophomore season. He is expected to be a late lottery draft pick.