NBA Announces Early Entry Candidates For 2017 NBA Draft

The National Basketball Association announces that 182 players -- 137 players from colleges and 45 international players -- have filed as early entry candidates for the 2017 NBA Draft. Players wishing to enter the 2017 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to the NBA to be received no later than Sunday,April 23. 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 12. Under NCAA rules, in order to retain college basketball eligibility, underclassmen that have entered the 2017 Draft must withdraw by Wednesday, May 24.Following is the list of players from colleges who have applied for early entry into the 2017 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 22. EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2017 NBA DRAFT Player School Height Status Shaqquan Aaron USC 6-7 Sophomore Jaylen Adams St. Bonaventure 6-2 Junior Edrice Adebayo Kentucky 6-10 Freshman Deng Adel Louisville 6-7 Sophomore Jashaun Agosto LIU 5-11 Freshman Bashir Ahmed St. John’s 6-7 Junior Rawle Alkins Arizona 6-5 Freshman Jarrett Allen Texas 6-11 Freshman Mark Alstork Wright State 6-5 Junior Ike Anigbogu UCLA 6-10 Freshman OG Anunoby Indiana 6-8 Sophomore Dwayne Bacon Florida State 6-7 Sophomore Lonzo Ball UCLA 6-6 Freshman Jaylen Barford Arkansas 6-3 Junior Jordan Bell Oregon 6-9 Junior Trae Bell-Haynes Vermont 6-2 Junior Joel Berry II North Carolina 6-0 Junior James Blackmon Jr. Indiana 6-4 Junior Antonio Blakeney LSU 6-4 Sophomore Trevon Bluiett Xavier 6-6 Junior Bennie Boatwright USC 6-10 Sophomore Jacobi Boykins Louisiana Tech 6-6 Junior Tony Bradley North Carolina 6-10 Freshman Isaiah Briscoe Kentucky 6-2 Sophomore Dillon Brooks Oregon 6-7 Junior - Player School Height Status Thomas Bryant Indiana 6-10 Sophomore Rodney Bullock Providence 6-8 Junior Jevon Carter West Virginia 6-2 Junior Clandell Cetoute Thiel College (PA) 6-8 Junior Joseph Chartouny Fordham 6-3 Sophomore Donte’ Clark Massachusetts 6-4 Junior Chris Clemons Campbell 5-9 Sophomore

David Collette Utah 6-10 Junior John Collins Wake Forest 6-10 Sophomore Zach Collins Gonzaga 7-0 Freshman Chance Comanche Arizona 6-11 Sophomore Angel Delgado Seton Hall 6-10 Junior Hamidou Diallo Kentucky 6-6 Freshman Tyler Dorsey Oregon 6-4 Sophomore PJ Dozier South Carolina 6-6 Sophomore Vince Edwards Purdue 6-8 Junior John Egbunu Florida 6-11 Junior Jon Elmore Marshall 6-3 Junior Obi Enechionyia Temple 6-10 Junior Drew Eubanks Oregon State 6-10 Sophomore Jawun Evans Oklahoma State 6-1 Sophomore Tacko Fall Central Florida 7-6 Sophomore Tony Farmer Lee College (TX) 6-7 Sophomore De’Aaron Fox Kentucky 6-4 Freshman Markelle Fultz Washington 6-4 Freshman Harry Giles Duke 6-10 Freshman Brandon Goodwin FGCU 6-2 Junior Donte Grantham Clemson 6-8 Junior Isaac Haas Purdue 7-2 Junior Aaron Holiday UCLA 6-1 Sophomore Isaac Humphries Kentucky 7-0 Sophomore Chandler Hutchison Boise State 6-7 Junior Jonathan Isaac Florida State 6-10 Freshman Frank Jackson Duke 6-3 Freshman Josh Jackson Kansas 6-8 Freshman Justin Jackson Maryland 6-7 Freshman Justin Jackson North Carolina 6-8 Junior Alize Johnson Missouri State 6-9 Junior B.J. Johnson La Salle 6-7 Junior Darin Johnson CSU-Northridge 6-5 Junior Jaylen Johnson Louisville 6-9 Junior Robert Johnson Indiana 6-3 Junior Andrew Jones Texas 6-4 Freshman Kerem Kanter Green Bay 6-10 Junior Ted Kapita North Carolina State 6-8 Freshman Marcus Keene Central Michigan 5-9 Junior Luke Kennard Duke 6-6 Sophomore Braxton Key Alabama 6-8 Freshman George King Colorado 6-6 Junior Kyle Kuzma Utah 6-9 Junior Khadeem Lattin Oklahoma 6-9 Junior TJ Leaf UCLA 6-10 Freshman William Lee UAB 6-9 Junior Zach Lofton Texas Southern 6-3 Junior Tyler Lydon Syracuse 6-9 Sophomore - Player School Height Status Daryl Macon Arkansas 6-3 Junior Marin Maric Northern Illinois 6-11 Junior Lauri Markkanen Arizona 7-0 Freshman Yante Maten Georgia 6-8 Junior Markis McDuffie Wichita State 6-8 Sophomore MiKyle McIntosh Illinois State 6-7 Junior Eric Mika BYU 6-10 Sophomore Donovan Mitchell Louisville 6-3 Sophomore Malik Monk Kentucky 6-3 Freshman Matthew Morgan Cornell 6-3 Sophomore

Shaquille Morris Wichita State 6-8 Junior Johnathan Motley Baylor 6-10 Junior Svi Mykhailiuk Kansas 6-8 Junior Divine Myles Stetson 5-11 Junior Derick Newton Stetson 6-6 Sophomore Austin Nichols Virginia 6-8 Junior Semi Ojeleye SMU 6-7 Junior Cameron Oliver Nevada 6-8 Sophomore Randy Onwuasor Southern Utah 6-3 Junior Justin Patton Creighton 7-0 Freshman L.J. Peak Georgetown 6-5 Junior Theo Pinson North Carolina 6-6 Junior Ivan Rabb California 6-11 Sophomore Xavier Rathan-Mayes Florida State 6-4 Junior Devin Robinson Florida 6-8 Junior Josh Robinson Austin Peay 6-2 Junior Martavius Robinson Lewis & Clark CC (Illinois) 6-10 Sophomore Maverick Rowan North Carolina State 6-7 Sophomore Corey Sanders Rutgers 6-2 Sophomore Victor Sanders Idaho 6-5 Junior Jaaron Simmons Ohio 6-1 Junior Kobi Simmons Arizona 6-5 Freshman Fred Sims Jr. Chicago State 6-4 Sophomore Dennis Smith Jr. North Carolina State 6-3 Freshman Zach Smith Texas Tech 6-8 Junior Kamau Stokes Kansas State 6-0 Sophomore Edmond Sumner Xavier 6-6 Sophomore Caleb Swanigan Purdue 6-9 Sophomore Jayson Tatum Duke 6-8 Freshman Matt Taylor New Mexico State 6-4 Junior James Thompson IV Eastern Michigan 6-10 Sophomore Stephen Thompson Jr. Oregon State 6-4 Sophomore Trevor Thompson Ohio State 7-0 Junior Melo Trimble Maryland 6-3 Junior Craig Victor II LSU 6-9 Junior Moritz Wagner Michigan 6-11 Sophomore Tevonn Walker Valparaiso 6-2 Junior Antone Warren Antelope Valley CC (CA) 6-10 Sophomore Thomas Welsh UCLA 7-0 Junior Thomas Wilder Western Michigan 6-3 Junior Cecil Williams Central Michigan 6-6 Junior Johnathan Williams Gonzaga 6-9 Junior Kam Williams Ohio State 6-2 Junior Nigel Williams-Goss Gonzaga 6-3 Junior Christian Wilson Texas-San Antonio 6-2 Junior D.J. Wilson Michigan 6-10 Junior Omer Yurtseven North Carolina State 7-0 Freshman The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2017 NBA Draft: Player Team/Country of Team Height Status Ege Arar Galatasaray (Turkey) 6-10 1996 DOB Laurynas Beliauskas Neptunas (Lithuania) 6-3 1997 DOB Terrence Bieshaar Joventut (Spain) 6-10 1997 DOB Simon Birgander Clavijo (Spain) 6-10 1997 DOB Laurynas Birutis Vytautas (Lithuania) 7-1 1997 DOB Luka Bozic Zagreb (Croatia) 6-7 1996 DOB Vlatko Cancar Mega Leks (Serbia) 6-8 1997 DOB Leo Cizmic Sevilla (Spain) 6-8 1998 DOB Wesley Alves da Silva Paulistano (Brazil) 6-6 1996 DOB

George de Paula Paulistano (Brazil) 6-6 1996 DOB Berkan Durmaz Tofas (Turkey) 6-8 1997 DOB Martynas Echodas Siauliai (Lithuania) 6-9 1997 DOB Cyrille Eliezer-Vanerot Levallois (France) 6-8 1996 DOB Aquiles Ferreira Pinheiros (Brazil) 6-5 1998 DOBDiego Flaccadori Trento (Italy) 6-5 1996 DOB Tolga Gecim Banvit (Turkey) 6-8 1996 DOB Yoan Granvorka Nancy (France) 6-4 1997 DOB Egemen Guven Karsiyaka (Turkey) 6-10 1996 DOB Isaiah Hartenstein Zalgiris (Lithuania) 7-0 1998 DOB Karlis Helmanis RTU Riga (Latvia) 6-7 1997 DOB Aleksa Ilic Buducnost (Montenegro) 6-9 1996 DOB Jonathan Jeanne Nancy (France) 7-2 1997 DOB Alpha Kaba Mega Leks (Serbia) 6-10 1996 DOB Verners Kohs GBA Sparta (Czech Republic) 6-8 1997 DOB Antonios Koniaris PAOK (Greece) 6-4 1997 DOB Arnoldas Kulboka Baunach (Germany) 6-9 1998 DOB Rodions Kurucs Barcelona (Spain) 6-8 1998 DOB Axel Louissaint Lugano (Switzerland) 6-6 1996 DOB Michail Lountzis Panathinaikos (Greece) 6-5 1998 DOB Gytis Masiulis Zalgiris (Lithuania) 6-9 1998 DOB Lovro Mazalin Zadar (Croatia) 6-9 1997 DOB Regimantas Miniotas Vytautas (Lithuania) 6-9 1996 DOB Kostja Mushidi Mega Leks (Serbia) 6-5 1998 DOB Margiris Normantas Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) 6-4 1996 DOB Frank Ntilikina Strasbourg (France) 6-5 1998 DOB Elie Okobo Pau Orthez (France) 6-2 1997 DOB Viny Okouo Unicaja (Spain) 7-2 1997 DOB Ayberk Olmaz Istanbul BSB (Turkey) 6-10 1996 DOB Lucas Pereira Pinheiros (Brazil) 6-8 1998 DOB Martynas Sajus Starogard (Poland) 6-10 1996 DOB Borisa Simanic Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) 6-10 1998 DOB Nik Slavica Cibona (Croatia) 6-8 1997 DOB Berk Ugurlu Fenerbahce (Turkey) 6-3 1996 DOB Kristupas Zemaitis Vytautas (Lithuania) 6-4 1996 DOB Zou Yuchen Bayi Fubang (China) 6-10 1996 DOB

 

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