We expected a surge of early entrants to the NBA Draft after the NCAA changed its rules, allowing players to withdraw and return to school after the combine following every collegiate season, provided they haven’t signed with an agent. With the new rule, there is little risk for the players to enter the draft and receive real feedback from NBA teams. This year, the first with these new rules, 162 players have submitted their names for early entry. The NBA has released the full list.
NBA says 162 players – 117 players from colleges/post-graduate institutions & 45 international – filed early entry candidates for draft.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) April 27, 2016
“>April 27, 2016
Here are some of the most notable names.
- Anthony “Cat” Barber – N.C. State
- Malik Beasley – Florida State
- James Blackmon Jr. – Indiana
- Jaron Blossomgame – Clemson
- Isaiah Briscoe – Kentucky
- Dillon Brooks – Oregon
- Jaylen Brown – Cal
- Kareem Canty – Auburn
- Deyonta Davis – Michigan State
- Cheick Diallo – Kansas
- Brannen Greene – Kansas
- Daniel Hamilton – UConn
- Josh Hart – Villanova
- Nigel Hayes – Wisconsin
- Brandon Ingram – Duke
- Demetrius Jackson – Notre Dame
- Justin Jackson – North Carolina
- Julian Jacobs – USC
- Peter Jok – Iowa
- Marcus Lee – Kentucky
- Kennedy Meeks – North Carolina
- Jamal Murray – Kentucky
- Chinanu Onuaku – Louisville
- Malachi Richardson – Syracuse
- Wayne Selden Jr. – Kansas
- Ben Simmons – LSU
- Diamond Stone – Maryland
- Caleb Swanigan – Purdue
- Isaiah Taylor – Texas
- Trevor Thompson – Ohio State
- Melo Trimble – Maryland
- Tyler Ulis – Kentucky
- Andrew White III – Nebraska
For the full list, including international players, click here.