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 (@MarcJSpearsESPN) 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.