Junior guard John Petty Jr. and sophomore guard Kira Lewis Jr. will apply for the NBA Draft, Alabama coach Nate Oats announced on Tuesday.
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"They're both going to put their name into the draft," Oats said. "They're going to go through workouts whenever those are — and that's the thing, too. These early entrants with this year, I mean everything's up in the air. I talked to a few NBA scouts. They're talking like the NBA is gonna start back up with the regular season in July. There's just so much uncertainty."
Michigan State center Xavier Tillman is entering his name in the 2020 NBA Draft yet keeping the door open to return to East Lansing, he announced Tuesday.
Minnesota center Daniel Oturu said Monday he is declaring for the NBA draft after leading the Big Ten in rebounding and blocked shots as a sophomore. Oturu made the announcement with a letter to fans on Instagram, saying he planned to hire an agent.
Minnesota center Daniel Oturu said Monday he is declaring for the NBA draft after leading the Big Ten in rebounding and blocked shots as a sophomore. Oturu made the announcement with a letter to fans on Instagram, saying he planned to hire an agent.
University of Minnesota sophomore center Daniel Oturu plans to enter the 2020 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Monday. Oturu is considered a frontcourt prospect with the potential to be selected in the first round of the draft.
Minnesota sophomore Daniel Oturu is declaring for the NBA Draft with the intentions of staying in it, he tells 247Sports. “I decided to enter this year’s 2020 NBA Draft basically because I felt like this is the right time for me especially with how my season went,” Oturu explained. “Basically I felt like this is the best option to go for it.” “I’m putting all my eggs in the basket for sure,” the 6-foot-10, 240-pound post prospect added.
It is too early to tell if Cartier Diarra will return to Kansas State for his final season of college basketball, but one thing appears certain about his future: He will declare for the NBA Draft as an early entrant and test the pro waters this spring. “Yeah, I would anticipate that,” K-State coach Bruce Weber said in a phone interview. “I think, like Xavier (Sneed) did, he will put his name in. You have got to go through the process. I talked to him the other day. Like a lot of kids, that is something he definitely wants to look at.”
Jeff Goodman: Florida State sophomore Devin Vassell has declared for the NBA Draft. Averaged 12.7 points, has good size and can really shoot it (42 percent from 3 the last two seasons). Many NBA execs I have spoken to feel he is in the 10-20 range.
Devin Vassell: Blessed🙏🏽
For the first time in program history, Auburn basketball could have a one-and-done player. Freshman forward Isaac Okoro will declare for the NBA Draft and go through the pre-draft evaluation process, head coach Bruce Pearl announced Friday during a conference call with reporters.
After his sophomore season at Iowa State, Tyrese Haliburton is now projected to be a lottery pick in the NBA Draft. This, even after his season ended with a broken wrist before Coronavirus concerns even entered the picture. “You know I put in a lot of work to get here,” Haliburton said. “It doesn't necessarily come to a big surprise to me because of all the work I have put in throughout my life and this is what I have wanted to do my whole life.” But will he go pro? “I mean it is still a conversation with my family,” Haliburton.
Men’s basketball junior guard Jayvon Graves announced on Friday that he is planning to declare for the 2020 NBA Draft, with the ability to return to college next year if he withdraws his name no later than 10 days after the scouting combine.
Seton Hall junior forward Sandro Mamukelashvili will declare for the NBA Draft and test the waters without hiring an agent, he told NJ Advance Media. He could return to campus for his senior season if he doesn't hire an agent.
Mamukelashvili is mentored by fellow Georgian Zaza Pachulia, a former NBA big man who now works for the Golden State Warriors. “I think he’s very capable,” Pachulia told NJ Advance Media earlier this season. “He fits today’s NBA style where he’s strong, he’s fast and he has an all-around game.”
Duke point guard Tre Jones is expected to declare for the NBA Draft, according to coach Mike Krzyzewski.
“We put in for the advisory committee,” Krzyzewski said. “You can send it in, and we will do that for a number of our guys so they can get a look. Obviously, Tre Jones we know is going to go, whenever he announces. The guys we get good feedback from are: Vernon Carey should get good feedback, hopefully Cassius Stanley, but we will see. I think you have to wait and see. Also, for those guys or any guy that is going to test, unless you’re a potential lottery pick or know that they were going to be in the first round, you have to wait a little bit, or you don’t have to but some kids will wait and just to see what the landscape will be in the NBA.”
Capitalizing on the momentum of a standout junior season, University of Toledo point guard Marreon Jackson has entered his name in the 2020 NBA draft and will get an evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee.
Potential No. 1 pick and Georgia standout Anthony Edwards is entering the NBA Draft, he tells 247Sports. “I just want to declare for the 2020 NBA Draft,” Edwards said.
“I think I should go number one, no doubt,” Edwards told 247Sports. “That’s the only place I think I should go.” Edwards signed this week with Octagon agent Omar Wilkes for his professional representation, per multiple sources. Wilkes has represented top 10 picks -- Trae Young and Cam Reddish -- in each of the past two NBA Drafts.
Octagon: We’re excited to welcome @UGABasketball standout Anthony Edwards (@theantman05) to the #OctagonFamily.
At 6-foot-11, 250 pounds, TCU center Kevin Samuel has the size and potential to play in the NBA one day. He tested the draft waters last offseason before opting to return for a redshirt sophomore season to further his development. Now, a year later, will he continue his development as a junior next season at TCU? “I’m not sure yet,” Samuel said. “I’ll talk with the coaches about it and talk to my people about it and see what’s best for me to do.”
Corey Kispert, a key cog in the Bulldogs’ championship-caliber squad, is not committing to returning to Gonzaga for his senior year, indicating he will perform his due diligence on whether to make himself available for the NBA draft. “Nothing is set in stone, I’m going to keep all my options open,” Kispert said. “I’m going to work with my coaches and family to make the best decision for myself moving forward.”
Gophers sophomore center Daniel Oturu has started the process of seeking information about where he could be taken in this year's NBA draft. Minnesota coach Richard Pitino said Wednesday on KFAN 100.3 radio that the Gophers sent in paperwork for Oturu to the NBA’s Undergraduate Advisory Committee, which provides feedback to prospects about their draft stock.
“The most important thing to do is receive the proper feedback from the NBA,” Pitino wrote in his blog. “Social media, media and mock drafts are not the decision makers. Agents are recruiting you, so they are going to tell you what you want to hear.”
The name of 2001-born Aleksej Pokusevski appears more and more on the upcoming NBA draft previews. However, his coach in Olympiacos, Giorgos Bartzokas, believes that the young player will enter the draft and will leave Europe this summer. “I think that Aleksej Pokusevski will enter the draft, and I believe that he will be picked,” Bartzokas said about his player in a long live interview with Eurohoops.
The name of 2001-born Aleksej Pokusevski appears more and more on the upcoming NBA draft previews. However, his coach in Olympiacos, Giorgos Bartzokas, believes that the young player will enter the draft and will leave Europe this summer. “I think that Aleksej Pokusevski will enter the draft, and I believe that he will be picked,” Bartzokas said about his player in a long live interview with Eurohoops.
For his basketball future, Xavier Tillman admits he's not sure what his next move is going to be. While he'd love to come back for his senior season at MSU, he says leaving early for the NBA is still an option. If his time at Michigan State is over, he knows his college career wouldn't end of a high note. However, he says that does not affect his final decision. "It doesn't play a factor in it, I would say for me personally because I feel like I played well enough this year to see if I could test the waters to see if I could make it," Tillman said.
Kevin Willard said he had been hearing from NBA personnel about Myles Powell all season, but Powell’s immediate future remains in limbo. “I’m trying to take it day-by-day, I found myself doing some push-ups and sit-ups, I’m trying to run outside, it’s been nice the past couple of days,” Powell said. “I’m trying to do anything to keep my head up high. It’s kind of rough, you know?”
Dayton’s Obi Toppin, who is among the leading contenders for national player of the year honors in college basketball, is expected to the enter the NBA Draft, sources said. “He will turn pro,” one source said. “I know many NBA scouts are high on him.”
Yale’s All-Ivy League forward Jordan Bruner will be making himself available to be selected in the NBA Draft. “I felt like I was ready to show NBA people what I was capable of,” Bruner said. “I decided I was going to make a decision when the season ended and the season ended earlier that we thought and I made my decision.”
Suspended Nebraska Basketball player Cam Mack has decided to declare for the 2020 NBA Draft. In a post on instagram, Mack said "Since I was a young kid in Texas, my dream was to play basketball at the highest level possible. Now my dream has become a reality."
SMU starting point guard Kendric Davis plans to enter his name in the NBA Draft after the season ends, according to a source close to the team. Davis has played one season at SMU, but has stood out as one of the best point guards in the conference. He is averaging 14.2 points per game, 6.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game.
A league source told Heavy.com that the agent Wiseman is expected to sign with is veteran Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, whose client list includes Blake Griffin, Kemba Walker, Khris Middleton, Kevin Love, C.J. McCollum, Nikola Jokic and Andre Drummond.
But Banks chose not to give himself the chance, and he explained the story on Tuesday, as the team prepared for its trip to Spain for four exhibition games. When Banks’ submitted the paperwork, he neglected to put an electronic signature on the draft document. When the NBA reached out to Tech to point out the missing signature, the deadline to enter had passed, but Banks said that the league told him that it would make an exception for him.Banks said no thanks. Having already been unsure about whether he wanted to declare for the draft, he said the omission was a sign.“I was like, alright, I don’t need to dabble in this,” Banks said
Marc J. Spears: NBA says 47 international players who had declared as early entry draft candidates have withdrawn their names. Two collegiate players have also withdrawn. There are 86 collegiate and 12 international prospects that remain early entry candidates for 60 total selections.
Charles Bassey took his time to make an NBA draft decision, but for Western Kentucky fans, it was worth the wait. Bassey, the reigning Conference USA Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, is returning to WKU for his sophomore season, the school announced at 12:50 a.m. (Eastern time) Thursday morning.
Go ahead, Seton Hall fans. Dream of a monster season and a memorable March — Myles Powell is returning for his senior year. The Pirates now have the pieces for a throwback campaign in South Orange, reminiscent of the P.J. Carlesimo glory days. “Guess who’s back?” Powell tweeted, accompanied with a photo of himself in announcing the decision.
Jeff Goodman: Kerry Blackshear has gone back and forth numerous times, source told @stadium . Announced he will withdraw from the NBA Draft and will transfer.
Tony Jones: Yoeli Childs turned down a significant offer overseas to return to BYU, sources tell The Athletic. Childs is determined to make a run at the NBA
Maryland gets great news as Anthony Cowan Jr. withdraws from NBA Draft to return for senior season
Mamadi Diakite: I am excited to announce that after testing the waters and getting great exposure and encouraging feedback, I have decided to return to the University of Virginia for my senior year. I can’t wait to join my coaches and teammates and get to work as we try to win another one. 🏆
Jeff Goodman: Louisville’s Jordan Nwora announces he is returning to school. HUGE for the Cards.
Kyle Boone: Devon Dotson is returning to Kansas and withdrawing from the NBA draft, per his Instagram.
Gary Parrish: Virginia Tech’s Kerry Blackshear is withdrawing from the NBA Draft. He’ll be a grad-transfer. Kentucky is a possible landing spot. The 6-10 forward averaged 14.9 points and 7.5 rebounds last season.
Jeff Goodman: Yoeli Childs changes his mind. Will return to BYU. Huge news for Mark Pope and the Cougars.
Jeff Goodman: Jaylen Fisher has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will go back to school, source told @stadium. He will transfer from TCU.
Jon Rothstein: Source: Rayjon Tucker is staying in the 2019 NBA Draft. Recently committed to Memphis as a grad transfer.
Evan Daniels: Kansas guard Quentin Grimes is withdrawing from the NBA Draft, a source tells @247Sports. Averaged 8.4 PPG, 2.5 RPG & 2.0 APG this past season.
Jeff Goodman: Oregon State assistant Stevie Thompson told @Stadium that Ethan Thompson will withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to school.
Jeff Goodman: UNCG’s James Dickey has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will return to school, source told @Stadium.
Jeff Goodman: Stanford’s KZ Okpala will stay in the NBA Draft, source told @Stadium.
Jeff Goodman: Minnesota’s Amir Coffey will remain in the NBA Draft, his agent told @Stadium.
Jeff Goodman: Penn State’s Lamar Stevens returning to school.
Jim Meehan: As expected, Filip Petrusev withdrawing from draft, returning to Gonzaga for sophomore season
Davion Mintz has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will be returning to Creighton for his senior season.
Jeff Goodman: Brewster Academy’s Jalen Lecque will bypass college and remain in the NBA Draft. Will be interesting to see where he gets selected.
Jeff Goodman: Seton Hall’s Myles Powell announces he will return to school.
Jeff Goodman: Utah’s Donnie Tillman will return to school, source told @Stadium.
Jon Rothstein: Source: Kevin Samuel is returning to TCU next season. Was an early entrant to the 2019 NBA Draft.
According to sources, Oregon rising-senior point guard Payton Pritchard has elected to return to Oregon for his final season of basketball.
Zach Osterman: Al Durham, Devonte Green and Justin Smith have all withdrawn from the NBA draft, per IU. So that's that. #iubb
Adrian Wojnarowski: Kentucky F EJ Montgomery will pull out of the 2019 NBA Draft and return to school for his sophomore season, source tells ESPN.
Jeff Goodman: Duke’s DeLaurier makes it official he is coming back to school.
Joseph Duarte: @UHCougarMBK guard Armoni Brooks announces he will keep name in NBA draft and forgo final season.
Jon Rothstein: Sources: Georgia State's D'Marcus Simonds is staying in the 2019 NBA Draft.
Reggie Perry, an All-SEC Freshman Team player last year, entered his name into the NBA Draft a month and a half ago. Tuesday night, he informed his Twitter followers that he has removed his name from the draft and that he will suit up in maroon and white for at least another season.
Jeff Goodman: Auburn’s Jared Harper expected to remain in the NBA Draft, source told @stadium. Tough blow for the Tigers.
Jeff Goodman: Tennessee’s Jordan Bone announces he will remain in the NBA Draft.
After exploring basketball's professional realm for the last several weeks, Creighton rising senior Martin Krampelj has decided he will forgo his final year of college eligibility and remain in the NBA draft.
Bryan Kalbrosky: Source confirms to HoopsHype that Siena's Jalen Pickett will withdraw from the 2019 NBA Draft. When including passes, the 6-foot-4 guard created 21.1 ppg out of the pick-and-roll as a freshman last season. That ranked second-best among all D1 players. Will be fascinating in 2020. pic.twitter.com/tGofEAdo91
Jeff Goodman: Kentucky’s Nick Richards announces he is returning to school. The big one for the ‘Cats is EJ Montgomery.
A.J. Lawson is coming back. The expected news has arrived with South Carolina announcing that its reigning SEC all-freshman team performer is returning to the Gamecocks after testing the NBA draft waters.
Kyle Boone: Weber State junior guard Jerrick Harding has submitted paperwork to withdraw from the NBA Draft and will return for his senior season, he tells CBS Sports. Harding, a Wichita native, averaged 21.4 points last season. He's twice been a First Team All-Big Sky performer.
