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Saturday / November 14.
  • NBA announces early entry candidates for 2026 NBA Draft

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    By JAMES MADDEN

    The NBA has released its full list of early entry candidates for this year’s NBA Draft, per release.

    The list includes 71 college and international players, with every college player reserving to right to withdraw from the NBA Draft before May 27th to preserve their college eligibility.

    The NBA Draft is scheduled to be held on June 23rd & 24th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

    The full list of college players are listed below.

    Matt AbleNorth Carolina State6-6Freshman
    Darius Acuff Jr.Arkansas6-3Freshman
    Amari AllenAlabama6-8Freshman
    Nate AmentTennessee6-10Freshman
    Christian Anderson Jr.Texas Tech6-3Sophomore
    Alijah ArenasUSC6-6Freshman
    Flory BidungaKansas6-10Sophomore
    Finley BizjackButler6-4Junior
    John BlackwellWisconsin6-4Junior
    Shane BlakeneyDrexel6-5Junior
    Anton BonkeCharlotte7-2Junior
    Cameron BoozerDuke6-9Freshman
    Mikel Brown Jr.Louisville6-5Freshman
    Rowan BrumbaughTulane6-4Junior
    Brayden BurriesArizona6-4Freshman
    Elliot CadeauMichigan6-1Junior
    Cameron CarrBaylor6-5Sophomore
    Chris Cenac Jr.Houston6-11Freshman
    Rueben ChinyeluFlorida6-10Junior
    Jacob CofieUSC6-10Sophomore
    Cruz DavisHofstra6-3Junior
    Kennard Davis Jr.BYU6-6Junior
    Keanu DawesUtah6-9Junior
    AJ DybantsaBYU6-9Freshman
    Gabe Dynes      USC7-5Junior
    Eian ElmerMiami (OH)6-6Junior
    Isaiah EvansDuke6-6Sophomore
    Jeremy Fears Jr.Michigan State6-2Sophomore
    Kingston FlemingsHouston6-4Freshman
    Colby GarlandSan Jose State6-0Junior
    Allen GravesSanta Clara6-9Freshman
    Juke HarrisWake Forest6-7Sophomore
    Isiah HarwellHouston6-6Freshman
    Lou HutchinsonAlabama A&M6-7Junior
    Morez Johnson Jr.Michigan6-9Sophomore
    Acaden LewisVillanova6-2Freshman
    Aday MaraMichigan7-3Junior
    Milan MomcilovicIowa State6-8Junior
    Malachi MorenoKentucky7-0Freshman
    Paulius MurauskasSaint Mary’s6-8Junior
    Ebuka OkorieStanford6-2Freshman
    Dennis Parker Jr.Radford6-6Junior
    Koa PeatArizona6-8Freshman
    Darryn PetersonKansas6-6Freshman
    Labaron Philon Jr.Alabama6-4Sophomore
    Jayden QuaintanceKentucky6-10Sophomore
    Sebastian RancikColorado6-11Sophomore
    Billy Richmond IIIArkansas6-6Sophomore
    Hannes SteinbachWashington6-11Freshman
    Andrej StojakovicIllinois6-7Junior
    Dailyn SwainTexas6-8Junior
    Tyler TannerVanderbilt6-0Sophomore
    Meleek ThomasArkansas6-5Freshman
    Aiden TobiasonTemple6-5Sophomore
    Bryson TuckerWashington6-7Sophomore
    Henri VeesaarNorth Carolina7-0Junior
    Keaton WaglerIllinois6-6Freshman
    LeJuan WattsTexas Tech6-6Junior
    Caleb WilsonNorth Carolina6-10Freshman
    Tounde YessoufouBaylor6-5Freshman

    The list of international players is also listed below.

    Mohammad AminiNancy (France)6-72005 DOB
    Pavle BackoMega (Serbia)7-02007 DOB
    Bassala BagayokoBilbao (Spain)6-102006 DOB
    Francesco FerrariVirtus Bologna (Italy)6-92005 DOB
    Marc-Owen Fodzo DadaNancy (France)5-112006 DOB
    Vsevolod IshchenkoLokomotiv (Russia)6-32005 DOB
    Jack KayilAlba Berlin (Germany)6-32006 DOB
    Sergio de LarreaValencia (Spain)6-62005 DOB
    Karim LopezNew Zealand Breakers (Australia)6-82007 DOB
    Alexandros SamodurovPanathinaikos (Greece)6-112005 DOB
    Luigi SuigoMega (Serbia)7-22007 DOB

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