The NBA announced today that 236 players — 181 players from colleges and post-graduate institutions and 55 international players — have filed as early entry candidates for the 2018 NBA Draft.
Players wishing to enter the 2018 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to the NBA to be received no later than Sunday, April 22. 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 11. Under NCAA rules, in order to retain college basketball eligibility, underclassmen who have entered the 2018 Draft must withdraw by Wednesday, May 30.
Following is the list of players from colleges and post-graduate institutions who have applied for early entry into the 2018 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 21 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2018 NBA DRAFT
Player School Height Status
Deng Adel Louisville 6-7 Junior
Esa Ahmad West Virginia 6-8 Junior
Rawle Alkins Arizona 6-5 Sophomore
Mike Amius Western Carolina 6-7 Junior
Kostas Antetokounmpo Dayton 6-10 Freshman
Deandre Ayton Arizona 7-1 Freshman
Udoka Azubuike Kansas 7-0 Sophomore
Marvin Bagley III Duke 6-11 Freshman
Mohamed Bamba Texas 6-11 Freshman
Sedrick Barefield Utah 6-2 Junior
Keita Bates-Diop Ohio State 6-7 Junior
Tyus Battle Syracuse 6-6 Sophomore
Lamonte Bearden Western Kentucky 6-3 Junior
Tashawn Berry Dakota College (ND) 6-3 Sophomore
Leron Black Illinois 6-7 Junior
Brian Bowen II South Carolina 6-7 Freshman
Ky Bowman Boston College 6-1 Sophomore
Jordan Brangers South Plains College (TX) 6-2 Sophomore
Mikal Bridges Villanova 6-6 Junior
Miles Bridges Michigan State 6-7 Sophomore
Barry Brown Jr. Kansas State 6-3 Junior
Bruce Brown Jr. Miami 6-5 Sophomore
Bryce Brown Auburn 6-3 Junior
Troy Brown Jr. Oregon 6-7 Freshman
Jalen Brunson Villanova 6-3 Junior
Elijah Bryant BYU 6-5 Junior
C.J. Burks Marshall 6-4 Junior
Jordan Caroline Nevada 6-7 Junior
Tony Carr Penn State 6-5 Sophomore
Wendell Carter Jr. Duke 6-10 Freshman
Kameron Chatman Detroit 6-9 Junior
Haanif Cheatham FGCU 6-5 Junior
Yoeli Childs BYU 6-8 Sophomore
Chris Clemons Campbell 5-9 Junior
Tyler Cook Iowa 6-9 Sophomore
Isaac Copeland Jr. Nebraska 6-9 Junior
Bryant Crawford Wake Forest 6-3 Junior
Mike Daum South Dakota State 6-9 Junior
Eric Davis Jr. Texas 6-3 Junior
Jon Davis Charlotte 6-3 Junior
Jordan Davis Northern Colorado 6-2 Junior
Shawntrez Davis Bethune-Cookman 6-9 Junior
Terence Davis Mississippi 6-4 Junior
Tyler Davis Texas A&M 6-10 Junior
Marcus Derrickson Georgetown 6-7 Junior
Hamidou Diallo Kentucky 6-5 Freshman
Noah Dickerson Washington 6-8 Junior
Donte DiVincenzo Villanova 6-5 Sophomore
Dikembe Dixson UIC 6-7 Sophomore
Torin Dorn North Carolina State 6-5 Junior
Trevon Duval Duke 6-3 Freshman
Nojel Eastern Purdue 6-6 Freshman
Carsen Edwards Purdue 6-1 Sophomore
Jon Elmore Marshall 6-3 Junior
Drew Eubanks Oregon State 6-10 Junior
Jacob Evans Cincinnati 6-6 Junior
Bruno Fernando Maryland 6-10 Freshman
Dextor Foster ASA College (FL) 6-5 Junior
Jarrey Foster SMU 6-6 Junior
Robert Franks Jr. Washington State 6-7 Junior
Tremaine Fraiser Westchester CC (NY) 6-3 Sophomore
Melvin Frazier Jr. Tulane 6-6 Junior
Wenyen Gabriel Kentucky 6-9 Sophomore
Kaiser Gates Xavier 6-8 Junior
Eugene German Northern Illinois 6-0 Sophomore
Admon Gilder Texas A&M 6-4 Junior
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Kentucky 6-6 Freshman
Michael Gilmore FGCU 6-10 Junior
Jessie Govan Georgetown 6-10 Junior
Tyler Hall Montana State 6-4 Junior
Jaylen Hands UCLA 6-3 Freshman
Zach Hankins Ferris State 6-10 Junior
Ethan Happ Wisconsin 6-10 Junior
Jared Harper Auburn 5-10 Sophomore
Mustapha Heron Auburn 6-5 Sophomore
Malik Hines Massachusetts 6-10 Junior
DJ Hogg Texas A&M 6-9 Junior
Aaron Holiday UCLA 6-1 Junior
Jalen Hudson Florida 6-6 Junior
Dewan Huell Miami 6-11 Sophomore
Kevin Huerter Maryland 6-7 Sophomore
Tramaine Isabell Jr. Drexel 6-1 Junior
DeAngelo Isby Utah State 6-5 Junior
Jaren Jackson Jr. Michigan State 6-11 Freshman
Justin Jackson Maryland 6-7 Sophomore
Justin James Wyoming 6-7 Junior
Zach Johnson FGCU 6-2 Junior
Ismaila Kane Atlanta Metropolitan 6-9 Freshman
Christian Keeling Charleston Southern 6-4 Sophomore
Devonte Klines Montana State 6-0 Junior
Kevin Knox Kentucky 6-9 Freshman
Sagaba Konate West Virginia 6-8 Sophomore
Terry Larrier Connecticut 6-8 Junior
Kalob Ledoux McNeese State 6-3 Sophomore
Marquez Letcher-Ellis Rice 6-7 Sophomore
Abdul Lewis NJIT 6-10 Junior
Victor Lewis II West Texas A&M 6-3 Junior
Makinde London Tennessee-Chattanooga 6-10 Junior
Dominic Magee Southern Mississippi 6-4 Junior
Fletcher Magee Wofford 6-4 Junior
Caleb Martin Nevada 6-7 Junior
Cody Martin Nevada 6-7 Junior
Malik Martin South Florida 6-11 Junior
Zane Martin Towson 6-4 Sophomore
Charles Matthews Michigan 6-6 Sophomore
Luke Maye North Carolina 6-8 Junior
Brandon McCoy UNLV 7-1 Freshman
Jalen McDaniels San Diego State 6-10 Freshman
Markis McDuffie Wichita State 6-8 Junior
Christian Mekowulu Tennessee State 6-9 Junior
De’Anthony Melton USC 6-4 Freshman
Aaron Menzies Seattle 7-3 Junior
Chimezie Metu USC 6-11 Junior
Shake Milton SMU 6-6 Junior
Shelton Mitchell Clemson 6-3 Junior
Takal Molson Canisius 6-5 Freshman
Max Montana San Diego State 6-9 Junior
Doral Moore Wake Forest 7-1 Junior
Juwan Morgan Indiana 6-8 Junior
Matt Morgan Cornell 6-3 Junior
Isaiah Moss Iowa 6-5 Sophomore
Travis Munnings Louisiana-Monroe 6-6 Junior
Jordan Murdock Friends University 6-4 Junior
Malik Newman Kansas 6-3 Sophomore
Josh Okogie Georgia Tech 6-4 Sophomore
Ray Ona Embo Tulane 6-5 Sophomore
James Palmer Jr. Nebraska 6-6 Junior
Adjin Penava Marshall 6-9 Junior
Keanu Peters Salt Lake CC (UT) 6-2 Sophomore
Lamar Peters Mississippi State 6-0 Sophomore
Jalon Pipkins Cal State-Northridge 6-4 Freshman
Shamorie Ponds St. John’s 6-1 Sophomore
Jontay Porter Missouri 6-11 Freshman
Michael Porter Jr. Missouri 6-10 Freshman
Billy Preston Kansas 6-10 Freshman
Marcquise Reed Clemson 6-3 Junior
Isaiah Reese Canisius 6-5 Sophomore
Cody Riley UCLA 6-10 Freshman
Kerwin Roach II Texas 6-4 Junior
Jerome Robinson Boston College 6-6 Junior
Mitchell Robinson Western Kentucky 7-0 Freshman
Ahmaad Rorie Montana 6-1 Junior
Quinton Rose Temple 6-8 Sophomore
Brandon Sampson LSU 6-5 Junior
Corey Sanders Rutgers 6-2 Junior
Admiral Schofield Tennessee 6-5 Junior
Micah Seaborn Monmouth 6-5 Junior
Collin Sexton Alabama 6-3 Freshman
Ronshad Shabazz Appalachian State 6-5 Junior
Landry Shamet Wichita State 6-4 Sophomore
Tavarius Shine Oklahoma State 6-6 Junior
Chris Silva South Carolina 6-9 Junior
Yankuba Sima Oklahoma State 6-11 Junior
Anfernee Simons IMG Academy 6-4 Post-Graduate
Fred Sims Jr. Chicago State 6-4 Junior
Zhaire Smith Texas Tech 6-5 Freshman
Ray Spalding Louisville 6-9 Junior
Omari Spellman Villanova 6-9 Freshman
Deshon Taylor Fresno State 6-2 Junior
Khyri Thomas Creighton 6-3 Junior
Reid Travis Stanford 6-8 Junior
Gary Trent Jr. Duke 6-6 Freshman
Allonzo Trier Arizona 6-5 Junior
Jarred Vanderbilt Kentucky 6-9 Freshman
Lagerald Vick Kansas 6-5 Junior
Christian Vital Connecticut 6-2 Sophomore
Moritz Wagner Michigan 6-11 Junior
Jaylin Walker Kent State 6-1 Junior
Lonnie Walker Miami 6-4 Freshman
Nick Ward Michigan State 6-8 Sophomore
PJ Washington Kentucky 6-7 Freshman
Tremont Waters LSU 5-11 Freshman
Quinndary Weatherspoon Mississippi State 6-4 Junior
Andrien White Charlotte 6-3 Junior
Demajeo Wiggins Bowling Green 6-10 Junior
Lindell Wigginton Iowa State 6-2 Freshman
Austin Wiley Auburn 6-11 Freshman
Kris Wilkes UCLA 6-8 Freshman
Robert Williams III Texas A&M 6-10 Sophomore
Justin Wright-Foreman Hofstra 6-1 Junior
Trae Young Oklahoma 6-2 Freshman
The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2018 NBA Draft:
Player Team/Country of Team Height Status
Berke Atar Bandirma Kirmizi (Turkey) 6-11 1999 DOB
LiAngelo Ball UCLA/Vytautas (Lithuania) 6-5 1998 DOB
Romaric Belemene Oviedo (Spain) 6-9 1997 DOB
Laurynas Beliauskas Neptunas (Lithuania) 6-4 1997 DOB
Rihards Berzins Liepaja (Latvia) 6-11 1997 DOB
Laurynas Birutis Siauliai (Lithuania) 7-0 1997 DOB
Goga Bitadze Mega Bemax (Serbia) 6-11 1999 DOB
Isaac Bonga Fraport Skyliners (Germany) 6-9 1999 DOB
Etienne Ca Chalon (France) 6-11 1997 DOB
Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz GET Vosges (France) 6-1 1997 DOB
Emanuel Cate Prat (Spain) 6-9 1997 DOB
Vasileios Charalampopoulos PAOK (Greece) 6-9 1997 DOB
Luka Doncic Real Madrid (Spain) 6-7 1999 DOB
Yago Dos Santos Paulistano (Brazil) 5-10 1999 DOB
Berkan Durmaz Tofas (Turkey) 6-9 1997 DOB
Aleksander Dziewa Slask Wroclaw (Poland) 6-9 1997 DOB
Martynas Echodas Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) 6-9 1997 DOB
Ibrahima Faye Poitiers (France) 6-10 1997 DOB
Gabriel Galvanini Bauru (Brazil) 6-8 1998 DOB
Stephane Gombauld Lille Metropole (France) 6-9 1997 DOB
Melvyn Govindy Cholet (France) 7-0 1997 DOB
Yoan Granvorka Monthey (Switzerland) 6-7 1997 DOB
Tryggvi Hlinason Valencia (Spain) 7-1 1997 DOB
Karim Jallow Bayern Munich (Germany) 6-7 1997 DOB
Matas Jogela Zalgiris II (Lithuania) 6-6 1998 DOB
Georgios Kalaitzakis Panathinaikos (Greece) 6-6 1999 DOB
Michal Kolenda Trefl Sopot (Poland) 6-7 1997 DOB
Antonios Koniaris PAOK (Greece) 6-4 1997 DOB
Leon Kratzer Wuerzburg (Germany) 6-11 1997 DOB
Arnoldas Kulboka Capo d’Orlando (Italy) 6-10 1998 DOB
Rodions Kurucs Barcelona (Spain) 6-9 1998 DOB
Xabier Lopez-Arostegui Joventut Badalona (Spain) 6-6 1997 DOB
Matur Maker CIBA (Canada) 6-11 1998 DOB
Vanja Marinkovic Partizan (Serbia) 6-6 1997 DOB
William McDowell-White Baunach (Germany) 6-5 1998 DOB
Blaz Mesicek Brindisi (Italy) 6-6 1997 DOB
Adam Mokoka Gravelines (France) 6-4 1998 DOB
Shekinah Munanga Monaco (France) 6-7 1997 DOB
Dzanan Musa Cedevita (Croatia) 6-8 1999 DOB
Muhaymin Mustafa Anadolu Efes (Turkey) 6-5 1999 DOB
Williams Narace Nancy (France) 6-8 1997 DOB
Amine Noua ASVEL (France) 6-8 1997 DOB
Elie Okobo Pau Orthez (France) 6-2 1997 DOB
Viny Okouo Unicaja (Spain) 7-1 1997 DOB
Louis Olinde Brose Baskets (Germany) 6-9 1998 DOB
Erxhan Osmani Bandirma Kirmizi (Turkey) 6-9 1998 DOB
Jean-Marc Pansa Nanterre (France) 6-10 1997 DOB
Darel Poirier Charleville (France) 6-9 1997 DOB
Marcel Ponitka Asseco (Poland) 6-5 1997 DOB
Issuf Sanon Olimpija (Slovenia) 6-3 1999 DOB
Tadas Sedekerskis Nevezis (Lithuania) 6-8 1998 DOB
Leonardo Tote Verona (Italy) 6-10 1997 DOB
Michael Uchendu Bauru (Brazil) 6-9 1998 DOB
Martynas Varnas Pieno Zvaigzdes (Lithuania) 6-5 1997 DOB
Filip Zagrajski Beli Manastir (Croatia) 6-4 1997 DOB
