NBA ANNOUNCES EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2020 NBA DRAFT PRESENTED BY STATE FARM

NEW YORK, April 28, 2020 – The National Basketball Association announced today that 205 players -- 163 players from colleges and other educational institutions and 42 international players -- have filed as early entry candidates for the 2020 NBA Draft presented by State Farm.

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 10 days prior to the 2020 NBA Draft.

Following is the list of players from colleges and other educational institutions who have applied for early entry into the 2020 NBA Draft.

EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2020 NBA DRAFT

Player                                      School                                      Height                                                Status

Precious Achiuwa                     Memphis                                  6-9                                                Freshman

Milan Acquaah                         California Baptist                      6-3                                                Junior

Jordyn Adams                           Austin Peay                              6-3                                                Freshman

Abdul Ado                                Mississippi State                       6-11                                                Junior

Ty-Shon Alexander                   Creighton                                 6-4                                                Junior

Timmy Allen                            Utah                                         6-6                                                Sophomore

Derrick Alston Jr.                      Boise State                               6-9                                                Junior

Cole Anthony                           North Carolina                          6-3                                                Freshman

Joel Ayayi                                Gonzaga                                   6-5                                                Sophomore

Brendan Bailey                         Marquette                                 6-8                                                Sophomore                              

Saddiq Bey                               Villanova                                  6-8                                                Sophomore

Tyler Bey                                 Colorado                                  6-7                                                Junior

Jermaine Bishop                       Norfolk State                            6-1                                                Junior

Jomaru Brown                          Eastern Kentucky                      6-2                                                Sophomore

Marcus Burk                             IUPUI                                      6-3                                                Junior

Dachon Burke Jr.                      Nebraska                                  6-4                                                Junior

Jordan Burns                             Colgate                                     6-0                                                Junior

Jared Butler                              Baylor                                      6-3                                                Sophomore

Manny Camper                         Siena                                        6-7                                                Junior

Vernon Carey Jr.                       Duke                                        6-10                                                Freshman

Marcus Carr                              Minnesota                                6-2                                                Sophomore

Tamenang Choh                        Brown                                      6-5                                                Junior

Kofi Cockburn                          Illinois                                      7-0                                                Freshman

David Collins                            South Florida                            6-3                                                Junior

Zach Cooks                              NJIT                                         5-9                                                Junior

Jalen Crutcher                           Dayton                                     6-1                                                Junior

Ryan Daly                                St. Joseph’s                              6-5                                                Junior

Nate Darling                             Delaware                                  6-5                                                Junior

Darius Days                              LSU                                         6-6                                                Sophomore

Dexter Dennis                           Wichita State                            6-5                                                Sophomore

Lamine Diane                           CSUN                                      6-7                                                Sophomore

Ayo Dosunmu                           Illinois                                      6-5                                                Sophomore

Devon Dotson                           Kansas                                     6-2                                                Sophomore

Nojel Eastern                            Purdue                                      6-7                                                Junior

Anthony Edwards                      Georgia                                    6-5                                                Freshman

CJ Elleby                                  Washington State                      6-6                                                Sophomore

Mason Faulkner                        Western Carolina                      6-1                                                Junior

LJ Figueroa                               St. John’s                                  6-6                                                Junior

Malik Fitts                                St. Mary’s                                 6-8                                                Junior

Malachi Flynn                           San Diego State                        6-1                                                Junior

Blake Francis                            Richmond                                 6-0                                                Junior

Hasahn French                          St. Louis                                   6-7                                                Junior

DJ Funderburk                          NC State                                   6-10                                                Junior

Both Gach                                Utah                                         6-6                                                Sophomore

Alonzo Gaffney                        Ohio State                                 6-9                                                Freshman

Luka Garza                               Iowa                                         6-11                                                Junior

Jacob Gilyard                            Richmond                                 5-9                                                Junior

Grant Golden                            Richmond                                 6-10                                                Junior

Jordan Goodwin                        St. Louis                                   6-3                                                Junior

Tony Goodwin II                       Redemption Academy (MA)      6-6                                                Post-Graduate

Jayvon Graves                          Buffalo                                     6-3                                                Junior

AJ Green                                  Northern Iowa                           6-4                                                Sophomore

Darin Green Jr.                         UCF                                         6-4                                                Freshman

Josh Green                                Arizona                                    6-6                                                Freshman

Ashton Hagans                         Kentucky                                  6-3                                                Sophomore

Tyrese Haliburton                     Iowa State                                 6-5                                                Sophomore

Josh Hall                                  Moravian Prep (NC)                  6-8                                                Post-Graduate

Rayshaun Hammonds                Georgia                                    6-9                                                Junior

Jalen Harris                              Nevada                                     6-5                                                Junior

Niven Hart                                Fresno State                              6-5                                                Freshman

Aaron Henry                             Michigan State                          6-6                                                Sophomore

Jalen Hill                                  UCLA                                      6-10                                                Sophomore

Nate Hinton                              Houston                                    6-5                                                Sophomore

Jay Huff                                   Virginia                                    7-1                                                Junior

Elijah Hughes                           Syracuse                                   6-6                                                Junior

Feron Hunt                               SMU                                        6-8                                                Sophomore

Chance Hunter                          Long Beach State                      6-6                                                Sophomore

DeJon Jarreau                           Houston                                    6-5                                                Junior

Damien Jefferson                      Creighton                                 6-5                                                Junior

Isaiah Joe                                 Arkansas                                  6-5                                                Sophomore

Dakari Johnson                         Cape Fear CC (NC)                   6-0                                                Freshman

Jalen Johnson                           Louisiana                                  6-7                                                Junior

Andre Jones                              Nicholls State                           6-4                                                Junior

C.J. Jones                                 MTSU                                      6-5                                                Junior

Herbert Jones                            Alabama                                   6-7                                                Junior

Mason Jones                             Arkansas                                  6-5                                                Junior

Tre Jones                                  Duke                                        6-3                                                Sophomore

Corey Kispert                           Gonzaga                                   6-7                                                Junior

Kameron Langley                      NC A&T                                  6-2                                                Junior

AJ Lawson                               South Carolina                          6-6                                                Sophomore

Saben Lee                                 Vanderbilt                                6-2                                                Junior

Kira Lewis Jr.                           Alabama                                   6-3                                                Sophomore

Matt Lewis                               James Madison                         6-5                                                Junior

Isaiah Livers                             Michigan                                  6-7                                                Junior

Denzel Mahoney                       Creighton                                 6-5                                                Junior

Makur Maker                            Pacific Academy (CA)               7-0                                                Post-Graduate

Sandro Mamukelashvili             Seton Hall                                6-11                                                Junior

Tre Mann                                 Florida                                      6-4                                                Freshman

Nico Mannion                           Arizona                                    6-3                                                Freshman

Naji Marshall                            Xavier                                      6-7                                                Junior

Kenyon Martin Jr.                     IMG Academy (FL)                   6-7                                                Post-Graduate

Remy Martin                            Arizona State                            6-0                                                Junior

Tyrese Maxey                           Kentucky                                  6-3                                                Freshman                                 

Mac McClung                           Georgetown                              6-2                                                Sophomore

Jaden McDaniels                      Washington                              6-9                                                Freshman

Isiaha Mike                               SMU                                        6-8                                                Junior

Isaiah Miller                             UNCG                                      6-0                                                Junior

Matt Mitchell                            San Diego State                        6-6                                                Junior

EJ Montgomery                        Kentucky                                  6-10                                                Sophomore

Andrew Nembhard                    Florida                                      6-5                                                Sophomore

Aaron Nesmith                          Vanderbilt                                6-6                                                Sophomore

Zeke Nnaji                                Arizona                                    6-11                                                Freshman

Obadiah Noel                            Massachusetts-Lowell               6-4                                                Junior

Jordan Nwora                           Louisville                                 6-7                                                Junior

Onyeka Okongwu                     USC                                         6-9                

NBA keeps youngsters on their feet

Mumbai,  27 April 2020: The National Basketball Association (NBA) introduced curriculum based online basketball sessions as a part of the NBA Basketball Schools, a network of basketball development programs across the globe open to international male and female players between the age of 6 and 18.

Following the recommendation of state and central authorities regarding the developing situation related to the coronavirus in India, the NBA suspended all on-ground basketball development programming in India including sessions at the NBA Basketball Schools. With the available flexible online learning solutions technology affords, the NBA decided to introduce curriculum based online basketball sessions.

“All work and no play makes jack a dull boy! Children sitting at home are constantly on the lookout for physical activity. Our online sessions serve as a perfect platform giving them a chance to brush up their skills and not lose touch with the game, all from the comfort of their homes. The drills are designed in such a way that it will keep the kids active in a fun way,” said Marc Pulles, Basketball Operations Team Leader, NBA India.

17 of the 24 partner schools in India have joined this initiative with two sessions every week hosted by two coaches for 12-15 participants.

“A typical session starts with a warmup, then some ball handling drills, form shooting work, and defensive work. We finish up with a group discussion on a basketball related topic and end with usually assigning the participants some videos to watch and give homework to do such as form shooting and show gratitude to your parents etc.,” explained Marc.

For 12-year-old Saishaa Patel from Mumbai the online sessions offered by the NBA has helped her cope with the boredom of being indoors. “I have continued to train basketball via online classes conducted by the NBA Basketball Schools. It has helped me in stay in touch with my peers and teachers and also to keep in touch with my favourite sport. I am thankful for these sessions which have helped me stay on my feet,” said Saishaa of Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai.

Last Thursday, The NBA Academy India’s Achintya Krishna joined the session and shared his experience with the participants. For the next few weeks, Harsimran Kaur, Amaan Sandhu, Siya Deodhar and Pranav Prince will join the sessions to motivate the aspiring ballers to take up this sport through their stories.

“The NBA Basketball Schools online session is a great way to keep students on their feet and in touch with basketball. It was a great experience to talk to the kids and share my story on how I got selected into the NBA Academy India. I hope I could inspire them to consider basketball as a potential career,” said Achintya who is currently back home in Bengaluru for his end-of-term break.