NEW YORK – Forty-three international players who had declared as early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm® have withdrawn their names from consideration. Three collegiate players who previously had declared as early entry candidates have also withdrawn. There are 79 collegiate and 12 international prospects that remain early entry candidates.
The NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm will be held on Thursday, June 21 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm:
PLAYER |TEAM (COUNTRY*)
Berke Atar | Bandirma Kirmizi (Turkey)
Romaric Belemene | Oviedo (Spain)
Laurynas Beliauskas | Neptunas (Lithuania)
Rihards Berzins | Liepaja (Latvia)
Laurynas Birutis | Siauliai (Lithuania)
Goga Bitadze | Mega Bemax (Serbia)
Etienne Ca | Chalon (France)
Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz | GET Vosges (France)
Emanuel Cate | Prat (Spain)
Vasileios Charalampopoulos | PAOK (Greece)
Yago Dos Santos | Paulistano (Brazil)
Berkan Durmaz | Tofas (Turkey)
Aleksander Dziewa | Slask Wroclaw (Poland)
Martynas Echodas | Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania)
Ibrahima Faye | Poitiers (France)
Gabriel Galvanini | Bauru (Brazil)
Stephane Gombauld | Lille Metropole (France)
Melvyn Govindy | Cholet (France)
Yoan Granvorka | Monthey (Switzerland)
Karim Jallow | Bayern Munich (Germany)
Matas Jogela | Zalgiris II (Lithuania)
Georgios Kalaitzakis | Panathinaikos (Greece)
Antonios Koniaris | PAOK (Greece)
Leon Kratzer | Wuerzburg (Germany)
Xabier Lopez-Arostegui | Joventut Badalona (Spain)
Matur Maker | CIBA (Canada)
Vanja Marinkovic | Partizan (Serbia)
William McDowell-White | Baunach (Germany)
Blaz Mesicek | Brindisi (Italy)
Adam Mokoka | Gravelines (France)
Shekinah Munanga | Monaco (France)
Muhaymin Mustafa | Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
Amine Noua | ASVEL (France)
Viny Okouo | Unicaja (Spain)
Louis Olinde | Brose Baskets (Germany)
Erxhan Osmani | Bandirma Kirmizi (Turkey)
Jean-Marc Pansa | Nanterre (France)
Darel Poirier | Charleville (France)
Marcel Ponitka | Asseco (Poland)
Tadas Sedekerskis | Nevezis (Lithuania)
Leonardo Tote | Verona (Italy)
Michael Uchendu | Bauru (Brazil)
Martynas Varnas | Pieno Zvaigzdes (Lithuania)
Here is the list of additional players from colleges who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm:
PLAYER | SCHOOL
Brian Bowen II | South Carolina
Micah Seaborn | Monmouth
Tavarius Shine | Oklahoma State
Following is a list of players from colleges and post-graduate institutions who remain early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm:
PLAYER | SCHOOL
Deng Adel | Louisville
Rawle Alkins | Arizona
Mike Amius | Western Carolina
Kostas Antetokounmpo | Dayton
Deandre Ayton | Arizona
Marvin Bagley III | Duke
Mohamed Bamba | Texas
Keita Bates-Diop | Ohio State
Tashawn Berry | Dakota College (ND)
Leron Black | Illinois
Jordan Brangers | South Plains College (TX)
Mikal Bridges | Villanova
Miles Bridges | Michigan State
Bruce Brown Jr. | Miami
Troy Brown Jr. | Oregon
Jalen Brunson | Villanova
Elijah Bryant | BYU
Tony Carr | Penn State
Wendell Carter Jr. | Duke
Kameron Chatman | Detroit
Bryant Crawford | Wake Forest
Eric Davis Jr. | Texas
Tyler Davis | Texas A&M
Marcus Derrickson | Georgetown
Hamidou Diallo | Kentucky
Donte DiVincenzo | Villanova
Dikembe Dixson | UIC
Trevon Duval | Duke
Drew Eubanks | Oregon State
Jacob Evans | Cincinnati
Tremaine Fraiser | Westchester CC (NY)
Melvin Frazier Jr. | Tulane
Wenyen Gabriel | Kentucky
Kaiser Gates | Xavier
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Kentucky
DJ Hogg | Texas A&M
Aaron Holiday | UCLA
Kevin Huerter | Maryland
DeAngelo Isby | Utah State
Jaren Jackson Jr. | Michigan State
Justin Jackson | Maryland
Ismaila Kane | Atlanta Metropolitan
Devonte Klines | Montana State
Kevin Knox | Kentucky
Terry Larrier | Connecticut
Marquez Letcher-Ellis | Rice
Makinde London | Tennessee-Chattanooga
Brandon McCoy | UNLV
De’Anthony Melton | USC
Chimezie Metu | USC
Shake Milton | SMU
Max Montana | San Diego State
Doral Moore | Wake Forest
Malik Newman | Kansas
A.J. Nywesh | Minnesota State-Moorhead
Josh Okogie | Georgia Tech
Ajdin Penava | Marshall
Michael Porter Jr. | Missouri
Billy Preston | Kansas
Jerome Robinson | Boston College
Mitchell Robinson | Western Kentucky
Brandon Sampson | LSU
Corey Sanders | Rutgers
Collin Sexton | Alabama
Landry Shamet | Wichita State
Yankuba Sima | Oklahoma State
Anfernee Simons | IMG Academy
Fred Sims Jr. | Chicago State
Zhaire Smith | Texas Tech
Ray Spalding | Louisville
Omari Spellman | Villanova
Khyri Thomas | Creighton
Gary Trent Jr. | Duke
Allonzo Trier | Arizona
Jarred Vanderbilt | Kentucky
Moritz Wagner | Michigan
Lonnie Walker | Miami
Robert Williams III | Texas A&M
Trae Young | Oklahoma
Following is a list of international players who remain early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm:
PLAYER | TEAM (COUNTRY*)
LiAngelo Ball | UCLA/Vytautas (Lithuania)
Isaac Bonga | Fraport Skyliners (Germany)
Luka Doncic | Real Madrid (Spain)
Tryggvi Hlinason | Valencia (Spain)
Michal Kolenda | Trefl Sopot (Poland)
Arnoldas Kulboka | Capo d’Orlando (Italy)
Rodions Kurucs | Barcelona (Spain)
Dzanan Musa | Cedevita (Croatia)
Williams Narace | Nancy (France)
Elie Okobo | Pau Orthez (France)
Issuf Sanon | Olimpija (Slovenia)
Filip Zagrajski | Beli Manastir (Croatia)
*Country indicates where team plays, not country of player’s nationality
