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1998 NBA Draft Early Entrant & Withdrawal List

Here is the list of players from U.S. high schools who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 1998 NBA Draft:
Player Pos HT WT Born High School Team Class Draft Status YOS Nationality
No High School Players Withdrew In 1998.

Here is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 1998 NBA Draft:
Player Pos HT WT Born College Class Draft Status YOS Nationality
Bud Eley F 6-8 240 Jan 14, 1975 Southeast Missouri State Sr 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 United States
Rico Harris F 6-9 250 N/A Cal State Northridge Jr 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 United States
Lee Nailon F 6-9 238 Feb 22, 1975 Texas Christian Jr 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 14, Charlotte Hornets 6 United States
Lamar Odom SF/PF 6-10 230 Nov 6, 1979 Rhode Island Fr (Ineligible) 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 4, Los Angeles Clippers 13 United States

Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 1998 NBA Draft:
Player Pos HT WT Born Pre-Draft Team Class Draft Status YOS Nationality
Marko Jaric PG/SG 6-7 200 Oct 12, 1978 Fortitudo Bologna (Italy) 1978 DOB 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 1, Los Angeles Clippers 8 Serbia / Greece
Sasa Markovic-Theodorakis C 6-11 255 Jul 21, 1977 Iraklio BC (Greece) 1977 DOB 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dimitris Papanikolaou F 6-8 230 Feb 7, 1977 Olympiacos (Greece) 1977 DOB 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 Greece

Here is the list of players from U.S. high schools who remain early entry candidates for the 1998 NBA Draft:
Player Pos HT WT Born High School Team Class Draft Status YOS Nationality
Al Harrington PF/SF 6-9 230 Feb 17, 1980 St. Patrick High School (New Jersey) 1980 DOB * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 25, Indiana Pacers 14 United States
Rashard Lewis SF/PF 6-10 230 Aug 8, 1979 Alief Elsik High School (Texas) 1979 DOB * 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 3, Seattle SuperSonics 14 United States
Ellis Richardson G 6-3 185 N/A Polytechnic High School (Texas) * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 United States
Korleone Young SF 6-7 213 Dec 31, 1978 Hargrave Military Academy (Virginia) 1978 DOB * 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 11, Detroit Pistons 2 United States

Here is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who remain early entry candidates for the 1998 NBA Draft:
Player Pos HT WT Born Pre-Draft Team Class Draft Status YOS Nationality
Rafer Alston G 6-2 175 Jul 24, 1976 Fresno State Jr * 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 10, Milwaukee Bucks 11 United States
Corey Benjamin G 6-6 200 Feb 24, 1978 Oregon State So * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 28, Chicago Bulls 6 United States
Mike Bibby PG 6-2 195 May 13, 1978 Arizona So * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 2, Vancouver Grizzlies 14 United States
Chandar Bingham F 6-9 228 Jun 15, 1975 Virginia Union So * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 United States
Marcus Bullard G 6-3 200 Nov 19, 1974 Auburn-Montgomery Jr * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 United States
Vince Carter SG 6-6 220 Jan 26, 1977 North Carolina Jr * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 5, Golden State Warriors 14 United States
Wayne Clark G 6-4 200 Jan 30, 1977 Park So * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 United States
Tim Cole G 6-4 205 N/A Northeast Mississippi CC So * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 United States
Peter Cornell FC 6-11 245 Jun 1, 1976 Loyola Marymount Jr * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 6 United States
Arthur Davis G 6-4 180 Oct 2, 1977 Saint Joseph's So * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 United States
Ricky Davis F-G 6-7 195 Sep 23, 1979 Iowa Fr * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 21, Charlotte Hornets 12 United States
Tremaine Fowlkes F 6-8 220 Apr 11, 1976 Fresno State Jr * 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 25, Denver Nuggets 5 United States
Larry Hughes PG/SG 6-5 184 Jan 23, 1979 Saint Louis Fr * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 8, Philadelphia Sixers 13 United States
Randell Jackson F 6-11 215 Jan 16, 1976 Florida State Jr * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 2 United States
Jerome James C 7-0 300 Nov 17, 1975 Florida A&M Jr * 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 7, Sacramento Kings 11 United States
Antawn Jamison PF/SF 6-9 235 Jun 12, 1976 North Carolina Jr * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 4, Toronto Raptors 14 United States
Tyronn Lue G 6-0 170 May 3, 1977 Nebraska Jr * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 23, Denver Nuggets 11 United States
Jelani McCoy F-C 6-10 245 Dec 6, 1977 UCLA Jr * 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 4, Seattle SuperSonics 8 United States
Mark Miller G 6-2 185 Sep 15, 1975 Illinois-Chicago Sr * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 United States
Nazr Mohammed C 6-10 250 Sep 5, 1977 Kentucky Jr * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 29, Utah Jazz 14 United States
Paul Pierce SF 6-7 235 Oct 13, 1977 Kansas Jr * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 10, Boston Celtics 14 United States
Adam Roberts 6-4   N/A San Francisco State Jr * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
James Spears 6-7 215 N/A Temple Sr * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 United States
Robert Traylor F-C 6-8 284 Feb 1, 1977 Michigan Jr * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 6, Dallas Mavericks 7 United States
Winfred Walton F 6-9 240 N/A Fresno State So * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 United States
Jason Williams G 6-1 190 Nov 18, 1975 Florida So * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 7, Sacramento Kings 12 United States

Here is the list of international players who remain early entry candidates for the 1998 NBA Draft:
Player Pos HT WT Born Pre-Draft Team Class Draft Status YOS Nationality
Slava Medvedenko F 6-10 250 Apr 4, 1979 BC Kyiv (Ukraine) 1979 DOB * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 7 Ukraine
Dirk Nowitzki PF 7-0 237 Jun 19, 1978 DJK Würzburg (Germany) 1978 DOB * 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 9, Milwaukee Bucks 14 Germany
Bruno Sundov C 7-2 220 Feb 10, 1980 KK Split (Croatia) 1980 DOB * 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 6, Dallas Mavericks 7 Croatia