1998 NBA Draft Early Entrant & Withdrawal List

U.S. college players who have withdrawn from the 1998 NBA Draft

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date College Class Draft Status YOS
Bud Eley PF 6-8 240 Jan 14, 1975 Southeast Missouri State Sr 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
Rico Harris PF 6-8 250 N/A Cal State Northridge So 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
Lee Nailon PF 6-9 238 Feb 22, 1975 TCU Jr 1999 2nd Rnd, #43, Charlotte Hornets (1988) 6
Lamar Odom SF/PF 6-10 230 Nov 6, 1979 Rhode Island Fr (Ineligible) 1999 1st Rnd, #4, Los Angeles Clippers 15

International players who have withdrawn from the 1998 NBA Draft

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Class Draft Status YOS Nationality
Marko Jaric PG/SG 6-7 224 Oct 12, 1978 1978 DOB 2000 2nd Rnd, #30, Los Angeles Clippers 8 Serbia / Greece
Sasa Markovic-Theodorakis C 6-11 255 Jul 21, 1977 1977 DOB 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dimitris Papanikolaou PF 6-8 230 Feb 7, 1977 1977 DOB 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0 Greece

U.S. high school players who remain early entry candidates in the 1998 NBA Draft

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date High School Team Class Draft Status YOS
Al Harrington PF/SF 6-9 245 Feb 17, 1980 St. Patrick High School (New Jersey) 1980 DOB * 1998 1st Rnd, #25, Indiana Pacers 16
Rashard Lewis SF/PF 6-10 235 Aug 8, 1979 Alief Elsik High School (Texas) 1979 DOB * 1998 2nd Rnd, #32, Seattle SuperSonics 16
Ellis Richardson PG 6-3 185 N/A Polytechnic High School (Texas) N/A 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
Korleone Young SF 6-7 213 Dec 31, 1978 Hargrave Military Academy (Virginia) 1978 DOB * 1998 2nd Rnd, #40, Detroit Pistons 2

U.S. college players who remain early entry candidates in the 1998 NBA Draft

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Pre-Draft Team Class Draft Status YOS
Rafer Alston PG 6-2 175 Jul 24, 1976 Fresno State Jr * 1998 2nd Rnd, #39, Milwaukee Bucks 11
Corey Benjamin SG 6-6 200 Feb 24, 1978 Oregon State So * 1998 1st Rnd, #28, Chicago Bulls 6
Mike Bibby PG 6-2 195 May 13, 1978 Arizona So * 1998 1st Rnd, #2, Vancouver Grizzlies 14
Chandar Bingham PF 6-9 228 Jun 15, 1975 Virginia Union So * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
Marcus Bullard PG 6-3 200 Nov 19, 1974 Auburn-Montgomery Jr * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
Vince Carter SG 6-6 220 Jan 26, 1977 North Carolina Jr * 1998 1st Rnd, #5, Golden State Warriors 22
Wayne Clark SG 6-4 200 Jan 30, 1977 Park So * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
Tim Cole SG 6-4 205 N/A Northeast Mississippi CC So * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
Peter Cornell FC 6-11 245 Jun 1, 1976 Loyola Marymount Jr * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 6
Arthur Davis SG 6-4 180 Oct 2, 1977 Saint Joseph's So * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
Ricky Davis F-G 6-7 195 Sep 23, 1979 Iowa Fr * 1998 1st Rnd, #21, Charlotte Hornets (1988) 12
Tremaine Fowlkes PF 6-8 220 Apr 11, 1976 Fresno State Jr * 1998 2nd Rnd, #54, Denver Nuggets 5
Larry Hughes PG/SG 6-5 184 Jan 23, 1979 Saint Louis Fr * 1998 1st Rnd, #8, Philadelphia Sixers 13
Randell Jackson PF 6-11 215 Jan 16, 1976 Florida State Jr * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 2
Jerome James C 7-0 300 Nov 17, 1975 Florida A&M Jr * 1998 2nd Rnd, #36, Sacramento Kings 11
Antawn Jamison PF/SF 6-9 235 Jun 12, 1976 North Carolina Jr * 1998 1st Rnd, #4, Toronto Raptors 16
Tyronn Lue PG 6-0 170 May 3, 1977 Nebraska Jr * 1998 1st Rnd, #23, Denver Nuggets 11
Jelani McCoy F-C 6-10 245 Dec 6, 1977 UCLA Jr * 1998 2nd Rnd, #33, Seattle SuperSonics 8
Mark Miller PG 6-2 185 Sep 15, 1975 Illinois-Chicago Jr * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
Nazr Mohammed C 6-10 250 Sep 5, 1977 Kentucky Jr * 1998 1st Rnd, #29, Utah Jazz 18
Paul Pierce SF 6-7 235 Oct 13, 1977 Kansas Jr * 1998 1st Rnd, #10, Boston Celtics 19
Adam Roberts 6-4   N/A San Francisco State Jr * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
James Spears PF 6-7 215 N/A Temple Sr * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
Robert Traylor F-C 6-8 284 Feb 1, 1977 Michigan Jr * 1998 1st Rnd, #6, Dallas Mavericks 7
Winfred Walton PF 6-9 240 N/A Fresno State So * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 0
Jason Williams PG 6-1 190 Nov 18, 1975 Florida So * 1998 1st Rnd, #7, Sacramento Kings 12

International players who remain early entry candidates in the 1998 NBA Draft

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Class Draft Status YOS Nationality
Slava Medvedenko PF 6-10 250 Apr 4, 1979 1979 DOB * 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted 7 Ukraine
Dirk Nowitzki PF 7-0 245 Jun 19, 1978 1978 DOB * 1998 1st Rnd, #9, Milwaukee Bucks 21 Germany
Bruno Sundov C 7-2 220 Feb 10, 1980 1980 DOB * 1998 2nd Rnd, #35, Dallas Mavericks 7 Croatia