April 2015 Basketball Wiretap

48 College Underclassmen Declare For 2015 NBA Draft

Apr 28, 2015 4:27 PM

The NBA announced that 91 players - 48 players from colleges/post-graduate institutions and 43 international players - have filed as early entry candidates for the 2015 NBA Draft presented by State Farm. 

Players wishing to enter the 2015 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to the NBA to be received no later than Sunday, April 26.  

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 15.

Following is the list of players from colleges and post-graduate institutions who have applied for early entry into the 2015 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 25.

Player                                       School                                      Height              Status

Cliff Alexander                            Kansas                                       6-8                    Freshman

Justin Anderson                          Virginia                                     6-6                    Junior

Brandon Ashley                          Arizona                                      6-9                    Junior

Devin Booker                             Kentucky                                   6-6                    Freshman

Willie Cauley-Stein                     Kentucky                                   7-0                    Junior

Sam Dekker                                Wisconsin                                  6-9                    Junior

Michael Frazier II                        Florida                                      6-4                    Junior

Olivier Hanlan                            Boston College                           6-4                    Junior

Montrezl Harrell                          Louisville                                  6-8                    Junior

Aaron Harrison                            Kentucky                                   6-6                    Sophomore

Andrew Harrison                         Kentucky                                   6-6                    Sophomore        

Tyler Harvey                              Eastern Washington                     6-4                    Sophomore

Jerome Hill                                Gardner-Webb                             6-5                    Junior

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson                 Arizona                                      6-7                    Sophomore

R.J. Hunter                                Georgia State                              6-5                    Junior

Vince Hunter                              UTEP                                       6-8                    Sophomore        

Charles Jackson                           Tennessee Tech                           6-10                  Junior

Dakari Johnson                           Kentucky                                   7-0                    Sophomore

Stanley Johnson                          Arizona                                      6-7                    Freshman

Tyus Jones                                 Duke                                         6-1                    Freshman

Trevor Lacey                              North Carolina State                    6-3                    Junior

Kevon Looney                            UCLA                                       6-9                    Freshman

Trey Lyles                                 Kentucky                                   6-10                  Freshman

Jarell Martin                               LSU                                          6-10                  Sophomore        

Chris McCullough                       Syracuse                                    6-10                  Freshman

Jordan Mickey                            LSU                                          6-8                    Sophomore

Jahlil Okafor                               Duke                                         6-11                  Freshman

Kelly Oubre                                Kansas                                       6-7                    Freshman

Ashton Pankey                            Manhattan                                  6-10                  Junior

Cameron Payne                           Murray State                               6-2                    Sophomore

Terran Petteway                          Nebraska                                    6-6                    Junior

Walter Pitchford                          Nebraska                                    6-10                  Junior

Bobby Portis                              Arkansas                                    6-11                  Sophomore

Michael Qualls                            Arkansas                                    6-6                    Junior

Terry Rozier                               Louisville                                  6-1                    Sophomore

D’Angelo Russell                        Ohio State                                  6-5                    Freshman

Satnam Singh                             IMG Academy                            7-1                    Post-Graduate    

Jherrod Stiggers                          Houston                                     6-5                    Junior

Deonta Stocks                             West Georgia                              6-1                    Sophomore

Aaron Thomas                            Florida State                               6-5                    Junior

J.P. Tokoto                                North Carolina                            6-6                    Junior

Karl-Anthony Towns                   Kentucky                                   6-11                  Freshman

Myles Turner                              Texas                                        6-11                  Freshman

Robert Upshaw                           Washington                                7-0                    Sophomore

Rashad Vaughn                           UNLV                                       6-6                    Freshman

Chris Walker                              Florida                                      6-10                  Sophomore

Justise Winslow                          Duke                                         6-6                    Freshman

Christian Wood                          UNLV                                       6-11                  Sophomore

The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2015 NBA Draft:

Player                                       Team/Country of Team              Height                Status

Alberto Abalde                            Joventut (Spain)                          6-7                     1995 DOB

Dimitrios Agravanis                     Olympiacos (Greece)                    6-10                    1994 DOB

Wael Arakji                                Al Riyadi (Lebanon)                    6-4                     1994 DOB

Eleftherios Bochoridis                  Panathinaikos (Greece)                  6-5                     1994 DOB

Beka Burjanadze                          Coruna (Spain)                            6-8                     1994 DOB

Nedim Buza                               Spars Sarajevo (Bosnia)                6-8                     1995 DOB

Alexandre Chassang                     ASVEL (France)                          6-9                     1994 DOB

George de Paula                          Pinheiros (Brazil)                        6-6                     1996 DOB
Andrey Desyatnikov                     Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)         7-3                     1994 DOB

Moussa Diagne                           Fuenlabrada (Spain)                     6-11                    1994 DOB

Lucas Dias Silva                         Pinheiros (Brazil)                        6-9                     1995 DOB

Ognjen Dobric                            FMP Beograd (Serbia)                  6-6                     1994 DOB

Simone Fontecchio                      Granarolo (Italy)                          6-7                     1995 DOB

Danilo Fuzaro                             Minas (Brazil)                             6-4                     1994 DOB

Marc Garcia                                Manresa (Spain)                          6-6                     1996 DOB

Humberto Gomes                        Pinheiros (Brazil)                        6-5                     1995 DOB

Kevin Harley                              Poitiers (France)                          6-6                     1994 DOB

Guillermo Hernangomez               Sevilla (Spain)                            6-11                    1994 DOB

Juan Alberto Hernangomez            Estudiantes (Spain)                      6-7                     1995 DOB

Mario Hezonja                            Barcelona (Spain)                        6-8                     1995 DOB

Mouhammadou Jaiteh                  Nanterre (France)                         6-11                    1994 DOB

Alpha Kaba                                Pau Orthez (France)                      6-10                    1996 DOB

Vladislav Korenyuk                     Dnipro (Ukraine)                         6-11                    1994 DOB

Dusan Kutlesic                            Metalac (Serbia)                          6-6                     1994 DOB

Jonghyun Lee                             Korea University (Korea)               6-9                     1994 DOB

Timothe Luwawu                        Antibes (France)                          6-7                     1995 DOB

Nikola Milutinov                        Partizan (Serbia)                          7-0                     1994 DOB

Aleksej Nikolic                           Spars Sarajevo (Bosnia)                6-3                     1995 DOB

Cedi Osman                               Anadolu Efes (Turkey)                  6-8                    1995 DOB

Miroslav Pasajlic                         Uzice (Serbia)                             6-1                    1995 DOB

Anzejs Pasecniks                         VEF Riga (Latvia)                       7-1                    1995 DOB

Oriol Pauli                                 Gran Canaria (Spain)                    6-7                    1994 DOB

Kristaps Porzingis                       Sevilla (Spain)                            7-1                    1995 DOB

Nikola Radicevic                         Sevilla (Spain)                            6-5                    1994 DOB

Djoko Salic                                Spars Sarajevo (Bosnia)                6-11                  1995 DOB

Marko Tejic                               Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)                 6-10                  1995 DOB

Juan Pablo Vaulet                        Bahia Basket (Argentina)              6-6                    1996 DOB

Aleksandar Vezenkov                   Aris (Greece)                               6-9                    1995 DOB

Adin Vrabac                               Trier (Germany)                          6-8                    1994 DOB

Rade Zagorac                              Mega Leks (Serbia)                      6-7                    1995 DOB

Sergiy Zagreba                            Dnipro (Ukraine)                         7-0                    1994 DOB

Alexandr Zhigulin                       Penas Huesca (Spain)                   6-8                    1994 DOB

Paul Zipser                                 Bayern Munich (Germany)            6-8                    1994 DOB

 

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Guillermo Hernangomez Declares For Draft

Apr 24, 2015 11:10 AM

Guillermo Hernangomez of Sevilla will declare for the 2015 NBA Draft.

Hernangomez is considered a potential first round pick.

Hernangomez is one of just seven players in Spanish ACB history to post a PER of 20 or better at age or younger with Stanley Roberts, Tiago Splitter, Rudy Fernandez, Ricky Rubio, Nikola Mirotic and Luis Scola on that list.

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Tennessee Tech's Charles Jackson Declares For NBA Draft

Apr 24, 2015 8:25 AM

Tennessee Tech junior center Charles Jackson has declared for the 2015 NBA Draft and signed representation with agent Scott Nichols to turn pro, sources told RealGM.

As a rapidly developing fringe prospect, Jackson is expected to entice NBA teams in the second round of the draft with his youth and raw abilities at 6-foot-10. In 30 games this past season, Jackson ranked eighth in the NCAA in double-doubles with 18 -- tied with UNLV's Christian Wood and ahead of UCLA big man Kevon Looney.

Jackson plans to go full force in pre-draft workouts with the intention to stay in the June draft, and he could use the process to rise into a selection based on potential and positional skill. Still, the 21-year-old has until June 15 to elect to pull out of the draft and play the season in the NBA Development League or overseas.

Jackson stood just six feet early in his high school career and began his collegiate career in juco at Lassen for the 2012-13 season.

After transferring and spending one year at Southern Idaho, Jackson played his lone season of Division I basketball at Tennessee Tech where he was awarded the Ohio Valley Conference newcomer of the year. He averaged 13 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks while shooting 57 percent from the field this past season.

For draft preparation, Jackson is working out in his hometown Sacramento under Gus Armstead, who trains NBA players including the New Orleans Pelicans’ Ryan Anderson.

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Moussa Diagne Declares For 2015 NBA Draft

Apr 23, 2015 10:28 PM

Moussa Diagne — a 6-foot-11 center prospect out of Senegal — has declared his name for the 2015 NBA Draft as an early entry, a source told RealGM.

Diagne, 21, has played the past several seasons in the ACB league Fuenlabrada. This season, Diagne averaged 4.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and nearly one block per game.

Diagne is viewed as a potential second-round draft pick, intriguing NBA teams at the adidas camp in Italy last year. His agency, Interperformances, confirmed Thursday night that paperwork has been submitted to enter Diagne into the draft.

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Stanley Johnson Leaves Arizona For NBA Draft

Apr 23, 2015 8:07 PM

Stanley Johnson has declared for the 2015 NBA Draft, leaving Arizona after one season.

Johnson is expected to be a lottery pick as one of the better wing prospects.

Johnson averaged 13.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals in 28.4 minutes per game for the Wildcats.

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Trevor Lacey Leaves N.C. State For NBA Draft

Apr 16, 2015 6:46 PM

Trevor Lacey has announced his intentions to declare for the NBA Draft.

"I would like to thank the coaching staff, university and fans for a wonderful experience the last two years at NC State, but I'd like to declare for the NBA Draft," Lacey said. "I had a great group of teammates the last two years and they'll always be like brothers to me. This has been the toughest decision of my life but I feel like pursuing this new journey in my basketball career is what is best for me."

Lacey, a 6-3 guard from Huntsville, Ala., averaged 15.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists for a Wolfpack squad that won 22 games and advanced to the Sweet 16.

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Tyus Jones Leaves Duke For NBA Draft

Apr 15, 2015 1:38 PM

Tyus Jones has declared for the 2015 NBA Draft after one season at Duke.

"Tyus could not have done a better job for us this past year," Mike Krzyzewski said in a statement. "We're so very happy for him and his family to have the opportunity to declare for the draft.

"He's going to get a lot better, but people have already seen him and know how he handles himself, especially in pressure situations and in the biggest games. He comes through like a champion! I loved coaching him, and I believe he'll be an outstanding professional. At this time, I think is so appropriate for him to take advantage of this opportunity."

RealGM's Shams Charania reported last week that Jones had begun meeting with potential agents and was moving towards declaring for the draft.

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Justise Winslow Leaves Duke For NBA Draft

Apr 14, 2015 4:38 PM

Justise Winslow has declared for the 2015 NBA Draft.

Winslow helped lead Duke to the 2015 National Championship in his lone season with the school.

Winslow, the third-highest freshman scorer in the ACC this season, averaged 12.5 points per game on 48.6 percent shooting from the field.

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Bobby Portis Leaves Arkansas For NBA Draft

Apr 14, 2015 1:26 PM

Bobby Portis has decided to leave Arkansas for the 2015 NBA Draft.

Portis averaged 17.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.1 steals per game in his sophomore season.

Portis is a probable first round pick.

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Justin Anderson To Enter NBA Draft

Apr 14, 2015 1:27 PM

Justin Anderson plans to enter the 2015 NBA Draft, leaving Virginia after his junior season.

DraftExpress has Anderson ranked No. 32 overall in its most recent 2015 mock draft, and league executives believe Anderson, who suffered through an injury-plagued season, could become a first-round pick with a quality pre-draft workout process.

Anderson averaged 12.2 points and four rebounds for Virginia.

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