NBA announces early entry candidates for 2021 NBA Draft

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NBA announces early entry candidates for 2021 NBA Draft image

NEW YORK, June 1, 2021 – The National Basketball Association announced today that 353 players -- 296 players from colleges and other educational institutions and 57 international players -- have filed as early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2021 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 no later than 5 p.m. ET on Monday, July 19. Under NCAA rules, in order to retain college basketball eligibility, college players who have entered NBA Draft 2021 must withdraw by Wednesday, July 7.

Following is the list of players from colleges and other educational institutions who have applied for early entry into NBA Draft 2021, which will be held Thursday, July 29.

NBA Draft 2021: Collegiate early entry candidates

PlayerSchoolHeightStatus
Max AbmasOral Roberts6-1Sophomore
Ochai AgbajiKansas6-5Junior
Josiah AgnewDenmark Technical College (SC)6-1Freshman
Fardaws AimaqUtah Valley6-11Sophomore
Warith AlatisheOregon State6-7Junior
Santi AldamaLoyola (MD)6-11Sophomore
Derrick Alston Jr.Boise State6-9Senior
Keve AlumaVirginia Tech6-9Junior
Jose AlvaradoGeorgia Tech6-0Senior
Jonah AntonioWake Forest6-5Senior
Eric AyalaMaryland6-5Junior
Joel AyayiGonzaga6-5Junior
Armando BacotNorth Carolina6-10Sophomore
Jonathan BaehreClemson6-10Senior
Marcus BagleyArizona State6-8Freshman
Geo BakerRutgers6-4Senior
Mitch BallockCreighton6-5Senior
Dalano BantonNebraska6-9Sophomore
Scottie BarnesFlorida State6-9Freshman
Charles BasseyWestern Kentucky6-11Junior
Troy Baxter Jr.Morgan State6-9Senior
Justin BeanUtah State6-7Junior
Giorgi BezhanishviliIllinois6-9Junior
Chudier BileGeorgetown6-7Senior
Jahvon BlairGeorgetown6-4Senior
Issac BontonWashington State6-3Senior
Brandon Boston Jr.Kentucky6-7Freshman
James BouknightConnecticut6-5Sophomore
Pedro BradshawBellarmine6-7Junior
Izaiah BrockingtonPenn State6-4Junior
Chaundee BrownMichigan6-5Senior
Dalonte BrownMiami (OH)6-7Senior
Greg Brown IIITexas6-9Freshman
Keyshawn BryantSouth Carolina6-5Junior
Marcus BurkIUPUI6-3Senior
D.J. Burns Jr.Winthrop6-9Sophomore
Jordan BurnsColgate6-0Senior
Jared ButlerBaylor6-3Junior
Maurice CallooOregon State6-10Junior
Manny CamperSiena6-7Senior
Marcus CarrMinnesota6-2Junior
Nahziah CarterWashington6-6Senior
D.J. CartonMarquette6-2Sophomore
Colin CastletonFlorida6-11Junior
Julian ChampagnieSt. John’s6-8Sophomore
Justin ChampagniePittsburgh6-6Sophomore
Arinze ChidomUC-Riverside6-9Senior
Josh ChristopherArizona State6-5Freshman
Moussa CisseMemphis6-10Freshman
Kofi CockburnIllinois7-0Sophomore
Matt Coleman IIITexas6-2Senior
Sharife CooperAuburn6-1Freshman
Jermaine CouisnardSouth Carolina6-4Sophomore
Trevion CrewsBethel (IN)6-0Senior
TJ CrockettLindenwood (MO)6-1Senior
Jalen CrutcherDayton6-1Senior
Derek CulverWest Virginia6-10Junior
Sam CunliffeEvansville6-6Junior
Cade CunninghamOklahoma State6-8Freshman
Ryan DalySt. Joseph’s6-5Senior
Zaccheus Darko-KellyUniv. of Providence (MT)6-6Senior
Oscar da SilvaStanford6-9Senior
Kendric DavisSMU5-11Junior
Darius DaysLSU6-7Junior
Cartier DiarraVirginia Tech6-4Senior
Hunter DickinsonMichigan7-1Freshman
Marek DolezajSyracuse6-10Senior
Ayo DosunmuIllinois6-5Junior
Chris DuarteOregon6-6Senior
Ian DuBoseWake Forest6-4Senior
David Duke Jr.Providence6-5Junior
Juwan DurhamNotre Dame6-11Senior
Tahj EaddyUSC6-2Senior
Nojel EasternHoward6-7Junior
Kessler EdwardsPepperdine6-8Junior
Lydell ElmoreHigh Point6-9Senior
Navar ElmoreLivingstone (NC)6-9Senior
Tyson EtienneWichita State6-2Sophomore
Romeao FergusonLipscomb6-5Senior
LJ FigueroaOregon6-6Senior
Aleem FordWisconsin6-8Senior
Blake FrancisRichmond6-0Senior
Hasahn FrenchSaint Louis6-7Senior
D.J. FunderburkN.C. State6-10Senior
Ty GadsdenUNCW6-1Senior
Gorjok GakCalifornia Baptist6-11Senior
Dawson GarciaMarquette6-11Freshman
Marcus GarrettKansas6-5Senior
Luka GarzaIowa6-11Senior
Samson GeorgeCentral Arkansas6-7Senior
Asante GistIona5-11Senior
Terrell GomezSan Diego State5-8Senior
Jordan GoodwinSaint Louis6-3Senior
Justin GorhamHouston6-7Senior
Elyjah GossIUPUI6-7Senior
Jayvon GravesBuffalo6-3Senior
RaiQuan GrayFlorida State6-8Junior
Quade GreenWashington6-0Senior
Patrick Greene Jr.National Park College (AR)6-2Sophomore
Alan GriffinSyracuse6-5Junior
Quentin GrimesHouston6-5Junior
Quincy GuerrierSyracuse6-7Sophomore
Dou GueyeLouisiana6-9Senior
Matt HaarmsBYU7-3Senior
Jordan HallSt. Joseph’s6-8Freshman
Bryce HamiltonUNLV6-4Junior
Javion HamletNorth Texas6-4Senior
Deion HammondMonmouth6-4Senior
Amauri HardyOregon6-2Senior
De’Vion HarmonOklahoma6-2Sophomore
Romio HarveyHarding University (AR)6-4Senior
Sam HauserVirginia6-8Senior
Aaron HenryMichigan State6-6Junior
Kashaun HicksNorfolk State6-6Senior
Taveion HollingsworthWestern Kentucky6-2Senior
Trevor HudginsNW Missouri State6-0Junior
Jay HuffVirginia7-1Senior
Anthony Hughes Jr.Millsaps College (MS)6-2Senior
Feron HuntSMU6-8Junior
Matthew HurtDuke6-9Sophomore
Nah’Shon HylandVCU6-3Sophomore
Isaiah JacksonKentucky6-10Freshman
Jhivvan JacksonUTSA6-0Senior
Loren Cristian JacksonAkron5-8Senior
Casdon JardineHawaii6-7Senior
DeJon JarreauHouston6-5Senior
Tristan JarrettJackson State6-4Senior
Justin JaworskiLafayette6-3Senior
David Jean-BaptisteChattanooga6-1Senior
Damien JeffersonCreighton6-5Senior
Bryson JohnsonUniv. of The Ozarks (AR)5-11Senior
David JohnsonLouisville6-5Sophomore
Jalen JohnsonDuke6-9Freshman
Jalen JohnsonMississippi State6-6Senior
Keon JohnsonTennessee6-5Freshman
Carlik JonesLouisville6-1Senior
Christiaan JonesStetson6-5Senior
DeVante´ JonesCoastal Carolina6-1Junior
Herbert JonesAlabama6-8Senior
Kai JonesTexas6-11Sophomore
Latrell JonesPortland6-5Junior
Johnny JuzangUCLA6-6Sophomore
Corey KispertGonzaga6-7Senior
John Knight IIISouthern Utah6-3Senior
Miller KoppNorthwestern6-7Junior
Balsa KoprivicaFlorida State7-1Sophomore
Cameron KrutwigLoyola (IL)6-9Senior
Kameron LangleyNorth Carolina A&T6-2Senior
AJ LawsonSouth Carolina6-6Junior
Matt LewisJames Madison6-5Senior
Scottie LewisFlorida6-5Sophomore
E.J. LiddellOhio State6-7Sophomore
Spencer LittlesonToledo6-4Senior
Isaiah LiversMichigan6-7Senior
Jaizec LottieFlagler (FL)6-2Senior
Loudon LoveWright State6-8Senior
Denzel MahoneyCreighton6-5Senior
Makur MakerHoward6-11Freshman
Makuach MaluachNew Mexico6-5Senior
Sandro MamukelashviliSeton Hall6-11Senior
Kyle MangasIndiana Wesleyan6-4Senior
Tre MannFlorida6-4Sophomore
Remy MartinArizona State6-0Senior
Matthew MayerBaylor6-9Junior
Josh MballaBuffalo6-7Junior
Miles McBrideWest Virginia6-2Sophomore
Mac McClungTexas Tech6-2Junior
Kameron McGustyMiami6-5Senior
JaQuori McLaughlinUCSB6-4Senior
Sean McNeilWest Virginia6-3Junior
Jadyn MichaelColorado Christian6-4Senior
Asbjorn MidtgaardGrand Canyon7-0Senior
Isaiah MillerUNCG6-0Senior
Davion MintzKentucky6-3Senior
Damek MitchellLewis-Clark State College (ID)5-9Senior
Davion MitchellBaylor6-2Junior
Matt MitchellSan Diego State6-6Senior
Steffon MitchellBoston College6-8Senior
Evan MobleyUSC7-0Freshman
Isaiah MobleyUSC6-10Sophomore
Ruot MonyyongLittle Rock6-10Senior
Moses MoodyArkansas6-6Freshman
Alex MoralesWagner6-6Senior
Clay MounceFurman6-7Senior
Matthew MoyerGeorge Washington6-9Senior
Issa MuhammadDaytona State (FL)6-9Sophomore
Trey Murphy IIIVirginia6-9Junior
RJ NembhardTCU6-5Junior
Barra NjieSt. Benedict’s Prep/Fryshuset (Sweden) 6-3Post-Graduate
Obadiah NoelUMass-Lowell6-4Senior
Joel NtambweTexas Tech6-8Sophomore
Kobi NwanduNiagara6-6Senior
Kevin ObanorOral Roberts6-8Junior
Eugene OmoruyiOregon6-6Senior
EJ OnuShawnee State (OH)6-11Senior
Chris ParkerLiberty6-1Senior
Darius PerryUCF6-2Senior
Jock PerryUC-Riverside7-1Senior
John Petty Jr.Alabama6-5Senior
Jordan PhillipsUT Arlington6-7Junior
Jamorko PickettGeorgetown6-9Senior
Danny PippenKent State6-9Senior
Scotty Pippen Jr.Vanderbilt6-1Sophomore
Yves PonsTennessee6-6Senior
Micah PotterWisconsin6-10Senior
Jason PrestonOhio6-4Junior
Joshua PrimoAlabama6-6Freshman
Neemias QuetaUtah State7-0Junior
Brandon RachalTulsa6-6Senior
Courtney RameyTexas6-3Junior
Austin ReavesOklahoma6-5Senior
Alex ReeseAlabama6-9Senior
Antonio ReevesIllinois State6-4Sophomore
Nate ReuversWisconsin6-11Senior
Cody RileyUCLA6-9Junior
Jeremiah Robinson-EarlVillanova6-9Sophomore
Orlando RobinsonFresno State7-0Sophomore
Elvin RodriguezScience & Arts of Oklahoma6-2Senior
Colbey RossPepperdine6-1Senior
Damion RosserNew Orleans6-4Junior
Shawn Royal Jr.Victory Rock Prep (FL)6-5Post-Graduate
Kevin SamuelTCU6-11Junior
Olivier SarrKentucky7-0Senior
Marcus SasserHouston6-1Sophomore
Jordan SchakelSan Diego State6-6Senior
Quentin ScottTexas State6-7Senior
Ronaldo SeguBuffalo6-0Junior
Jaden ShackelfordAlabama6-3Sophomore
Terrence Shannon Jr.Texas Tech6-6Sophomore
Day’Ron SharpeNorth Carolina6-11Freshman
Taz ShermanWest Virginia6-4Senior
Devontae ShulerOle Miss6-2Senior
Roman SilvaOregon State7-1Senior
Aamir SimmsClemson6-8Senior
Jericho SimsTexas6-10Senior
Javonte SmartLSU6-4Junior
Chris SmithUCLA6-8Senior
Dru SmithMissouri6-3Senior
Justin SmithArkansas6-7Senior
Mike SmithMichigan5-11Senior
Jaden SpringerTennessee6-4Freshman
TJ StarksCal State Northridge6-2Junior
DJ StewardDuke6-2Freshman
D.J. Stewart Jr.Mississippi State6-6Sophomore
Deon StroudFresno State6-5Sophomore
Jalen SuggsGonzaga6-4Freshman
Anthony TarkeCoppin State6-6Senior
Jalen TateArkansas6-6Senior
Maleek TaylorAllen University (SC)6-5Senior
Terry TaylorAustin Peay6-5Senior
MaCio TeagueBaylor6-3Senior
Christian TerrellSacramento State6-5Senior
Cameron ThomasLSU6-4Freshman
Koby ThomasCoppin State6-6Senior
Ethan ThompsonOregon State6-5Senior
JT ThorAuburn6-10Freshman
Jeremiah TilmonMissouri6-10Senior
Clyde TrappClemson6-4Senior
D’Mitrik TriceWisconsin6-0Senior
Jordy TshimangaDayton6-11Senior
Justin TurnerBowling Green6-4Senior
Stanley UmudeSouth Dakota6-6Senior
Chandler VaudrinWinthrop6-7Senior
Alonzo Verge Jr.Arizona State6-2Senior
Eric VilaUTEP6-11Senior
Mark VitalBaylor6-5Senior
Franz WagnerMichigan6-9Sophomore
C.J. WalkerUCF6-8Sophomore
Kyree WalkerHillcrest Prep Academy (AZ)6-6Post-Graduate
M.J. WalkerFlorida State6-5Senior
Keaton WallaceUTSA6-3Senior
Josh WashburnCarthage (WI)5-11Senior
Duane Washington Jr.Ohio State6-3Junior
Isaiah WashingtonLong Beach State6-1Senior
Richard Washington Jr.San Jose State6-6Senior
Trendon WatfordLSU6-9Sophomore
Romeo WeemsDePaul6-7Sophomore
Sahvir WheelerGeorgia5-10Sophomore
Fabian White Jr.Houston6-8Senior
Romello WhiteMississippi6-8Senior
Devin WhitfieldLincoln Memorial Univ. (TN)6-5Senior
Joe WieskampIowa6-6Junior
Aaron WigginsMaryland6-6Junior
Brandon WilliamsArizona6-2Sophomore
Jeenathan WilliamsBuffalo6-5Junior
Keith WilliamsCincinnati6-5Senior
Trevion WilliamsPurdue6-10Junior
Ziaire WilliamsStanford6-8Freshman
Bryce WillsStanford6-6Junior
Jalen WilsonKansas6-8Freshman
Sidney WilsonSIU-Edwardsville6-7Junior
Isaiah WongMiami6-3Sophomore
McKinley Wright IVColorado6-0Senior
Moses WrightGeorgia Tech6-9Senior
Jacob YoungRutgers6-2Senior
Marcus ZegarowskiCreighton6-2Junior

 The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into NBA Draft 2021:

NBA Draft 2021: International early entry candidates

PlayerTeam/Country of TeamHeightStatus
Mert AkayDynamic (Serbia)6-62000 DOB
Carlos AlocenReal Madrid (Spain)6-52000 DOB
Ibou BadjiBarcelona (Spain)7-22002 DOB
Aleksander BalcerowskiGran Canaria (Spain)7-12000 DOB
Kenny BaptisteLe Mans (France)6-72000 DOB
Juhann BegarinParis (France)6-52002 DOB
Hugo BessonSaint Quentin (France)6-32001 DOB
Tarik BiberovicFenerbahce (Turkey)6-72001 DOB
Vrenz BleijenberghAntwerp (Belgium)6-102000 DOB
Danko BrankovicCibona (Croatia)7-12000 DOB
Gora CamaraCasale (Italy)7-02001 DOB
Malcolm CazalonMega (Serbia)6-62001 DOB
Vinicius Da SilvaPrat (Spain)7-02001 DOB
Tom DigbeuPrienai (Lithuania)6-52001 DOB
Ousmane DiopTorino (Italy)6-92000 DOB
Mouhamet DioufReggio Emilia (Italy)6-92001 DOB
Biram FayeGirona (Spain)6-92000 DOB
Usman GarubaReal Madrid (Spain)6-82002 DOB
Matthieu GauzinChalons-Reims (France)6-42001 DOB
Josh GiddeyAdelaide (Australia)6-82002 DOB
Gregor GlasDynamic (Serbia)6-62001 DOB
Haowen GuoShanghai (China)6-72000 DOB
Justus HollatzHamburg (Germany)6-32001 DOB
Ariel HukportiNevezis (Lithuania)7-02002 DOB
Dalibor IlicIgokea (Bosnia)6-82000 DOB
Rokas JokubaitisZalgiris (Lithuania)6-42000 DOB
Kenan KamenjasSpars Sarajevo (Bosnia)6-102000 DOB
Jovan KljajicBilbao (Spain)6-62001 DOB
Yoan MakoundouCholet (France)6-92000 DOB
Zsombor MaronkaJoventut (Spain)6-102002 DOB
Karlo MatkovicMega (Serbia)6-102001 DOB
Nikita MikhailovskiiAvtodor (Russia)6-72000 DOB
Aristide MouahaLatina (Italy)6-42000 DOB
Mario NakicOostende (Belgium)6-72001 DOB
Vladislav OdinokovKhimki (Russia)6-82000 DOB
Joel ParraJoventut (Spain)6-82000 DOB
Tomas PavelkaCastello (Spain)7-22000 DOB
Marko PecarskiFMP (Serbia)6-102000 DOB
Ivan PerasovicSplit (Croatia)6-72002 DOB
Franger PirelaLa Matanza (Spain)6-22002 DOB
Nemanja PopovicFMP (Serbia)6-82001 DOB
Jaime PradillaValencia (Spain)6-92001 DOB
Roko PrkacinCibona (Croatia)6-92002 DOB
Gabriele ProcidaCantu (Italy)6-62002 DOB
Sitraka RaharimanantoaninaChalon (France)6-102001 DOB
Hugo RobineauCholet (France)6-42000 DOB
Nikolaos RogkavopoulosAEK (Greece)6-82001 DOB
Ziga SamarFuenlabrada (Spain)6-62001 DOB
Gui SantosMinas (Brazil)6-62002 DOB
Pavel SavkovBaskonia (Spain)6-72002 DOB
Alperen SengunBesiktas (Turkey)6-92002 DOB
Alexander ShashkovCSKA (Russia)6-112000 DOB
Amar SyllaOostende (Belgium)6-92001 DOB
Boris TismaSevilla (Spain)6-92002 DOB
Bojan TomasevicDynamic (Serbia)6-72001 DOB
Uros TrifunovicPartizan (Serbia)6-72000 DOB
Luc van SlootenBraunschweig (Germany)6-92002 DOB

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