Who’s in and who’s out? The 2019 NBA Draft Early Entry List

Updated: March 31, 2019 | 1:00pm

The end of the college basketball season carries with it the beginning of underclassmen declaring their NBA Draft intentions.

With the ability of underclassmen to go through the pre-draft process and combine, gaining valuable insight from NBA scouts without relinquishing their college eligibility, the list of those declaring for the NBA Draft grows by the year. Note that NCAA players can declare and withdraw from the draft twice without forfeiting their college eligibility.

Players have until 11:59 pm ET on April 21 to declare for the 2019 NBA Draft. Players who hire an agent immediately forfeit their remaining collegiate eligibility (although plans are in the works and waiting to be ratified by the NBA and NBPA which would allow undrafted players to retain college eligibility after going through an Undergraduate Advisory Committee evaluation). Players who don’t hire an agent have until May 29 (10 days after the NBA Draft Combine ends) to withdraw and return to college.

Players are divided into one of the following four lists and will be updated regularly as new information becomes available:

1. Those who are IN THE DRAFT (have declared for the draft and signed [or intend to sign] with an agent)
2. Those who are TESTING THE WATERS (have declared for the draft but not signed with an agent)
3. Those who are RETURNING TO COLLEGE (have declared their intention to return to school and not enter the draft)
4. Those who we are still WAITING TO HEAR FROM (have NBA potential but have not announced a decision one way or the other)

Each declaration is painstakingly researched to make sure you are supplied with the most up-to-date and accurate player information. You won’t find any “according to a source” in this article. Accompanying each player, you’ll find a hyperlink to his declaration, a press release from the school or other official announcement.

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IN THE DRAFT
** = Hiring agent while maintaining college eligibility

1. Bol Bol | Oregon | Freshman | C | 7’2” | 235lb | Link 1 | Link 2
2. Ky Bowman | Boston College | Junior | G | 6’1” | 188lb | Link
3. Yoeli Childs | BYU | Junior | F | 6’8” | 225lb | Link
4. **CJ Elleby | Washington State | Freshman | F | 6’6” | 200lb | Link
5. Daniel Gafford | Arkansas | Sophomore | F | 6’11” | 233lb | Link
6. Darius Garland | Vanderbilt | Freshman | G | 6’2” | 175lb | Link 1| Link 2
7. Dewan Hernandez | Miami | Junior | F | 6’11” | 236lb | Link 1| Link 2
8. Amir Hinton | Shaw (D2) | Junior | G | 6’5” | 190lb | Link 
9. Romeo Langford | Indiana | Freshman | G | 6’6” | 215lb | Link
10. Nassir Little | North Carolina | Freshman | F | 6’6” | 220lb | Link 1 | Link 2
11. Skylar Mays | LSU | Junior | G | 6’4” | 200lb | Link 1 | Link 2
12. Jalen McDaniels | San Diego State | RS Sophomore | G | 5’9” | 160lb | Link
13. Ja Morant | Murray State | Sophomore | G | 6’3” | 175lb | Link 1 | Link 2
14. Miye Oni | Yale | Junior | G | 6’6” | 210lb | Link 1| Link 2
15. Shamorie Ponds | St. John’s | Junior | G | 6’1” | 180lb | Link 1| Link 2
16. Isaiah Reese | Canisius | Junior | G | 6’5” | 185lb | Link
17. Naz Reid | LSU | Freshman | F | 6’10” | 250lb | Link 1 | Link 2
18. Simi Shittu | Vanderbilt | Freshman | F/C | 6’10” | 240lb | Link 1 | Link 2
19. Tremont Waters | LSU | Sophomore | G | 5’11” | 175lb | Link 1 | Link 2
20. Coby White | North Carolina | Freshman | G | 6’5” | 185lb | Link 1 | Link 2
21. Lindell Wigginton | Iowa State | Sophomore | G | 6’2” | 189lb | Link 1 | Link 2
22. Kris Wilkes | UCLA | Sophomore | G | 6’8” | 215lb | Link 1| Link 2

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TESTING THE WATERS
* = Waiting on confirmation of declaration

1. Bryce Aiken | Harvard | Junior | G | 6’0” | 175lb | Link
2. *Tyus Battle | Syracuse | Junior | G | 6’6” | 205lb
3. Jordan Bone | Tennessee | Junior | G | 6’3” | 180lb | Link 1 | Link 2
4. Oshae Brissett | Syracuse | Sophomore | F | 6’8” | 210lb | Link
5. Charlie Brown, Jr. | Saint Joseph’s | RS Sophomore | F | 6’7” | 199lb | Link
6. Steven Enoch | Louisville | RS Junior | C | 6’10” | 260lb | Link 1| Link 2
7. Talen Horton-Tucker | Iowa State | Freshman | G | 6’4” | 233lb | Link 1 | Link 2
8. Nathan Knight | William & Mary | Junior | F/C | 6’10” | 245lb | Link 1| Link 2
9. Sagaba Konate | West Virginia | Junior | F | 6’8” | 250lb | Link
10. Jaylen Nowell | Washington | Sophomore | G | 6’4” | 200lb | Link 1 | Link 2
11. Jordan Nwora | Louisville | Sophomore | F | 6’7” | 225lb | Link
12. Reggie Perry | Mississippi State | Freshman | F | 6’10” | 245lb | Link 1 | Link 2 
13. *Jontay Porter | Missouri | Sophomore | F | 6’11” | 240lb
14. Myles Powell | Seton Hall | Junior | G | 6’2” | 195lb | Link 1 | Link 2
15. Samir Sehic | Tulane | RS Junior | F | 6’9” | 235lb | Link
16. Derrik Smits | Valparaiso (Transfer) | RS Junior | C | 7’1” | 240lb | Link 1| Link 2
17. Jimmy Whitt, Jr. | SMU | Junior | G | 6’3” | 175lb | Link

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RETURNING TO COLLEGE

1. John Petty | Alabama | Sophomore | G | 6’5” | 197lb | Link
2. LaMont West | West Virginia (transferring to Missouri State) | Junior | F | 6’8” | 222lb | Link

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WAITING TO HEAR FROM

1. Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Virginia Tech | Sophomore | G | 6’5” | 205lb
2. Udoka Azubuike | Kansas | Junior | C | 7’0” | 270lb
3. Geo Baker | Rutgers | Sophomore | G | 6’4” | 180lb
4. RJ Barrett | Duke | Freshman | F | 6’7” | 202lb
5. Charles Bassey | Western Kentucky | Freshman | F | 6’11” | 245lb
6. Darius Bazley | 1 year removed from high school | F | 6’9” | 200lb
7. Marques Bolden | Duke | Junior | C | 6’11” | 250lb
8. Brian Bowen | Sydney Kings (Australia) | F | 6’7” | 190lb
9. Ignas Brazdeikis | Michigan | Freshman | F | 6’7” | 215lb
10. Jordan Brown | Nevada | Freshman | F | 6’11” | 210lb
11. Moses Brown | UCLA | Freshman | C | 7’1” | 245lb
12. Taeshon Cherry | Arizona State | Freshman | F | 6’8” | 210lb
13. Brandon Clarke | Gonzaga | RS Junior | F | 6’8” | 215lb
14. Tyler Cook | Iowa | Junior | F | 6’9” | 250lb
15. Jarrett Culver | Texas Tech | Sophomore | G | 6’6” | 195lb
16. Silvio De Sousa | Kansas | Sophomore | F | 6’9” | 245lb
17. Luguentz Dort | Arizona State | Freshman | G | 6’4” | 215lb
18. Ayo Dosunmu | Illinois | Freshman | G | 6’5” | 185lb
19. Devon Dotson | Kansas | Freshman | G | 6’2” | 185lb
20. Carsen Edwards | Purdue | Junior | G | 6’1” | 200lb
21. Bruno Fernando | Maryland | Sophomore | F | 6’10” | 240lb
22. Quade Green | Kentucky | Freshman | G | 6’1” | 170lb
23. Quentin Grimes | Kansas | Freshman | G | 6’5” | 210lb
24. Kyle Guy | Virginia | Junior | G | 6’2” | 175lb
25. Rui Hachimura | Gonzaga | Junior | F | 6’8” | 230lb
26. Ashton Hagans | Kentucky | Freshman | G | 6’3” | 192lb
27. Jaxson Hayes | Texas | Freshman | F | 6’11” | 220lb
28. Tyler Herro | Kentucky | Freshman | G | 6’5” | 195lb
29. Jaylen Hoard | Wake Forest | Freshman | F | 6’8” | 215lb
30. Daulton Hommes | Point Loma (D2) | Junior | G | 6’8” | 215lb
31. Markus Howard | Marquette | Junior | G | 5’11” | 175lb
32. De’Andre Hunter | Virginia | RS Sophomore | G | 6’7” | 225lb
33. Ty Jerome | Virginia | Junior | G | 6’5” | 195lb
34. Keldon Johnson | Kentucky | Freshman | G | 6’6” | 211lb
35. Herbert Jones | Alabama | Sophomore | G | 6’7” | 206lb
36. Tre Jones | Duke | Freshman | G | 6’2” | 183lb
37. Braxton Key | Virginia | Junior | G | 6’8” | 225lb
38. Louis King | Oregon | Freshman | F | 6’9” | 205lb
39. VJ King | Louisville | Junior | G/F | 6’6” | 215lb
40. Joshua Langford | Michigan State | Junior | G | 6’5” | 210lb
41. Dedric Lawson | Kansas | RS Junior | F | 6’9” | 235lb
42. Jalen Lecque | High School (5^th Year Senior) | G | 6’4” | 190lb
43. Kalob Ledoux | Louisiana Tech | Junior | G | 6’3” | 190lb
44. EJ Montgomery | Kentucky | Freshman | F | 6’10” | 225lb
45. Zach Norvell, Jr. | Gonzaga | RS Sophomore | G | 6’5” | 205lb
46. Chuma Okeke | Auburn | Sophomore | F | 6’8” | 230lb
47. KZ Okpala | Stanford | Sophomore | F | 6’9” | 215lb
48. Lamar Peters | Mississippi State | Junior | G | 6’0” | 185lb
49. Jordan Poole | Michigan | Sophomore | G | 6’5” | 195lb
50. Kevin Porter, Jr. | USC | Freshman | G | 6’6” | 218lb
51. Payton Pritchard Oregon | Junior | G | 6’2” | 195lb
52. Danjel Purifoy | Auburn | Junior | F | 6’7” | 230lb
53. Neemias Queta | Utah State | Freshman | C | 6’11” | 240lb
54. Cam Reddish | Duke | Freshman | F | 6’8” | 218lb
55. Paul Reed | DePaul | Sophomore | F | 6’9” | 210lb
56. AJ Reeves | Providence | Freshman | G | 6’6” | 210lb
57. Nick Richards | Kentucky | Sophomore | F | 6’11” | 244lb
58. Isaiah Roby | Nebraska | Junior | F | 6’8” | 230lb
59. Javonte Smart | LSU | Freshman | G | 6’4” | 200lb
60. Jalen Smith | Maryland | Freshman | F | 6’10” | 215lb
61. Xavier Sneed | Kansas State | Junior | F | 6’5” | 220lb
62. Killian Tillie | Gonzaga | Junior | F | 6’10” | 220lb
63. Nick Ward | Michigan State | Junior | F | 6’9” | 245lb
64. PJ Washington | Kentucky | Sophomore | F | 6’8” | 228lb
65. Nick Weatherspoon | Mississippi State | Sophomore | G | 6’2” | 195lb
66. Austin Wiley | Auburn | Junior | C | 6’11” | 260lb
67. Grant Williams | Tennessee | Junior | F | 6’7” | 236lb
68. Zion Williamson | Duke | Freshman | F | 6’7” | 285lb
69. Cassius Winston | Michigan State | G | 6’1” | 185lb
70. Kenny Wooten | Oregon | Sophomore | F | 6’9” | 235lb
71. Omer Yurtseven | Georgetown | Junior | C | 7’0” | 275lb

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If you have updated information, please contact Isaac Schade (@isaacschade | isaacschade@gmail.com).

Quick Hitters – UNC vs. Harvard

Quick Hitters from North Carolina’s 77-57 home victory on Wednesday night over Harvard.

Highlights:

• Tonight was the final tune-up for the Tar Heels before ACC play commences on Saturday at Pittsburgh. It was a sluggish win for Carolina, but a win all the same. At the same time, the ugly win will not do much to inspire confidence heading into conference play. The 2018-19 Tar Heels are very much still a work in progress.
• For the 13^thseason in a row, Carolina has amassed 10+ non-conference wins.
• Sterling Manley was out tonight with left knee discomfort. There is no current timetable for his return.
• The Tar Heels only had four first half turnovers and finished with 11. Curiously, Cam Johnson was responsible for five of those. Harvard finished with 22 turnovers.

Only 4 first-half TOs for UNC, only 1 of which was of the live-ball variety. And even it didn't lead to a fast break for Harvard.

— Adrian Atkinson (@FreeportKid) January 3, 2019

• Carolina only out-rebounded Harvard 38-34 and had just eight offensive rebounds.
• Garrison Brooks had another strong start but picked up two fouls before the first media timeout. This is the third game in a row he’s had two fouls in the first five minutes. Particularly with a thin front line further thinned with Sterling Manley’s absence, Brooks has to find ways to stay on the court longer.

Garrison Brooks picks up his second foul

He entered the game committing 6.1 fouls per 40 minutes

That's an Isaiah Hicks-ish number pic.twitter.com/jKPKTufE63

— chris (@dadgumboxscores) January 3, 2019

• Admittedly it has been against back-to-back mid-major teams, but the defense is trending in the right direction. Purely based off of shooting numbers, Carolina has held their last two opponents (Davidson and Harvard) to 33.9 percent (41-for-121) on field goals. Anecdotally, the team appears to be playing with more urgency, activity and cohesion on defense. Of course, there is still room to grow on defense. Here is Kenny Williams talking about that need for growth:

• This defense uptick is fortunate because the Heels are struggling in half court offense and need the defense to turn into fast-break offense. A great example of the defense turning into offense came just before the under 4:00 media timeout of the first half. Kenny Williams grabbed a steal and pitched ahead to Leaky Black who assisted Nassir Little on an explosive dunk.

Leaky Black to Nassir Little for the dunk pic.twitter.com/1clcxIjuuT

— chris (@dadgumboxscores) January 3, 2019

• Sluggish and sloppy start to second half. Harvard cut the lead down to as little as 5.
• If something seemed different defensively in the second half, that’s because Carolina started switching all their screens instead of the usual hedging out.
• 19-22 from the free throw line for the Heels. Those are numbers you’ll take any night.

Brooks snags the offensive board and gets fouled

Makes both free throws too pic.twitter.com/TpTGj0GQOc

— chris (@dadgumboxscores) January 3, 2019

• 5 different players hit double-digit scoring, led by Luke Maye’s 14.
• For the first time all season, Kenny Williams didn’t record an assist.

Roy Williams postgame press conference:

Remember to check in for Quick Hitters after every North Carolina basketball game. Next up is the ACC conference opener on the road against Pittsburgh on Saturday, January 5. Tip is at Noon ET on Raycom. Here’s former Pittsburgh Panther Cam Johnson talking about tonight’s game, but also the impending match-up in Pennsylvania:

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Quick Hitters – UNC vs. Davidson

Quick Hitters from North Carolina’s 82-60 home win on Saturday over Davidson.

Highlights:

• With 6:45 remaining in the first half, Davidson was in the midst of a 9-0 run and held a 24-19 edge over the sluggish Tar Heels. Sparked by a Garrison Brooks and-1, Carolina went on a 20-4 run to end the half up 39-28. The Tar Heels pushed the margin out to as many as 26 points nine minutes into the second half before landing on a 22-point victory.
• Speaking of Brooks, he picked up two fouls and three turnovers less than four minutes into the game and appeared to be headed for a non-factor type of day. To his credit, Brooks regrouped and didn’t commit another foul or turnover, while finishing with 11 points and three rebounds in his 16 minutes of action.
• Luke Maye recorded his third double-double in the past five games after tallying only one in the first seven. Maye had already corralled 10 boards by halftime and totaled 14 for the game to go with 11 points, three assists, one block and just one turnover.
• Coby White (who was called “Cody” by one of the announcers prior to the opening tip) had a goose egg in the score column at halftime but had already recorded six assists and had just one turnover. Curiously, White finished with seven each of points, rebounds and assists. His height at the point guard position makes him a nightly triple-double threat.

I'm extremely confident in Coby. I think he's going to be a really good player. He had 7 assists today before he even had a basket. – Roy Williams

Watch all 7 assists White dished out pic.twitter.com/jzoe5dNGRE

— chris (@dadgumboxscores) December 29, 2018

• Cameron Johnson didn’t score until nearly 14 minutes of game time had gone by. He then poured in eight of the 20 points in the closing stretch of the first half and finished with a game high 17, right on his season average. Here’s Johnson talking about the game:

• 20 assists on 26 made baskets. Assisting on 77 percent of made field goals is a really good day.
• Turnovers. They are a theme every game. Carolina coughed up four turnovers in the first four minutes, but then only five the rest of the first half and only five total in the second half. These numbers seem to point in the right direction, but the team needs to continue to make improvements in valuing the basketball heading into ACC play.
• Nassir Little’s biggest contributions at this point in his career are when he goes out and let the athlete in him take over. Here’s an example on both sides of the court:

Season-best 176 offensive rating for Nassir Little

20 minutes
10 points
4-4 on two-point shots
0-1 from 3
2-2 from the foul line
3 rebounds
2 assists
1 block

The bounce is there . . . pic.twitter.com/7rRxbqpRDN

— chris (@dadgumboxscores) December 29, 2018

• Carolina got back to where they wanted to be in rebounding margin, holding a 49-33 (+16) advantage over Davidson. However, a closer look reveals that only nine of those rebounds were offensive. Davidson had eight. Coach Williams will want his team to grab a higher percentage of offensive rebound opportunities going forward.
• While it wasn’t a full-game defensive showcase, Carolina did hold Davidson to 29.9 percent shooting and 26.3 percent from three. As per usual, Kenny Williams led the way in setting a defensive tone for his teammates to follow. A shot clock violation on Davidson’s first possession was a rather auspicious start.
• Five Tar Heels scored in double-digits (Johnson, Williams, Maye, Brooks, Little).
• Congrats to Carolina alum Theo Pinson who recorded his first triple-double in the G-League on Friday (27 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds) and then played his first NBA minutes (28) on Saturday for the Nets against the Bucks. He scored his first NBA points and finished with six points, seven rebounds, four assists, one steal and one turnover.

Tonight was truly a dream come true! I can’t do anything but smile! Played my first NBA game tonight and got my first bucket!!😁😁 #OnlyTheBeginning #TrulyBlessed https://t.co/mM5YTYm5zh

— Theo pinson (@tpinsonn) December 30, 2018

Roy Williams postgame press conference:

Remember to check in for Quick Hitters after every North Carolina basketball game. Next up is a home game against Harvard on Wednesday, January 2. Tip is at 7:00ET on ESPN2.

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