Thirty-three international early entry candidates withdraw from 2016 NBA Draft
NEW YORK, June 14, 2016 – Thirty-three international players who had declared as early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2016 presented by State Farm® have withdrawn. There are 60 collegiate and 13 international prospects who remain early entry candidates.
The NBA Draft 2016 presented by State Farm will be held on Thursday, June 23 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the NBA Draft 2016 presented by State Farm:
PLAYER TEAM (COUNTRY*)
Marko Arapovic Cedevita (Croatia)
Ege Arar Galatasaray (Turkey)
Edin Atic Spars Sarajevo (Bosnia)
Romaric Belemene Clinicas Rincon (Spain)
Metecan Birsen Istanbul BSB (Turkey)
Axel Bouteille Chalon (France)
Ilimane Diop Laboral Kutxa (Spain)
Youssoupha Fall Le Mans (France)
Diego Flaccadori Trento (Italy)
Michael Fusek Spirou (Belgium)
Marko Guduric Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
Egemen Guven Karsiyaka (Turkey)
Ludvig Hakanson Sevilla (Spain)
Ognjen Jaramaz Mega Leks (Serbia)
Alpha Kaba Mega Leks (Serbia)
Vincent Kesteloot Aalstar (Belgium)
Emircan Kosut Efes (Turkey)
Mathias Lessort Chalon (France)
Luc Loubaki Orleans (France)
Blaz Mesicek Union Olimpija (Slovenia)
Aleksej Nikolic Brose Baskets (Germany)
Adam Pechacek Koszalin (Poland)
Petar Rakicevic Metalac (Serbia)
Martynas Sajus Zalgiris (Lithuania)
Jordan Sakho Torrelodones (Spain)
Wesley Sena Bauru (Brazil)
Kenan Sipahi Karsiyaka (Turkey)
Nik Slavica Cibona (Croatia)
Rolands Smits Fuenlabrada (Spain)
Emir Sulejmanovic Barcelona (Spain)
Berk Ugurlu Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Alexander Vezenkov Barcelona (Spain)
Santiago Yusta Obradoiro (Spain)
Following is a list of players from colleges and post-graduate institutions who remain early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2016 presented by State Farm:
PLAYER SCHOOL
Rosco Allen Stanford
Tony Anderson Southeast Missouri State
Brandon Austin Northwest Florida State
Wade Baldwin IV Vanderbilt
Anthony “Cat” Barber North Carolina State
Malik Beasley Florida State
DeAndre Bembry St. Joseph’s
Ben Bentil Providence
Jaylen Brown California
Lamous Brown Utah State U-Eastern (CC)
Kareem Canty Auburn
Robert Carter Jr. Maryland
Marquese Chriss Washington
Deyonta Davis Michigan State
Cheick Diallo Kansas
Kris Dunn Providence
Henry Ellenson Marquette
Kay Felder Oakland
Brannen Greene Kansas
Daniel Hamilton Connecticut
Cedric Happi Noube Virginia Union
Jordan Hare Rhode Island
Brandon Ingram Duke
Demetrius Jackson Notre Dame
Julian Jacobs USC
Stefan Jankovic Hawaii
Anthony January Cal State-San Bernardino
Damian Jones Vanderbilt
Derrick Jones Jr. UNLV
Nikola Jovanovic USC
Skal Labissiere Kentucky
Jermaine Lawrence Manhattan
Thon Maker Orangeville Prep/Athlete Institute
Emmanuel Malou Yuba CC (CA)
Patrick McCaw UNLV
Zak McLaughlin Gadsden State CC (AL)
Dejounte Murray Washington
Jamal Murray Kentucky
Mamadou Ndiaye UC-Irvine
Chris Obekpa St. John’s
Goodluck Okonoboh UNLV
Chinanu Onuaku Louisville
Jakob Poeltl Utah
Tim Quarterman LSU
Jalen Reynolds Xavier
Malachi Richardson Syracuse
Domantas Sabonis Gonzaga
Wayne Selden Jr. Kansas
Ingrid Sewa Arizona Western College (CC)
Pascal Siakam New Mexico State
Ben Simmons LSU
Diamond Stone Maryland
Isaiah Taylor Texas
Tyler Ulis Kentucky
Aaron Valdes Hawaii
James Webb III Boise State
Isaiah Whitehead Seton Hall
Devin Williams West Virginia
Troy Williams Indiana
Stephen Zimmerman UNLV
Following is a list of international players who remain early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2016 presented by State Farm:
PLAYER TEAM (COUNTRY*)
Gracin Bakumanya Antibes (France)
Dragan Bender Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
Isaia Cordinier Denain (France)
Petr Cornelie Le Mans (France)
Juancho Hernangomez Estudiantes (Spain)
Furkan Korkmaz Efes (Turkey)
Timothe Luwawu Mega Leks (Serbia)
Georgios Papagiannis Panathinaikos (Greece)
Zhou Qi Xinjiang (China)
Guerschon Yabusele Rouen (France)
Rade Zagorac Mega Leks (Serbia)
Ante Zizic Cibona (Croatia)
Ivica Zubac Mega Leks (Serbia)
*Country indicates where team plays, not country of player’s nationality