Forty-three international early entry candidates withdraw from NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm®
NEW YORK – Forty-three international players who had declared as early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm® have withdrawn their names from consideration. Three collegiate players who previously had declared as early entry candidates have also withdrawn. There are 79 collegiate and 12 international prospects that remain early entry candidates.
The NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm will be held on Thursday, June 21 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm:
| PLAYER | TEAM (COUNTRY*) |
| Berke Atar | Bandirma Kirmizi (Turkey) |
| Romaric Belemene | Oviedo (Spain) |
| Laurynas Beliauskas | Neptunas (Lithuania) |
| Rihards Berzins | Liepaja (Latvia) |
| Laurynas Birutis | Siauliai (Lithuania) |
| Goga Bitadze | Mega Bemax (Serbia) |
| Etienne Ca | Chalon (France) |
| Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz | GET Vosges (France) |
| Emanuel Cate | Prat (Spain) |
| Vasileios Charalampopoulos | PAOK (Greece) |
| Yago Dos Santos | Paulistano (Brazil) |
| Berkan Durmaz | Tofas (Turkey) |
| Aleksander Dziewa | Slask Wroclaw (Poland) |
| Martynas Echodas | Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) |
| Ibrahima Faye | Poitiers (France) |
| Gabriel Galvanini | Bauru (Brazil) |
| Stephane Gombauld | Lille Metropole (France) |
| Melvyn Govindy | Cholet (France) |
| Yoan Granvorka | Monthey (Switzerland) |
| Karim Jallow | Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| Matas Jogela | Zalgiris II (Lithuania) |
| Georgios Kalaitzakis | Panathinaikos (Greece) |
| Antonios Koniaris | PAOK (Greece) |
| Leon Kratzer | Wuerzburg (Germany) |
| Xabier Lopez-Arostegui | Joventut Badalona (Spain) |
| Matur Maker | CIBA (Canada) |
| Vanja Marinkovic | Partizan (Serbia) |
| William McDowell-White | Baunach (Germany) |
| Blaz Mesicek | Brindisi (Italy) |
| Adam Mokoka | Gravelines (France) |
| Shekinah Munanga | Monaco (France) |
| Muhaymin Mustafa | Anadolu Efes (Turkey) |
| Amine Noua | ASVEL (France) |
| Viny Okouo | Unicaja (Spain) |
| Louis Olinde | Brose Baskets (Germany) |
| Erxhan Osmani | Bandirma Kirmizi (Turkey) |
| Jean-Marc Pansa | Nanterre (France) |
| Darel Poirier | Charleville (France) |
| Marcel Ponitka | Asseco (Poland) |
| Tadas Sedekerskis | Nevezis (Lithuania) |
| Leonardo Tote | Verona (Italy) |
| Michael Uchendu | Bauru (Brazil) |
| Martynas Varnas | Pieno Zvaigzdes (Lithuania) |
*Country indicates where team plays, not country of player’s nationality
Here is the list of additional players from colleges who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm:
| PLAYER | SCHOOL |
| Brian Bowen II | South Carolina |
| Micah Seaborn | Monmouth |
| Tavarius Shine | Oklahoma State |
Following is a list of players from colleges and post-graduate institutions who remain early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm:
| PLAYER | SCHOOL |
| Deng Adel | Louisville |
| Rawle Alkins | Arizona |
| Mike Amius | Western Carolina |
| Kostas Antetokounmpo | Dayton |
| Deandre Ayton | Arizona |
| Marvin Bagley III | Duke |
| Mohamed Bamba | Texas |
| Keita Bates-Diop | Ohio State |
| Tashawn Berry | Dakota College (ND) |
| Leron Black | Illinois |
| Jordan Brangers | South Plains College (TX) |
| Mikal Bridges | Villanova |
| Miles Bridges | Michigan State |
| Bruce Brown Jr. | Miami |
| Troy Brown Jr. | Oregon |
| Jalen Brunson | Villanova |
| Elijah Bryant | BYU |
| Tony Carr | Penn State |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Duke |
| Kameron Chatman | Detroit |
| Bryant Crawford | Wake Forest |
| Eric Davis Jr. | Texas |
| Tyler Davis | Texas A&M |
| Marcus Derrickson | Georgetown |
| Hamidou Diallo | Kentucky |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Villanova |
| Dikembe Dixson | UIC |
| Trevon Duval | Duke |
| Drew Eubanks | Oregon State |
| Jacob Evans | Cincinnati |
| Tremaine Fraiser | Westchester CC (NY) |
| Melvin Frazier Jr. | Tulane |
| Wenyen Gabriel | Kentucky |
| Kaiser Gates | Xavier |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Kentucky |
| DJ Hogg | Texas A&M |
| Aaron Holiday | UCLA |
| Kevin Huerter | Maryland |
| DeAngelo Isby | Utah State |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | Michigan State |
| Justin Jackson | Maryland |
| Ismaila Kane | Atlanta Metropolitan |
| Devonte Klines | Montana State |
| Kevin Knox | Kentucky |
| Terry Larrier | Connecticut |
| Marquez Letcher-Ellis | Rice |
| Makinde London | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| Brandon McCoy | UNLV |
| De’Anthony Melton | USC |
| Chimezie Metu | USC |
| Shake Milton | SMU |
| Max Montana | San Diego State |
| Doral Moore | Wake Forest |
| Malik Newman | Kansas |
| A.J. Nywesh | Minnesota State-Moorhead |
| Josh Okogie | Georgia Tech |
| Ajdin Penava | Marshall |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Missouri |
| Billy Preston | Kansas |
| Jerome Robinson | Boston College |
| Mitchell Robinson | Western Kentucky |
| Brandon Sampson | LSU |
| Corey Sanders | Rutgers |
| Collin Sexton | Alabama |
| Landry Shamet | Wichita State |
| Yankuba Sima | Oklahoma State |
| Anfernee Simons | IMG Academy |
| Fred Sims Jr. | Chicago State |
| Zhaire Smith | Texas Tech |
| Ray Spalding | Louisville |
| Omari Spellman | Villanova |
| Khyri Thomas | Creighton |
| Gary Trent Jr. | Duke |
| Allonzo Trier | Arizona |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Kentucky |
| Moritz Wagner | Michigan |
| Lonnie Walker | Miami |
| Robert Williams III | Texas A&M |
| Trae Young | Oklahoma |
Following is a list of international players who remain early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm:
| PLAYER | TEAM (COUNTRY*) |
| LiAngelo Ball | UCLA/Vytautas (Lithuania) |
| Isaac Bonga | Fraport Skyliners (Germany) |
| Luka Doncic | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| Tryggvi Hlinason | Valencia (Spain) |
| Michal Kolenda | Trefl Sopot (Poland) |
| Arnoldas Kulboka | Capo d’Orlando (Italy) |
| Rodions Kurucs | Barcelona (Spain) |
| Dzanan Musa | Cedevita (Croatia) |
| Williams Narace | Nancy (France) |
| Elie Okobo | Pau Orthez (France) |
| Issuf Sanon | Olimpija (Slovenia) |
| Filip Zagrajski | Beli Manastir (Croatia) |
*Country indicates where team plays, not country of player’s nationality