The deadline for NCAA underclassmen to withdraw from the 2016 NBA draft and retain their remaining college eligibility came and went on Wednesday night, giving us a much clearer picture of which prospects are still draft-eligible and which ones are returning to school for at least one more year. International prospects have until June 13th to make a decision on whether or not to remain in this year’s draft, but this year’s NCAA draft class is mostly set.
As Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com tweeted this morning, Valparaiso’s Alec Peters was the last remaining NCAA underclassman of note who had yet to make his intentions clear after last night’s deadline — sources tell Goodman that Peters has withdrawn from the draft and will go back to school for his senior season after testing the waters.
Now that all those draft decisions are in, let’s go through the list of NCAA early entrants and check in on which players can still be drafted this year.
Draft-Eligible:
The following players either hired agents, forgoing their remaining college eligibility, or announced their intentions to remain in the draft.
- Rosco Allen, SF, Stanford (senior — *still has one year of eligibility remaining)
- Wade Baldwin, PG, Vanderbilt (sophomore)
- Cat Barber, PG, North Carolina State (junior)
- Malik Beasley, SG, Florida State (freshman)
- DeAndre’ Bembry, SF, St. Joseph (junior)
- Ben Bentil, PF, Providence (sophomore)
- Jaylen Brown, G/F, California (freshman)
- Kareem Canty, PG, Auburn (junior)
- Robert Carter, PF Maryland (junior)
- Marquese Chriss, PF Washington (freshman)
- Deyonta Davis, F/C, Michigan State (freshman)
- Cheick Diallo, F/C, Kansas (freshman)
- Kris Dunn, PG, Providence (junior)
- Henry Ellenson, PF, Marquette (freshman)
- Kay Felder, PG, Oakland (junior)
- Brannen Greene, G/F, Kansas (junior)
- Daniel Hamilton, SF, UConn (sophomore)
- Brandon Ingram, SF, Duke (freshman)
- Demetrius Jackson, PG, Notre Dame (junior)
- Julian Jacobs, PG, USC (junior)
- Stefan Jankovic, F, Hawaii (junior)
- Damian Jones, C, Vanderbilt (junior)
- Derrick Jones, SF, UNLV (freshman)
- Nikola Jovanovic, C, USC (junior)
- Skal Labissiere, PF/C, Kentucky (freshman)
- Jermaine Lawrence, PF, Manhattan (sophomore)
- Thon Maker, PF, High School (post-graduate)
- Emmanuel Malou, PF, Iowa State (junior)
- Patrick McCaw, SG, UNLV (sophomore)
- Dejounte Murray, G, Washington (freshman)
- Jamal Murray, PG, Kentucky (freshman)
- Mamadou Ndiaye, C, UC Irvine (junior)
- Chris Obekpa, F/C, UNLV (junior)
- Goodluck Okonoboh, PF, UNLV (sophomore)
- Chinanu Onuaku, C, Louisville (sophomore)
- Jakob Poeltl, C, Utah (sophomore)
- Tim Quarterman, G, LSU (junior)
- Jalen Reynolds, PF, Xavier (junior)
- Malachi Richardson, SG, Syracuse (freshman)
- Domantas Sabonis, PF/C, Gonzaga (sophomore)
- Wayne Selden, SG, Kansas (junior)
- Pascal Siakam, F, New Mexico State (sophomore)
- Ben Simmons, F, LSU (freshman)
- Diamond Stone, C, Maryland (freshman)
- Isaiah Taylor, PG, Texas (junior)
- Tyler Ulis, PG, Kentucky (sophomore)
- Aaron Valdes, G, Hawaii (junior)
- James Webb III, F, Boise State (junior)
- Isaiah Whitehead, SG, Seton Hall (sophomore)
- Devin Williams, PF, West Virginia (junior)
- Troy Williams, SF, Indiana (junior)
- Stephen Zimmerman, C, UNLV (freshman)
Returning to School:
The following list of players withdrew from 2016 NBA draft consideration, according to reports or formal announcements from their respective schools.
- Abdul-Malik Abu, PF, North Carolina State (sophomore) — withdrew
- BeeJay Anya, PF/C, North Carolina State (junior) — withdrew
- Ian Baker, PG, New Mexico State (junior) — withdrew
- V.J. Beachem, SF, Notre Dame (junior) — withdrew
- James Blackmon Jr., SG, Indiana (sophomore) — withdrew
- Antonio Blakeney, SG, LSU (freshman) — withdrew
- Jaron Blossomgame, SF, Clemson (junior) — withdrew
- Trevon Bluiett, SF, Xavier (sophomore) — withdrew
- Amida Brimah, C, UConn (junior) — withdrew
- Isaiah Briscoe, G, Kentucky (freshman) — withdrew
- Dillon Brooks, SF, Oregon (sophomore) — withdrew
- Elijah Brown, G, New Mexico (sophomore) — withdrew
- Deonte Burton, SG, Iowa State (junior) — withdrew
- Antonio Campbell, PF/C, Ohio (junior) — withdrew
- Conor Clifford, C, Washington State (junior) — withdrew
- Charles Cooke, G, Dayton (junior) — withdrew
- Bakari Copeland, F, Maryland-Eastern Shore (junior) — withdrew
- Moustapha Diagne, PF/C, Northwest Florida State (freshman) — withdrew
- Tyler Dorsey, SG, Oregon (freshman) — withdrew
- D’Andre Downey, F, Stillman College (junior) — withdrew
- Vince Edwards, SF, Purdue (sophomore) — withdrew
- Jimmy Hall, F, Kent State (junior) — withdrew
- Josh Hart, SG, Villanova (junior) — withdrew
- Josh Hawkinson, PF, Washington State (junior) — withdrew
- Nigel Hayes, PF, Wisconsin (junior) — withdrew
- Ike Iroegbu, PG, Washington State (junior) — withdrew
- Justin Jackson, SF, North Carolina (sophomore) — withdrew
- Kris Jenkins, F, Villanova (junior) — withdrew
- Que Johnson, SG, Washington State (junior) — withdrew
- Peter Jok, SF, Iowa (junior) — withdrew
- Moses Kingsley, F/C, Arkansas (junior) — withdrew
- Travion Kirkendoll, G, Centenary (sophomore) — withdrew
- Dedric Lawson, SF, Memphis (freshman) — withdrew
- Marcus Lee, PF, Kentucky (junior) — withdrew
- Makai Mason, PG, Yale (sophomore) — withdrew
- Jahmal McMurray, PG, South Florida (freshman) — withdrew
- Kennedy Meeks, C, North Carolina (junior) — withdrew
- Dallas Moore, G, North Florida (junior) — withdrew
- Jalen Moore, F, Utah State (junior) — withdrew
- Tyrell Nelson, F, Gardner-Webb (junior) — withdrew
- Malik Newman, G, Mississippi State (freshman) — withdrew
- Marc-Eddy Norelia, PF, Florida Gulf Coast, (junior) — withdrew
- Cameron Oliver, F, Nevada (freshman) — withdrew
- Alec Peters, PF, Valparaiso (junior) — withdrew
- QJ Peterson, G, VMI (junior) — withdrew
- Malik Pope, SF, San Diego State (sophomore) — withdrew
- Rodney Purvis, SG, UConn (junior) — withdrew
- Corey Sanders, PG, Rutgers (freshman) — withdrew
- Caleb Swanigan, PF, Purdue (freshman) — withdrew
- Rakish Taylor, G, Anderson (junior) — withdrew
- Ethan Telfair, PG, Idaho State (junior) — withdrew
- Trevor Thompson, C, Ohio State (sophomore) — withdrew
- Melo Trimble, PG, Maryland (sophomore) — withdrew
- Maurice Watson Jr., PG, Creighton (junior) — withdrew
- Andrew White, SF, Nebraska (junior) — withdrew
- Alec Wintering, G, Portland (junior) — withdrew
- Zeke Woodley, G, Northwestern State (junior) — withdrew
Unclear:
There has been little to no news regarding the following players, who were all included on the NBA’s initial list of 2016 early entrants. Some may end up retaining their college eligibility, while others may remain draft-eligible — for some, last night’s deadline didn’t apply, since they weren’t on an NCAA roster at the end of this past season.
In his recap of this year’s draft decisions, ESPN’s Chad Ford (Insider link) didn’t mention any of these players, so it’s probably safe to assume they’d go undrafted even if they’re ultimately eligible to be selected.
- Tony Anderson, PF, Southeast Missouri State (freshman)
- Brandon Austin, SF, Northwest Florida State
- Lamous Brown, C, JUCO (Sophomore)
- Cedric Happi Noube, F, Virginia Union (junior)
- Jordan Hare, PF, Rhode Island (junior)
- Anthony January, F, Cal State-San Bernardino (sophomore)
- Zak McLaughlin, F, Gadsden State (freshman)
- Ingrid Sewa, F, Arizona Western College (sophomore)