Early entrants who wish to declare for the 2022 NBA draft have until the end of the day on Sunday, April 24 to make that decision official.
Players who declare for the draft this year will have to withdraw by the end of the day on June 1 if they wish to retain their NCAA eligibility. The NBA’s withdrawal deadline, which is more relevant for international prospects, is on June 13 at 5:00 pm Eastern time. The 2022 draft will take place on June 23.
Beginning in 2021, the annual list of “early” entrants has become even bigger than usual because the NCAA granted players an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That means seniors who would’ve typically become automatically eligible for the draft now have the option of either declaring or remaining in college for an extra year.
Last year, an incredible 356 prospects declared as early entrants, with 217 of those players ultimately keeping their names in the draft and going pro. Both of those numbers were technically record-breakers due to the influx of college seniors on the early entrant list, though with so many seniors returning to school for another season, the draft pool wasn’t actually significantly larger.
We’ll use this post to keep track of reports and announcements on early entrant prospects and their decisions. We’ll archive them all here in a running list, which will be accessible anytime under “Hoops Rumors Features” on the right sidebar of our desktop site, or in the “Features” page found in our mobile menu.
The players below are listed in alphabetical order. If you have any corrections or omissions, please contact us.
Last updated 6-15-22 (10:49am CT)
College Underclassmen
Remaining in the draft:
- Patrick Baldwin Jr., F, Milwaukee (freshman)
- Paolo Banchero, F, Duke (freshman)
- Malaki Branham, G/F, Ohio State (freshman)
- Christian Braun, G, Kansas (junior)
- Kendall Brown, F, Baylor (freshman)
- John Butler Jr., F/C, Florida State (freshman)
- Julian Champagnie, G/F, St. John’s (junior)
- Kennedy Chandler, G, Tennessee (freshman)
- Max Christie, G, Michigan State (freshman)
- Kofi Cockburn, C, Illinois (junior)
- Johnny Davis, G, Wisconsin (sophomore)
- JD Davison, G, Alabama (freshman)
- Moussa Diabate, F, Michigan (freshman)
- Jalen Duren, C, Memphis (freshman)
- Tari Eason, F, LSU (sophomore)
- Tyson Etienne, G, Wichita State (junior)
- AJ Green, G, Northern Iowa (junior)
- AJ Griffin, F, Duke (freshman)
- Jordan Hall, F, Saint Joseph’s (sophomore)
- Chet Holmgren, C, Gonzaga (freshman)
- Caleb Houstan, G/F, Michigan (freshman)
- Austin Hutcherson, G, Illinois (junior)
- Jaden Ivey, G, Purdue (sophomore)
- Jaden Jones, G, Rutgers (freshman)
- Johnny Juzang, G, UCLA (junior)
- Trevor Keels, G, Duke (freshman)
- Walker Kessler, F/C, Auburn (sophomore)
- Christian Koloko, C, Arizona (junior)
- Jake LaRavia, F, Wake Forest (junior)
- Hyunjung Lee, G/F, Davidson (junior)
- Justin Lewis, F, Marquette (sophomore)
- E.J. Liddell, F, Ohio State (junior)
- Kenneth Lofton Jr., F, Louisiana Tech (sophomore)
- Bennedict Mathurin, G/F, Arizona (sophomore)
- Bryce McGowens, G, Nebraska (freshman)
- Josh Minott, F, Memphis (freshman)
- Isaiah Mobley, F, USC (junior)
- Aminu Mohammed, G/F, Georgetown (freshman)
- Iverson Molinar, G, Mississippi State (junior)
- Wendell Moore, F, Duke (junior)
- Keegan Murray, F, Iowa (sophomore)
- Shareef O’Neal, F, LSU (junior)
- Scotty Pippen Jr., G, Vanderbilt (junior)
- Lester Quinones, G, Memphis (junior)
- Orlando Robinson, F/C, Fresno State (junior)
- David Roddy, F, Colorado State (junior)
- Ryan Rollins, G, Toledo (sophomore)
- Dereon Seabron, G, NC State (sophomore)
- Jaden Shackelford, G, Alabama (junior)
- Shaedon Sharpe, G, Kentucky (freshman)
- Jabari Smith, F, Auburn (freshman)
- Jeremy Sochan, F, Baylor (freshman)
- AJ Taylor, F, Grambling (junior)
- Dalen Terry, G, Arizona (sophomore)
- Jabari Walker, F, Colorado (sophomore)
- TyTy Washington Jr., G, Kentucky (freshman)
- Peyton Watson, G/F, UCLA (freshman)
- Blake Wesley, G, Notre Dame (freshman)
- Donovan Williams, G/F, UNLV (junior)
- Jalen Williams, G, Santa Clara (junior)
- Jaylin Williams, F/C, Arkansas (sophomore)
- Mark Williams, C, Duke (sophomore)
Withdrew from draft after testing waters:
Note: Some of these players may also be transferring to new schools.
- Max Abmas, G, Oral Roberts (junior)
- Efe Abogidi, C, Washington State (sophomore)
- Fardaws Aimaq, F/C, Utah Valley (junior)
- Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu, F, UT Arlington (junior)
- Avery Anderson III, G, Oklahoma State (junior)
- Khalif Battle, G, Temple (junior)
- Damion Baugh, G, TCU (junior)
- James Bishop, G, George Washington (junior)
- Henry Blair Jr., G, Bob Jones (SC) (junior)
- Keion Brooks, F, Kentucky (junior)
- Johni Broome, F/C, Morehead State (sophomore)
- Jordan Brown, F, Louisiana (junior)
- Tyler Burton, F, Richmond (junior)
- Jared Bynum, G, Providence (junior)
- Toumani Camara, F, Dayton (junior)
- Dylan Cardwell, C, Auburn (sophomore)
- Sincere Carry, G, Kent State (junior)
- Yuri Collins, G, Saint Louis (junior)
- Jalen Cook, G, Tulane (sophomore)
- Dhieu Deing, G, UTSA (junior)
- Dylan Disu, F, Texas (junior)
- Boogie Ellis, G, USC (junior)
- Aaron Estrada, G, Hofstra (junior)
- BJ Fitzgerald, G, Virginia State (junior)
- Adam Flagler, G, Baylor (junior)
- Allen Flanigan, G/F, Auburn (junior)
- Joe French, G, Bethune-Cookman (sophomore)
- Ques Glover, G, Samford (junior)
- Quincy Guerrier, F, Oregon (junior)
- Mouhamed Gueye, F/C, Washington State (freshman)
- Jaelen House, G, New Mexico (junior)
- Harrison Ingram, F, Stanford (freshman)
- Trayce Jackson-Davis, F, Indiana (junior)
- Josiah-Jordan James, G/F, Tennessee (junior)
- DeMarr Langford Jr., G, Boston College (sophomore)
- B.J. Mack, F/C, Wofford (junior)
- Kevin McCullar, G, Texas Tech (junior)
- Omari Moore, G, San Jose State (junior)
- Isiaih Mosley, G/F, Missouri State (junior)
- Caleb Murphy, G, South Florida (sophomore)
- Kris Murray, F, Iowa (sophomore)
- Josh Oduro, F, George Mason (junior)
- Gus Okafor, F, Southeastern Louisiana (junior)
- Nick Ongenda, C, DePaul (junior)
- Nijel Pack, G, Kansas State (sophomore)
- Zyon Pullin, G, UC-Riverside (junior)
- Marcus Sasser, G, Houston (junior)
- Baylor Scheierman, F, South Dakota State (junior)
- Grant Sherfield, G, Nevada (junior)
- KJ Simon, G, UT-Martin (junior)
- Jamari Smith, F, Queens University (NC) (junior)
- Malachi Smith, G, Chattanooga (junior)
- Terquavion Smith, G, NC State (freshman)
- Julian Strawther, G/F, Gonzaga (sophomore)
- Drew Timme, F, Gonzaga (junior)
- Jacob Toppin, F, Kentucky (junior)
- Santiago Vescovi, G, Tennessee (junior)
- Kerwin Walton, G, North Carolina (sophomore)
- Jalen Wilson, F, Kansas (junior)
- Isaiah Wong, G, Miami (junior)
- Jahmir Young, G, Charlotte (junior)
College seniors
Remaining in the draft:
- Jalen Adaway, G, St. Bonaventure
- Ochai Agbaji, G/F, Kansas
- James Akinjo, G, Baylor
- Teddy Allen, F, New Mexico State
- Keve Aluma, F, Virginia Tech
- Eric Ayala, G, Maryland
- Marcus Azor, G, UMass Dartmouth
- David Azore, G, UT Arlington
- Evan Battey, F, Colorado
- Justin Bean, F, Utah State
- Jules Bernard, G/F, UCLA
- Jamal Bieniemy, G, UTEP
- Marcus Bingham, C, Michigan State
- Buddy Boeheim, G, Syracuse
- Luka Brajkovic, F, Davidson
- Izaiah Brockington, G, Iowa State
- Gabe Brown, G/F, Michigan State
- Tevin Brown, G, Murray State
- Maurice Calloo, F, Oregon State
- R.J. Cole, G, UConn
- Vince Cole, G/F, Coastal Carolina
- George Conditt IV, F, Iowa State
- Darius Days, F, LSU
- Adrian Delph, G, Appalachian State
- Michael Devoe, G, Georgia Tech
- Anthony Duruji, F, Florida
- Kyler Edwards, G, Houston
- Keon Ellis, G, Alabama
- Javon Freeman-Liberty, G, DePaul
- Both Gach, G/F, Utah
- Bryce Hamilton, G, UNLV
- Ron Harper Jr., F, Rutgers
- D.J. Harvey, G/F, Detroit
- Jericole Hellems, F, North Carolina State
- Trevor Hudgins, G, Northwest Missouri State
- Bodie Hume, G/F, Northern Colorado
- Drake Jeffries, G, Wyoming
- Andrew Jones, G, Texas
- DeVante’ Jones, G, Michigan
- Noah Kirkwood, G, Harvard
- Peter Kiss, G, Bryant
- Tyrese Martin, G, UConn
- David McCormack, F, Kansas
- Trey McGowens, G, Nebraska
- Justin Minaya, G/F, Providence
- Isaiah Mucius, F, Wake Forest
- Grayson Murphy, G, Belmont
- Nick Muszynski, C, Belmont
- Andrew Nembhard, G, Gonzaga
- JD Notae, G, Arkansas
- Ike Obiagu, C, Seton Hall
- Edward Oliver-Hampton, F, South Carolina State
- Malik Osborne, F, Florida State
- Anthony Polite, G/F, Florida State
- MJ Randolph, G, Florida A&M
- A.J. Reeves, G, Providence
- Jared Rhoden, G/F, Seton Hall
- Ronaldo Segu, G, Buffalo
- Jaylen Sims, G/F, UNC Wilmington
- Amadou Sow, F, Santa Barbara
- Seth Stanley, F, Hendrix College (AR)
- Gabe Stefanini, G, San Francisco
- Sasha Stefanovic, G, Purdue
- Cole Swider, F, Syracuse
- Au’Diese Toney, G, Arkansas
- Ryan Turell, G/F, Yeshiva
- Dallas Walton, F/C, Wake Forest
- Collin Welp, F, UC Irvine
- Aaron Wheeler, F, St. John’s
- Khristien White, G, Southwest Christian
- Jeenathan Williams, G/F, Buffalo
- Trevion Williams, F/C, Purdue
- Vince Williams, F, VCU
Withdrew from draft after testing waters:
Note: Some of these players may also be transferring to new schools.
- Emmanuel Akot, G/F, Boise State
- Theo Akwuba, C, Louisiana
- Tez Allen, G/F, Southern Oregon
- Emmanuel Bandoumel, G, SMU
- Rasir Bolton, G, Gonzaga
- Mike Bothwell, G, Furman
- Souley Boum, G, UTEP
- Donald Carey, G, Georgetown
- Xavier Castaneda, G, Akron
- Kendric Davis, G, SMU
- Antonio Daye, G, Coastal Carolina
- Jaiden Delaire, F, Stanford
- Gideon George, F, BYU
- Jacob Grandison, G/F, Illinois
- Tykei Greene, G, Stony Brook
- Cedric Henderson Jr., G/F, Campbell
- D’Moi Hodge, G, Cleveland State
- Eric Hunter Jr., G, Purdue
- Deante Johnson, F, Cleveland State
- Justin Johnson, G/F, Texas-Rio Grande Valley
- Andre Kelly, F, California
- Daylen Kountz, G, Northern Colorado
- Nate Laszewski, F, Notre Dame
- Kyle Lofton, G, St. Bonaventure
- Hunter Maldonado, G, Wyoming
- Matthew Mayer, F, Baylor
- Josh Mballa, F, Buffalo
- Caleb McConnell, G, Rutgers
- Nathan Mensah, F/C, San Diego State
- Isaih Moore, F, Southern Mississippi
- Bryson Mozone, G/F, USC Upstate
- Dwight Murray Jr., G, Rider
- Joel Murray, G, Long Beach State
- Justyn Mutts, F, Virginia Tech
- Pete Nance, F, Northwestern
- KC Ndefo, F, St. Peter’s
- JoirDon Karl Nicholas, F, Texas Southern
- Osayi Osifo, F, Jacksonville
- Osun Osunniyi, F/C, St. Bonaventure
- Drew Peterson, G/F, USC
- Courtney Ramey, G, Texas
- Eric Reed Jr., G, Southeast Missouri State
- Will Richardson, G, Oregon
- Khalil Shabazz, G, San Francisco
- Marcus Shaver, G, Boise State
- Jalen Slawson, F, Furman
- Jordan Walker, G, UAB
- Dominick Welch, G, St. Bonaventure
- DeAndre Williams, F, Memphis
- K.J. Williams, F, Murray State
- Daivien Williamson, G, Wake Forest
International players
Note: The country indicates where the player had been playing, not necessarily where he was born.
Remaining in the draft:
- Ibou Badji, C, Spain (born 2002)
- Hugo Besson, G, Australia (born 2001)
- Ousmane Dieng, F, Australia (born 2003)
- Khalifa Diop, C, Spain (born 2002)
- Nikola Jovic, F, Serbia (born 2003)
- Ismael Kamagate, C, France (born 2001)
- Karlo Matkovic, F/C, Serbia (born 2001)
- Yannick Nzosa, C, Spain (born 2003)
- Gabriele Procida, G/F, Italy (born 2002)
- Ziga Samar, G, Spain (born 2001)
- Gui Santos, F, Brazil (born 2002)
- Pavel Savkov, G, Spain (born 2002)
- Matteo Spagnolo, G, Italy (born 2003)
- Luke Travers, G/F, Australia (born 2001)
Withdrew from draft after testing waters:
- Hugo Benitez, G, France (born 2001)
- Kay Bruhnke, G/F, Germany (born 2001)
- Malcolm Cazalon, G, Serbia (born 2001)
- Tom Digbeu, G/F, Australia (born 2001)
- Lovro Gnjidic, G, Croatia (born 2001)
- Fallou Gueye, G, Senegal (born 2003)
- Justus Hollatz, G, Germany (born 2001)
- Zvonimir Ivisic, F/C, Montenegro (born 2003)
- Millan Jimenez, G/F, Spain (born 2002)
- Yannick Kraag, G/F, Spain (born 2002)
- Zsombor Maronka, F, Spain (born 2002)
- Leo Menalo, F, Italy (born 2002)
- Leonard Miller, F, Canada (born 2003)
- Mario Nakic, F, Spain (born 2001)
- Leonardo Okeke, C, Italy (born 2003)
- Jaime Pradilla, F/C, Spain (born 2001)
- Luka Scuka, F, Slovenia (born 2002)
- Emil Stoilov, C, Spain (born 2002)
- Matthew Strazel, G, France (born 2002)
- Giorgos Tanoulis, F/C, Greece (born 2002)
- Keye Van Der Vuurst, G, Belgium (born 2001)
- Nicolas Vanel, G, France (born 2003)
- Fedor Zugic, G, Germany (born 2003)
Other notable draft-eligible early entrants
- Dominick Barlow, F, Overtime Elite
- MarJon Beauchamp, G/F, G League Ignite
- Dyson Daniels, G, G League Ignite
- Henri Drell, G/F, Windy City Bulls
- Michael Foster, F, G League Ignite
- Jaden Hardy, G, G League Ignite
- Makur Maker, C, Sydney Kings (formerly Howard Bison)
- Jean Montero, G, Overtime Elite
- Samson Ruzhentsev, G/F, Mega Basket (formerly Florida Gators)
- Kai Sotto, C, Adelaide 36ers (formerly G League Ignite)
- Zaire Wade, G, Salt Lake City Stars
- Kok Yat, F, Overtime Elite
- Fanbo Zeng, F, G League Ignite
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I’m a bit surprised Jaden Jones has declared. He would’ve had the chance to prove himself in the B1G with Geo Baker and Ron Harper Jr leaving.
Any chance you also list players who decided to return after declaring?
Yeah, we’ll have separate sections for that once guys start dropping out.
Anyone who announced in March or April that they would declare and then didn’t show up on the NBA’s initial/official early entrant list won’t be included, since many of them likely just never actually filed the paperwork (as opposed to officially entering and then withdrawing).
Where or when can I find a full officially list?
The NBA will send out an official list after the league’s withdrawal deadline passes (June 13). Still a ways to go yet.