The NBA has officially announced that 91 early entrant prospects will be eligible to be selected in the 2018 NBA draft next week. Although the number of early entrants is much higher than the number of picks in the draft (60), the list of early entrants is still significantly smaller than it was at the entry deadline in April. At that point, 236 early entrants had declared for the draft. Nearly 150 have withdrawn since then after testing the waters.
Here’s the complete list of early entrant prospects eligible for the 2018 NBA draft:
College Underclassmen:
- Deng Adel, F, Louisville (junior)
- Rawle Alkins, G, Arizona (sophomore)
- Mike Amius, F, Western Carolina (junior)
- Kostas Antetokounmpo, F, Dayton (freshman)
- Deandre Ayton, C, Arizona (freshman)
- Marvin Bagley III, F/C, Duke (freshman)
- Mohamed Bamba, C, Texas (freshman)
- Keita Bates-Diop, F, Ohio State (junior)
- Tashawn Berry, G, Dakota College (sophomore)
- Leron Black, F, Illinois (junior)
- Jordan Brangers, G, South Plains CC (sophomore)
- Mikal Bridges, F, Villanova (junior)
- Miles Bridges, F, Michigan State (sophomore)
- Bruce Brown, G, Miami (junior)
- Troy Brown, G/F, Oregon (freshman)
- Jalen Brunson, G, Villanova (junior)
- Elijah Bryant, G, BYU (junior)
- Tony Carr, G, Penn State (sophomore)
- Wendell Carter Jr., C, Duke (freshman)
- Kameron Chatman, G/F, Detroit (junior)
- Bryant Crawford, G, Wake Forest (junior)
- Eric Davis Jr., G, Texas (junior)
- Tyler Davis, C, Texas A&M (junior)
- Marcus Derrickson, F, Georgetown (junior)
- Hamidou Diallo, G, Kentucky (freshman)
- Donte DiVincenzo, G, Villanova (sophomore)
- Dikembe Dixson, F, UIC (sophomore)
- Trevon Duval, G, Duke (freshman)
- Drew Eubanks, F, Oregon State (junior)
- Jacob Evans, G/F, Cincinnati (junior)
- Tremaine Fraiser, G, Westchester CC (junior)
- Melvin Frazier, G/F, Tulane (junior)
- Wenyen Gabriel, F, Kentucky (sophomore)
- Kaiser Gates, F, Xavier (junior)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, G, Kentucky (freshman)
- D.J. Hogg, F, Texas A&M (junior)
- Aaron Holiday, G, UCLA (junior)
- Kevin Huerter, G, Maryland (sophomore)
- DeAngelo Isby, G, Utah State (junior)
- Jaren Jackson Jr., F/C, Michigan State (freshman)
- Justin Jackson, F, Maryland (sophomore)
- Ismaila Kane, F, Atlanta Metropolitan (freshman)
- Devonte Klines, G, Montana State (junior)
- Kevin Knox, F, Kentucky (freshman)
- Terry Larrier, F, UConn (junior)
- Marquez Letcher-Ellis, F, Rice (sophomore)
- Makinde London, F, Chattanooga (junior)
- Brandon McCoy, C, UNLV (freshman)
- De’Anthony Melton, G, USC (sophomore)
- Chimezie Metu, F/C, USC (junior)
- Shake Milton, G, SMU (junior)
- Max Montana, F, San Diego State (junior)
- Doral Moore, C, Wake Forest (junior)
- Malik Newman, G, Kansas (sophomore)
- A.J. Nywesh, G, Minnesota State-Moorhead (junior)
- Josh Okogie, G, Georgia Tech (sophomore)
- Ajdin Penava, F, Marshall (junior)
- Michael Porter Jr., F, Missouri (freshman)
- Billy Preston, F, Kansas (freshman)
- Jerome Robinson, G/F, Boston College (junior)
- Mitchell Robinson, C, Western Kentucky (freshman)
- Brandon Sampson, G, LSU (junior)
- Corey Sanders, G, Rutgers (junior)
- Collin Sexton, G, Alabama (freshman)
- Landry Shamet, G, Wichita State (sophomore)
- Yankuba Sima, C, Oklahoma State (junior)
- Anfernee Simons, G, IMG Academy (N/A)
- Fred Sims Jr., G, Chicago State (junior)
- Zhaire Smith, G/F, Texas Tech (freshman)
- Ray Spalding, F, Louisville (junior)
- Omari Spellman, F, Villanova (freshman)
- Khyri Thomas, G, Creighton (junior)
- Gary Trent Jr., G, Duke (freshman)
- Allonzo Trier, G, Arizona (junior)
- Jarred Vanderbilt, F, Kentucky (freshman)
- Moritz Wagner, C, Michigan (junior)
- Lonnie Walker, G, Miami (freshman)
- Robert Williams, F/C, Texas A&M (sophomore)
- Trae Young, G, Oklahoma (freshman)
International Early Entrants:
- LiAngelo Ball, G, Lithuania (born 1998)
- Isaac Bonga, F, Germany (born 1999)
- Luka Doncic, G/F, Spain (born 1999)
- Tryggvi Hlinason, C, Spain (born 1997)
- Michal Kolenda, F, Poland (born 1997)
- Arnoldas Kulboka, F, Italy (born 1998)
- Rodions Kurucs, F, Spain (born 1998)
- Dzanan Musa, G/F, Croatia (born 1999)
- Williams Narace, F, France (born 1997)
- Elie Okobo, G, France (born 1997)
- Issuf Sanon, G, Slovenia (born 1999)
- Filip Zagrajski, G, Croatia (born 1997)
The NBA’s final list of early entrants doesn’t include Brian Bowen (South Carolina), Micah Seaborn (Monmouth), and Tavarius Shine (Oklahoma State), despite the fact that they had remained in the draft past the NCAA’s withdrawal deadline last month. Because those players pulled out of the draft between the NCAA and NBA deadlines, they won’t be draft-eligible yet, but also won’t be able to continue their college careers. They can begin their professional careers in the G League or in an international league.
For details on which prospects originally declared for the draft, then withdrew their names, be sure to check out our previous unofficial early entrant list.