More Draft Decisions: Claxton, Bassey, Nowell, More
Draft decisions by this year’s early entrants continue to flood in as the NCAA’s May 29 withdrawal deadline nears. After relaying those decisions in a pair of posts already today, we’ve got more in the space below:
- Georgia sophomore forward Nicolas Claxton will keep his name in the 2019 NBA draft pool, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony, who tweets that Claxton is a potential first-round pick.
- According to Jeff Goodman of Stadium (via Twitter), Western Kentucky freshman center Charles Bassey will stay in the 2019 draft pool, barring a last-second change of heart. Bassey is the No. 80 prospect on Givony’s big board at ESPN.com.
- Washington sophomore guard Jaylen Nowell is another early entrant who has decided to forgo his remaining NCAA eligibility and stay in the draft, Goodman tweets. Nowell comes in at No. 92 on Givony’s big board.
- Kentucky’s Nick Richards, a sophomore forward, will return to the Wildcats for at least one more season, he announced today in a video on Instagram.
- South Carolina will get guard A.J. Lawson back for his sophomore year, as he announced today (via Twitter) that he’s withdrawing his name from the draft.
- Bethune-Cookman head coach Ryan Ridder has informed Goodman (Twitter link) that both of his early entrants, Malik Maitland and Cletrell Pope, are heading back to school for another year.
- Ohio State forward Kaleb Wesson is pulling out of the draft to return to the Buckeyes for his junior season, tweets Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.
- Bowling Green guard Justin Turner is heading back to school for his junior season, per Rothstein (via Twitter).
- Weber State guard Jerrick Harding will withdraw from the draft and return to school for his senior season, he announced today (via Twitter).
- Hampton junior guard Jermaine Marrow is withdrawing from the draft and retaining his NCAA eligibility, coach Buck Joyner tells Goodman (Twitter link).
Latest On Early Entrants List For 2019 NBA Draft
The deadline for early entrants to declare for the 2019 NBA draft fell on Sunday night, with plenty of NCAA underclassmen and international prospects entering their names into the draft before that deadline.
News continues to trickle in on players making draft decisions, and it will just be a matter of time before the NBA issues an official list of the players who declared for the 2019 NBA draft as early entrants. Once that group is set, the next key deadline to watch will be May 29 — that’s the last day for NCAA players to withdraw from draft consideration while retaining their college eligibility.
Here are many of the early entrants who have declared for the draft within the past couple days (our full list can be found here):
NCAA early entrants:
- James Banks III, F, Georgia Tech (junior) (Twitter link via Jon Rothstein of SI.com)
- Phil Bledsoe, F, Glenville State (junior) (link via Ryan Decker of 12 WBOY)
- Marques Bolden, C, Duke (junior) (press release via Duke)
- Jarron Cumberland, G, Cincinnati (junior) (press release via Cincinnati)
- Note: Cumberland is the No. 91 prospect on Jonathan Givony’s big board at ESPN.com.
- Tulio Da Silva, F, Missouri State (junior) (press release via Missouri State)
- Silvio De Sousa, F, Kansas (sophomore) (Twitter link via De Sousa)
- Javin DeLaurier, F, Duke (junior) (press release via Duke)
- Kevon Harris, G, Stephen F. Austin (junior) (via agent Jerry Dianis)
- Malik Maitland, G, Bethune-Cookman (junior) (Twitter link via Maitland)
- Jermaine Marrow, G, Hampton (junior) (link via Dave Johnson of The Daily Press)
- Zach Norvell Jr., G, Gonzaga (sophomore) (press release via Gonzaga)
- Joel Ntambwe, F, UNLV (freshman) (Twitter link via Rothstein)
- Jalen Pickett, G, Siena (freshman) (Twitter link via ESPN’s Jonathan Givony)
- Nick Richards, F, Kentucky (sophomore) (press release via Kentucky)
- Xavier Sneed, F, Kansas State (junior) (link via KWCH.com)
- Killian Tillie, F, Gonzaga (junior) (press release via Gonzaga)
- Note: Tillie is the No. 82 prospect on Givony’s big board.
International early entrants:
- Dikembe Andre, C, Brazil (born 1999) (Twitter link via ESPN’s Jonathan Givony)
- Kevin Cham, G, France (born 1998) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Leo Cizmic, F, Croatia (born 1998) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Digue Diawara, F, France (born 1998) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Nenad Dimitrijevic, G, Macedonia (born 1998) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Felipe Dos Anjos, C, Brazil (born 1998) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Yago Mateus Dos Santos, G, Brazil (born 1999) (link via Cancha Latina)
- Paul Eboua, F, Cameroon (born 2000) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Osas Ehigiator, C, Spain (born 1999) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Biram Faye, F, Senegal (born 2000) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Ivan Fevrier, F, France (born 1999) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Aleix Font, G/F, Spain (born 1998) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Kadre Gray, G, Laurentian (Canada) (junior) (Twitter link via Barry Hayes)
- Lukasz Kolenda, G, Poland (born 1999) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Muhaymin Mustafa, G, Turkey (born 1999) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Joshua Obiesie, G, Germany (born 2000) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Note: Obiesie is the No. 46 prospect on Givony’s big board.
- Zoran Paunovic, G, Serbia (born 2000) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Dino Radoncic, F, Montenegro (born 1999) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Sander Raieste, F, Estonia (born 1999) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Neal Sako, C, France (born 1998) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Luka Samanic, F, Croatia (born 2000) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Note: Samanic is the No. 39 prospect on Givony’s big board.
- Njegos Sikiras, F, Bosnia (born 1999) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Borisa Simanic, F, Serbia (born 1998) (Twitter link via agent Misko Raznatovic)
- Khadim Sow, C, Senegal (born 1999) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Michael Uchendu, C, Brazil (born 1998) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Bastien Vautier, C, France (born 1998) (Twitter link via Givony)
- Warren Woghiren, C, France (born 1998) (Twitter link via Givony)