NBA announces early entry candidates for 2026 NBA Draft
By JAMES MADDEN
The NBA has released its full list of early entry candidates for this year’s NBA Draft, per release.
The list includes 71 college and international players, with every college player reserving to right to withdraw from the NBA Draft before May 27th to preserve their college eligibility.
The NBA Draft is scheduled to be held on June 23rd & 24th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The full list of college players are listed below.
| Matt Able | North Carolina State | 6-6 | Freshman |
| Darius Acuff Jr. | Arkansas | 6-3 | Freshman |
| Amari Allen | Alabama | 6-8 | Freshman |
| Nate Ament | Tennessee | 6-10 | Freshman |
| Christian Anderson Jr. | Texas Tech | 6-3 | Sophomore |
| Alijah Arenas | USC | 6-6 | Freshman |
| Flory Bidunga | Kansas | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Finley Bizjack | Butler | 6-4 | Junior |
| John Blackwell | Wisconsin | 6-4 | Junior |
| Shane Blakeney | Drexel | 6-5 | Junior |
| Anton Bonke | Charlotte | 7-2 | Junior |
| Cameron Boozer | Duke | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Mikel Brown Jr. | Louisville | 6-5 | Freshman |
| Rowan Brumbaugh | Tulane | 6-4 | Junior |
| Brayden Burries | Arizona | 6-4 | Freshman |
| Elliot Cadeau | Michigan | 6-1 | Junior |
| Cameron Carr | Baylor | 6-5 | Sophomore |
| Chris Cenac Jr. | Houston | 6-11 | Freshman |
| Rueben Chinyelu | Florida | 6-10 | Junior |
| Jacob Cofie | USC | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Cruz Davis | Hofstra | 6-3 | Junior |
| Kennard Davis Jr. | BYU | 6-6 | Junior |
| Keanu Dawes | Utah | 6-9 | Junior |
| AJ Dybantsa | BYU | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Gabe Dynes | USC | 7-5 | Junior |
| Eian Elmer | Miami (OH) | 6-6 | Junior |
| Isaiah Evans | Duke | 6-6 | Sophomore |
| Jeremy Fears Jr. | Michigan State | 6-2 | Sophomore |
| Kingston Flemings | Houston | 6-4 | Freshman |
| Colby Garland | San Jose State | 6-0 | Junior |
| Allen Graves | Santa Clara | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Juke Harris | Wake Forest | 6-7 | Sophomore |
| Isiah Harwell | Houston | 6-6 | Freshman |
| Lou Hutchinson | Alabama A&M | 6-7 | Junior |
| Morez Johnson Jr. | Michigan | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Acaden Lewis | Villanova | 6-2 | Freshman |
| Aday Mara | Michigan | 7-3 | Junior |
| Milan Momcilovic | Iowa State | 6-8 | Junior |
| Malachi Moreno | Kentucky | 7-0 | Freshman |
| Paulius Murauskas | Saint Mary’s | 6-8 | Junior |
| Ebuka Okorie | Stanford | 6-2 | Freshman |
| Dennis Parker Jr. | Radford | 6-6 | Junior |
| Koa Peat | Arizona | 6-8 | Freshman |
| Darryn Peterson | Kansas | 6-6 | Freshman |
| Labaron Philon Jr. | Alabama | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| Jayden Quaintance | Kentucky | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Sebastian Rancik | Colorado | 6-11 | Sophomore |
| Billy Richmond III | Arkansas | 6-6 | Sophomore |
| Hannes Steinbach | Washington | 6-11 | Freshman |
| Andrej Stojakovic | Illinois | 6-7 | Junior |
| Dailyn Swain | Texas | 6-8 | Junior |
| Tyler Tanner | Vanderbilt | 6-0 | Sophomore |
| Meleek Thomas | Arkansas | 6-5 | Freshman |
| Aiden Tobiason | Temple | 6-5 | Sophomore |
| Bryson Tucker | Washington | 6-7 | Sophomore |
| Henri Veesaar | North Carolina | 7-0 | Junior |
| Keaton Wagler | Illinois | 6-6 | Freshman |
| LeJuan Watts | Texas Tech | 6-6 | Junior |
| Caleb Wilson | North Carolina | 6-10 | Freshman |
| Tounde Yessoufou | Baylor | 6-5 | Freshman |
The list of international players is also listed below.
| Mohammad Amini | Nancy (France) | 6-7 | 2005 DOB |
| Pavle Backo | Mega (Serbia) | 7-0 | 2007 DOB |
| Bassala Bagayoko | Bilbao (Spain) | 6-10 | 2006 DOB |
| Francesco Ferrari | Virtus Bologna (Italy) | 6-9 | 2005 DOB |
| Marc-Owen Fodzo Dada | Nancy (France) | 5-11 | 2006 DOB |
| Vsevolod Ishchenko | Lokomotiv (Russia) | 6-3 | 2005 DOB |
| Jack Kayil | Alba Berlin (Germany) | 6-3 | 2006 DOB |
| Sergio de Larrea | Valencia (Spain) | 6-6 | 2005 DOB |
| Karim Lopez | New Zealand Breakers (Australia) | 6-8 | 2007 DOB |
| Alexandros Samodurov | Panathinaikos (Greece) | 6-11 | 2005 DOB |
| Luigi Suigo | Mega (Serbia) | 7-2 | 2007 DOB |
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