Early entry candidates for 2011 NBA Draft
By Official Release
Posted Apr 28 2011 4:31PM
NEW YORK -- The
National Basketball Association announced today that 89 players,
including 69 players from U.S. colleges and 20 international players,
have filed as early entry candidates for the 2011 NBA Draft.
Players
wishing to enter the 2011 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to
the NBA to be received no later than Sunday, April 24. Players who have
applied for early entry have the right to withdraw their names from
consideration for the Draft by notifying the NBA of their decision in
writing no later than 5 p.m. ET on Monday, June 13.
Following is
the list of players from U.S. colleges who have applied for early entry
into the 2011 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 23, at the
Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.:
| 2011 Early Entry Candidates |
| Player |
School |
Height |
Status |
| Olu Ashaolu |
Louisiana Tech |
6-7 |
Junior |
| Keion Bell |
Pepperdine |
6-3 |
Junior |
| Jacob Blankenship |
Southeastern (FL) |
6-9 |
Junior |
| Laurence Bowers |
Missouri |
6-8 |
Junior |
| Alec Burks |
Colorado |
6-6 |
Sophomore |
| DeAngelo Casto |
Washington State |
6-8 |
Junior |
| Roscoe Davis |
Midland JC (TX) |
6-10 |
Freshman |
| Mamadou Diarra |
Chaminade (HI) |
7-0 |
Junior |
| TyShwan Edmondson |
Austin Peay |
6-4 |
Junior |
| Kim English |
Missouri |
6-6 |
Junior |
| Ashton Gibbs |
Pittsburgh |
6-2 |
Junior |
| Troy Gillenwater |
New Mexico State |
6-8 |
Junior |
| Jeremy Green |
Stanford |
6-4 |
Junior |
| Jordan Hamilton |
Texas |
6-7 |
Sophomore |
| Tobias Harris |
Tennessee |
6-8 |
Freshman |
| Desmond Holloway |
Coastal Carolina |
6-3 |
Junior |
| Terrell Holloway |
Xavier |
6-0 |
Junior |
| Tyler Honeycutt |
UCLA |
6-8 |
Sophomore |
| Scotty Hopson |
Tennessee |
6-7 |
Junior |
| Kyrie Irving |
Duke |
6-2 |
Freshman |
| Reggie Jackson |
Boston College |
6-3 |
Junior |
| Terrence Jennings |
Louisville |
6-9 |
Junior |
| Orlando Johnson |
UC-Santa Barbara |
6-5 |
Junior |
| Reggie Johnson |
Miami |
6-10 |
Sophomore |
| Tiondre Johnson |
Coastal Bend JC (TX) |
6-6 |
Sophomore |
| Kevin Jones |
West Virginia |
6-8 |
Junior |
| Terrence Jones |
Kentucky |
6-8 |
Freshman |
| Cory Joseph |
Texas |
6-3 |
Freshman |
| Enes Kanter |
Kentucky |
6-10 |
Freshman |
| Ryan Kelley |
Colorado |
6-5 |
Sophomore |
| Dan Kelm |
Viterbo (WI) |
6-0 |
Sophomore |
| Brandon Knight |
Kentucky |
6-3 |
Freshman |
| Malcolm Lee |
UCLA |
6-5 |
Junior |
| Kawhi Leonard |
San Diego State |
6-7 |
Sophomore |
| Travis Leslie |
Georgia |
6-4 |
Junior |
| DeAndre Liggins |
Kentucky |
6-6 |
Junior |
| David Loubeau |
Texas A&M |
6-8 |
Junior |
| Shelvin Mack |
Butler |
6-3 |
Junior |
| Greg Mangano |
Yale |
6-10 |
Junior |
| Keishawn Mayes |
Campbell |
6-7 |
Junior |
| Cameron Moore |
Alabama-Birmingham |
6-10 |
Junior |
| Darius Morris |
Michigan |
6-4 |
Sophomore |
| Marcus Morris |
Kansas |
6-9 |
Junior |
| Markieff Morris |
Kansas |
6-10 |
Junior |
| Darrion Pellum |
Hampton |
6-6 |
Junior |
| J.P. Primm |
North Carolina-Asheville |
6-1 |
Junior |
| Willie Reed |
St. Louis |
6-9 |
Sophomore |
| Jereme Richmond |
Illinois |
6-7 |
Freshman |
| Ralph Sampson III |
Minnesota |
6-11 |
Junior |
| Carleton Scott |
Notre Dame |
6-8 |
Junior |
| Josh Selby |
Kansas |
6-3 |
Freshman |
| Iman Shumpert |
Georgia Tech |
6-5 |
Junior |
| John Shurna |
Northwestern |
6-8 |
Junior |
| Chris Singleton |
Florida State |
6-9 |
Junior |
| Greg Smith |
Fresno State |
6-10 |
Sophomore |
| Tony Taylor |
George Washington |
6-1 |
Junior |
| Isaiah Thomas |
Washington |
5-8 |
Junior |
| Trey Thompkins |
Georgia |
6-10 |
Junior |
| Hollis Thompson |
Georgetown |
6-7 |
Sophomore |
| Klay Thompson |
Washington State |
6-6 |
Junior |
| Tristan Thompson |
Texas |
6-8 |
Freshman |
| Thomas Tibbs Jr. |
Staten Island |
5-10 |
Junior |
| Nikola Vucevic |
Southern California |
6-10 |
Junior |
| Kemba Walker |
Connecticut |
6-1 |
Junior |
| Antoine Watson |
Florida International |
6-4 |
Junior |
| Charlie Westbrook |
South Dakota |
6-4 |
Junior |
| Derrick Williams |
Arizona |
6-8 |
Sophomore |
| Jordan Williams |
Maryland |
6-10 |
Sophomore |
| Brandon Wood |
Valparaiso |
6-2 |
Junior |
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The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2011 NBA Draft:
| 2011 International Early Entry Candidates |
| Player |
Team/Country* |
Height |
Date of Birth |
| Andrew Albicy |
Paris-Levallois (France) |
5-10 |
1990 |
| Furkan Aldemir |
Karsiyaka (Turkey) |
6-9 |
1991 |
| Davis Bertans |
Union Olimpija (Slovenia) |
6-7 |
1992 |
| Bismack Biyombo |
Fuenlabrada (Spain) |
6-9 |
1992 |
| Nihad Djedovic |
Lottomatica Roma (Italy) |
6-5 |
1990 |
| Emmanouil Koukoulas |
Ilysiakos (Greece) |
6-11 |
1991 |
| Joffrey Lauvergne |
Chalon (France) |
6-10 |
1991 |
| Abdoulaye Loum |
Le Havre (France) |
6-10 |
1991 |
| Nikola Mirotic |
Real Madrid (Spain) |
6-10 |
1991 |
| Donatas Motiejunas |
Benetton Treviso (Italy) |
7-0 |
1990 |
| Lucas Riva Nogueira |
Estudiantes II (Spain) |
6-11 |
1992 |
| Femi Oladipo |
Crailsheim (Germany) |
6-7 |
1990 |
| Leon Radosevic |
Cibona (Croatia) |
6-10 |
1990 |
| Negueba Samake |
Rouen (France) |
6-11 |
1990 |
| Tornike Shengelia |
Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium) |
6-9 |
1991 |
| Abdel Kader Sylla |
Nancy (France) |
6-9 |
1990 |
| Jonas Valanciunas |
Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) |
6-11 |
1992 |
| Jan Vesely |
Partizan (Serbia) |
6-11 |
1990 |
| Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann |
Telekom (Germany) |
6-10 |
1990 |
| Tomislav Zubcic |
Cibona (Croatia) |
7-0 |
1990 | |