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Bronny James, Zach Edey among 195 early NBA draft entrees

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                                USC guard Bronny James returns to the bench in a game on March 13.

USA TODAY

USC guard Bronny James returns to the bench in a game on March 13.

With multiple weeks to decide whether to stay in the draft or withdraw, a whopping 195 players filed as early entry candidates for the 2024 NBA Draft.

There are 60 total picks in the NBA draft and second-round selections sign non-guaranteed contracts.

The league announced a full list of players who have applied for early entry but maintain the right to withdraw from consideration no later than 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 16. Under NCAA rules, in order to retain college basketball eligibility, college players who have entered the draft face an earlier deadline of Wednesday, May 29.

Seniors are listed with “early entry” prospects because of the existing COVID-era eligibility rule granting players an additional season if they were enrolled during the pandemic.

It’s not uncommon for large numbers of players to “test” the draft process with plans to return.

College basketball All-Americans in 2023-24 — Zach Edey (Purdue), Terrence Shannon Jr. (Illinois), Kyle Filipowski (Duke) and Jamal Shead (Houston) — were in the 2023 NBA Draft class one year ago, but all opted to return to school before the May deadline and helped their teams to the Sweet 16 in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

Shannon used his COVID year of eligibility last season and is not among the early entry prospects.

The first round of the draft is scheduled for Wednesday, June 26 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The league created a two-day event for the first time this year and will hold the second round on June 27 at ESPN’s Seaport District Studios in New York.

A complete list of early entry and international prospects was sent to NBA teams this week and can be found below.

Player, Team, Height, Eligibility Status

Achor Achor, Samford, 6-9, Senior

Chibuzo Agbo, Boise State, 6-7, Senior

Abdullah Ahmed, Westchester Knicks (G League), 6-10, 2003 DOB

Jonas Aidoo, Tennessee, 6-11, Junior

Michael Ajayi, Pepperdine, 6-7, Junior

Posh Alexander, Butler, 6-0, Senior

Trey Alexander, Creighton, 6-4, Junior

Izan Almansa, G League Ignite, 6-10, 2005 DOB

Mark Armstrong, Villanova, 6-2, Sophomore

Adama Bal, Santa Clara, 6-6, Junior

Joe Bamisile, VCU, 6-4, Senior

Aziz Bandaogo, Cincinnati, 7-0, Senior

Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern, 6-6, Junior

Reece Beekman, Virginia, 6-3, Senior

Jesse Bingham II, Indianapolis, 6-6, Senior

Jalen Blackmon, Stetson, 6-3, Junior

Adem Bona, UCLA, 6-10, Sophomore

Malik Bowman, Overtime Elite/Lusitania (Portugal) 6-8, 2004 DOB

Jaden Bradley, Arizona, 6-3, Sophomore

Trevon Brazile, Arkansas, 6-10, Sophomore

Koby Brea, Dayton, 6-6, Senior

Jack Brestel, Roanoke College, 6-5, Senior

Jalen Bridges, Baylor, 6-9, Senior

Dion Brown, UMBC, 6-3, Sophomore

Nimari Burnett, Michigan, 6-4, Junior

Markus Burton, Notre Dame, 5-11, Freshman

Lamont Butler Jr., San Diego State, 6-2, Senior

Matas Buzelis, G League Ignite, 6-10, 2004 DOB

Wesley Cardet Jr., Chicago State, 6-6, Junior

Andrew Carr, Wake Forest, 6-11, Senior

Carlton Carrington, Pittsburgh, 6-4, Freshman

Devin Carter, Providence, 6-3, Junior

Stephon Castle, Connecticut, 6-6, Freshman

Cam Christie, Minnesota, 6-6, Freshman

Nique Clifford, Colorado State, 6-6, Senior

Donovan Clingan, Connecticut, 7-2, Sophomore

Isaiah Collier, USC, 6-5, Freshman

Jalen Cook, LSU, 6-0, Senior

Cedric Coward, Eastern Washington, 6-6, Junior

Isaiah Crawford, Louisiana Tech, 6-6, Senior

Somto Cyril, Overtime Elite, 6-10, 2005 DOB

Thierry Darlan, G League Ignite, 6-8, 2004 DOB

Tristan Da Silva, Colorado, 6-9, Senior

DJ Davis, Butler, 6-1, Senior

Johnell Davis, Florida Atlantic, 6-4, Senior

Anthony Dell’Orso, Campbell, 6-6, Sophomore

Mohamed Diarra, NC State, 6-10, Junior

Rob Dillingham, Kentucky, 6-2, Freshman

Eric Dixon, Villanova, 6-8, Senior

Reynan Dos Santos, Overtime Elite, 6-5, 2004 DOB

Garwey Dual, Providence, 6-5, Freshman

Ryan Dunn, Virginia, 6-8, Sophomore

Xavier DuSell, Fresno State, 6-4, Senior

Zach Edey, Purdue, 7-4, Senior

Justin Edwards, Kentucky, 6-8, Freshman

Noah Farrakhan, West Virginia, 6-2, Senior

RJ Felton, East Carolina, 6-3, Junior

Frankie Fidler, Omaha, 6-7, Junior

Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 7-0, Sophomore

Rasheer Fleming, St. Joseph’s, 6-9, Sophomore

Trentyn Flowers, Adelaide (Australia), 6-8, 2005 DOB

Johnny Furphy, Kansas, 6-9, Freshman

Eric Gaines, UAB, 6-2, Senior

Kyshawn George, Miami, 6-8, Freshman

Tyon Grant-Foster, Grand Canyon, 6-7, Senior

Keyshawn Hall, George Mason, 6-7, Sophomore

PJ Hall, Clemson, 6-10, Senior

Tyler Harris, Portland, 6-8, Freshman

Coleman Hawkins, Illinois, 6-10, Senior

A.J. Hoggard, Michigan State, 6-3, Senior

Ron Holland II, G League Ignite, 6-8, 2005 DOB

DaRon Holmes II, Dayton, 6-10, Junior

Ben Humrichous, Evansville, 6-9, Senior

Chase Hunter, Clemson, 6-4, Senior

CJ Huntley, Appalachian State, 6-10, Senior

Oso Ighodaro, Marquette, 6-9, Senior

Harrison Ingram, North Carolina, 6-8, Junior

Jahzare Jackson, Overtime Elite, 7-0, 2004 DOB

Andrej Jakimovski, Washington State, 6-8, Senior

Bronny James, USC, 6-4, Freshman

Sion James, Tulane, 6-5, Senior

AJ Johnson, Illawarra (Australia), 6-6, 2004 DOB

Meechie Johnson, South Carolina, 6-3, Senior

David Jones, Memphis, 6-6, Senior

Dillon Jones, Weber State, 6-6, Senior

Dordije Jovanovic, Ontario Clippers (G League) 6-7, 2003 DOB

Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton, 7-0, Senior

Arthur Kaluma, Kansas State, 6-7, Junior

Alex Karaban, Connecticut, 6-8, Sophomore

Miles Kelly, Georgia Tech, 6-4, Junior

Bobi Klintman, Cairns (Australia), 6-10, 2003 DOB

Tyler Kolek, Marquette, 6-3, Senior

Chaz Lanier, North Florida, 6-4, Senior

Pelle Larrson, Arizona, 6-5, Senior

Toibu Lawal, VCU, 6-8, Sophomore

Xaivian Lee, Princeton, 6-3, Sophomore

Jalen Lewis, Overtime Elite, 6-10, 2005 DOB

KJ Lewis, Arizona, 6-4, Freshman

Malique Lewis, Mexico City Capitanes (G League) 6-8, 2004 DOB

Kino Lilly Jr., Brown, 6-0, Junior

Jared McCain, Duke, 6-3, Freshman

Javian McCollum, Oklahoma, 6-2, Junior

Robert McCray V, Jacksonville, 6-4, Sophomore

Scotty Middleton, Ohio State, 6-6, Freshman

Igor Milicic Jr., Charlotte, 6-10, Junior

Baba Miller, Florida State, 6-11, Sophomore

Judah Mintz, Syracuse, 6-3, Sophomore

Yves Missi, Baylor, 7-0, Freshman

Ajay Mitchell, Santa Barbara, 6-4, Junior

Jonathan Mogbo, San Francisco, 6-8, Senior

Jalon Moore, Oklahoma, 6-6, Junior

Shahid Muhammad, Southern Idaho, 6-10, Sophomore

Matthew Murrell, Mississippi, 6-4, Senior

Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech, 6-9, Freshman

Carlos Nichols, Southern Crescent Tech (GA) 6-5, Freshman

Zarique Nutter, Northern Illinois, 6-7, Senior

Toby Okani, UIC, 6-7, Senior

Norchad Omier, Miami, 6-7, Senior

Great Osobor, Utah State, 6-8, Junior

Wooga Poplar, Miami, 6-5, Junior

Kasean Pryor, South Florida, 6-9, Senior

Will Richard, Florida, 6-4, Junior

Jordan Riley, Temple, 6-4, Junior

Jeremy Roach, Duke, 6-2, Senior

Jaxson Robinson, BYU, 6-7, Senior

Payton Sandfort, Iowa, 6-7, Junior

Babacar Sane, G League Ignite, 6-8, 2003 DOB

Mark Sears, Alabama, 6-1, Senior

Jamal Shead, Houston, 6-1, Senior

Reed Sheppard, Kentucky, 6-3, Freshman

Max Shulga, VCU, 6-5, Senior

KJ Simpson, Colorado, 6-2, Junior

Tyler Smith, G League Ignite, 6-9, 2004 DOB

Jason Spurgin, Bowling Green, 6-11, Senior

A.J. Staton-McCray, Samford, 6-5, Junior

Jarin Stevenson, Alabama, 6-11, Freshman

AJ Storr, Wisconsin, 6-7, Sophomore

Jahmyl Telfort, Butler, 6-7, Senior

Saint Thomas, Northern Colorado, 6-7, Junior

JT Toppin, New Mexico, 6-9, Freshman

Yacine Toumi, Evansville, 6-9, Senior

Trey Townsend, Oakland, 6-6, Senior

Jaylon Tyson, California, 6-7, Junior

Milos Uzan, Oklahoma, 6-4, Sophomore

Ja’Kobe Walter, Baylor, , 6-5, Freshman

Jaykwon Walton, Memphis, 6-7, Senior

Kel’el Ware, Indiana, , 7-0, Sophomore

Bryson Warren, Sioux Falls Skyforce (G League) 6-2, 2004 DOB

Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky, 6-2, Senior

Deshawndre Washington New Mexico State, 6-7, Junior

Jamir Watkins, Florida State, 6-7, Junior

Jaylen Wells, Washington State, 6-8, Junior

Amari Williams, Drexel, , 6-10, Senior

Cody Williams, Colorado, 6-8, Freshman

Terrance Williams II, Michigan, 6-7, Senior

Joseph Zaher, Bowling Green, 6-0, Sophomore

Below is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into NBA Draft 2024.

Player, Team/Country of Team, Height, Eligibility Status

Melvin Ajinca, Saint Quentin (France) 6-8, 2004 DOB

Miguel Allen, Joventut (Spain), 6-8, 2003 DOB

Roberts Blums, VEF Riga (Latvia), 6-4, 2005 DOB

Luka Bogavac, Derby Podgorica (Montenegro), 6-5, 2003 DOB

Gael Bonilla, Caceres (Spain), 6-9, 2003 DOB

Michael Caicedo, Girona (Spain), 6-6, 2003 DOB

Milhan Charles, BAL Weert (Holland), 6-7, 2004 DOB

Ulrich Chomche, NBA Academy (Africa) 6-11, 2005 DOB

Yongxi Cui, Guangzhou (China), 6-6, 2003 DOB

Pacome Dadiet, Ulm (Germany), 6-8, 2005 DOB

Thijs De Ridder, Bilbao (Spain), 6-8, 2003 DOB

Brice Dessert, Blois (France), 6-11, 2003 DOB

Mohamed Diawara, Poitiers (France), 6-8, 2005 DOB

Nikola Djurisic, Mega (Serbia), 6-8, 2004 DOB

Ruben Dominguez, Castello (Spain), 6-5, 2003 DOB

Ugo Doumbia, Chalons-Reims (France) 6-4, 2003 DOB

Lucas Dufeal, Vichy Clermont (France) 6-9, 2003 DOB

Quinn Ellis, Trento (Italy), 6-4, 2003 DOB

Mouhamed Faye, Reggio Emilia (Italy), 6-10, 2005 DOB

Andrija Jelavic, Mega (Serbia), 6-10, 2004 DOB

Ilias Kamardine, Vichy Clermont (France) 6-4, 2003 DOB

Gustav Knudsen, Bakken (Denmark), 6-8, 2003 DOB

Konstantin Kostadinov Alicante (Spain), 6-8, 2003 DOB

Liutauras Lelevicius, Lietkabelis (Lithuania) 6-7, 2003 DOB

Timotej Malovec, Mega (Serbia), 6-7, 2004 DOB

Bogoljub Markovic, Beograd (Serbia), 6-9, 2005 DOB

Eli John Ndiaye, Real Madrid (Spain), 6-8, 2004 DOB

Ousmane Ndiaye, Palencia (Spain), 6-11, 2004 DOB

Juan Nunez, Ulm (Germany), 6-4, 2004 DOB

Noah Penda, Vichy Clermont (France) 6-8, 2005 DOB

Zacharie Perrin, Antibes (France), 6-9, 2004 DOB

Zaccharie Risacher, Bourg (France), 6-9, 2005 DOB

Musa Sagnia, Manresa (Spain), 6-8, 2003 DOB

Tidjane Salaun, Cholet (France), 6-9, 2005 DOB

Alexandre Sarr, Perth (Australia), 7-0, 2005 DOB

Nikola Topic, Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) 6-6, 2005 DOB

Armel Traore, Blois (France), 6-9, 2003 DOB

Cezar Unitu, Constanta (Romania), 6-2, 2005 DOB

Fedor Zugic, Goettingen (Germany), 6-5, 2003 DOB

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