Tyrique Jones entering NBA Draft process (without an agent)

[X-Men55]

Just saw this on his Instagram. I'm sure he will end up returning... I hope

[Xville]

Cant remember...can you only test this once now and then second time you have to stay in?

I'm surprised Naji and Paul haven't entered their names to be honest. I'd be pretty shocked if either of them stay 4 years.

[BMoreX]

Cant remember...can you only test this once now and then second time you have to stay in?

I'm surprised Naji and Paul haven't entered their names to be honest. I'd be pretty shocked if either of them stay 4 years.

I think you can actually enter your name in to the NBA Draft three times total now.

Would not be surprised in the slightest if Naji, Scruggs and Q do the same. There's no reason not to.

[X-band '01]

Bluiett also entered his name in the draft multiple times - I forget if he declared once or twice before his senior year.

[GIMMFD]

Bluiett also entered his name in the draft multiple times - I forget if he declared once or twice before his senior year.

I think just once I'm pretty sure, it was Junior year heading into Senior and after he announced he was staying the hype train rolled along well, I'm not a huge Calipari fan but I do like his approach of making everybody declare, it doesn't hurt, and shows you areas that you need to improve on which can be addressed during off-season work out. The only negative is if it takes someone completely away from their strengths, because they are so focused on improving weaknesses (like for example if Scruggs turned into someone that just launched 10 3's a game instead of attacking the rim and what not), but I think overall all of em should declare, just hope all of them come back!

[scoscox]

he entered his name into the draft after his sophomore and junior years

[noteggs]

Interesting rule change with hiring agents.

“Among the most significant changes are allowing college players to be represented by agents that the NCAA deems legitimate, and permitting athletes to remain eligible for college play if they enter the professional draft but decide to return to college.”

“Agents would be allowed to cover only limited expenses such as meals and transportation, and the contract with them would need to be terminated if the athlete went back to college.”

[XU_Lou]

Saw this link on MM: https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Paul-Scruggs/Summary/88876

It states that Paul Scruggs has an agent by the name of Neal Rosenshein? Is this of any concern? Are college players allowed to hire agents now, or is he simply representing Paul for free??? Could not find any other info other than what's on this link.

[kane79]

Saw this link on MM: https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Paul-Scruggs/Summary/88876

It states that Paul Scruggs has an agent by the name of Neal Rosenshein? Is this of any concern? Are college players allowed to hire agents now, or is he simply representing Paul for free??? Could not find any other info other than what's on this link.

new rule this year that they can hire and agent but if they remove themselves from the draft must immediately end all affiliation with agent.

[bobbiemcgee]

Not seeing him here so far:

Blog2019 Combine Invites: NBA, G-League Elite Camp and Pro Basketball (Running List with Updates)

Posted on May 3, 2019
NBA Combine (May 14-19) — 61 invites (including rejections) listed:
Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, Cam Reddish (Duke)
Coby White, Nassir Little (UNC)
Ty Jerome, Kyle Guy, Deandre Hunter (Virginia)
Carsen Edwards (Purdue)
Dedric Lawson, Devon Dotson, Quentin Grimes (Kansas)
Jordan Bone, Admiral Schofield, Grant Williams (Tennessee)
Eric Paschall (Villanova)
Talen Horton-Tucker (Iowa State)
Sagaba Konate (West Virginia)
Quindary Weatherspoon (Mississippi State)
Charles Matthews, Ignas Brazdeikis, Jordan Poole (Michigan)
Bol Bol, Louis King (Oregon)
Tyler Herro, Keldon Johnson, PJ Washington, EJ Montgomery (Kentucky) — updated 5/6/2019
Naz Reid (LSU)

Dylan Windler (Belmont)
Jarrett Culver (Texas Tech)
Lugentz Dort (Arizona State)
Kevin Porter Jr (Southern Cal)
Darius Garland, Simisola Shittu (Vanderbilt)
Kris Wilkes, Jaylen Hands (UCLA)
Bruno Fernando (Maryland)
KZ Okpala (Stanford)
Jaxson Hayes (Texas)
Matisse Thybulle, Jaylen Nowell (Washington)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Virginia Tech)
Brandon Clarke, Zach Norvell, Rui Hachimura (Gonzaga)
Ky Bowman (Boston College)
Miye Oni (Yale)
Chuma Okeke (Auburn)
Neemias Queta (Utah State)
Nic Claxton (Georgia)
Romeo Langford (Indiana)
Darius Bazley, Brian Bowen (USA)
Shamorie Ponds (St. John’s)
Jordan Nwora (Louisville)
Isaiah Roby (Nebraska)
Jalen Lecque (NC State – incoming freshman)
Goga Bitadze (Republic of Georgia)
Johntay Porter (Missouri)
** Ja Morant (Murray State) declined his invite to the combine
G-League Elite Camp (May 12-14): 21 listed (including rejections), 40 are expected to be invited
Jessie Govan, Trey Mourning (Georgetown)
Max Strus (DePaul)
Caleb and Cody Martin (Nevada)
Jared Harper, Bryce Brown (Auburn)
Andrew Nembhard (Florida)
Tyus Battle, Oshae Brissett (Syracuse)
Javin Delaurier (Duke)
Amir Coffey (Minnesota)
Robert Franks (Washington State)
Ethan Happ (Wisconsin)
Jalen Pinckett (Siena)
Myles Powell (Seton Hall)
Luke Maye (UNC)
Jordan Davis (Northern Colorado)
Payton Pritchard, Kenny Wooten (Oregon)
Tres Trinkle (Oregon State)
Chris Silva (South Carolina)
Mike Daum (South Dakota State)
Silvio de Sousa (Kansas)
Tariq Owens (Texas Tech)
Dewan Hernandez (Miami)
Jarron Cumberland (Cincinnati)
Justin Wright-Foreman (Hofstra) — updated 5/5/2019
Bennie Boatwright (USC) — updated 5/6/2019
Lindell Wiggington, Marial Shayok (Iowa State)
Justin Robinson (Virginia Tech)
Reggie Perry (Mississippi State)
Josh Perkins (Gonzaga)
James Palmer Jr (Nebraska)
Terrence Mann (Florida State)
Matur Maker (Zlatorog – Slovenian Pro League)
Amir Hinton (Shaw (NC) – DII)
Tacko Fall, Aubrey Dawkins (Central Florida)
Tyler Cook (Iowa)
Chris Clemons (Campbell)
Zylan Cheatham (Arizona State)
Phil Booth (Villanova)
** AJ Lawson (South Carolina) declined his invite to the camp and is preparing for individual team workouts.

Notable players that have entered the draft, but have not been identified as accepting G-League Camp invites are:
Charles Bassey (Western Kentucky)
Kerry Blackshear Jr (Virginia Tech)
Marques Bolden (Duke)
Anthony Cowan Jr (Maryland)
Alpha Diallo (Providence)
Daniel Gafford (Arkansas)
Mfiondu Kabengele (Florida State)
Killian Tillie (Gonzaga)
Rayjon Tucker (Arkansas-Little Rock)
Nick Ward (Michigan State)
Tremont Waters (LSU)
Kaleb Wesson (Ohio State)

Pro Basketball Combine (May 21-22)
Isaiah Reese (Canisius)
Kevaughn Allen (Florida)
Jeremy Harris (Buffalo)
Corey Davis Jr (Houston)
Kenny Williams (UNC) — updated 5/3/19
Kevin McClain (Belmont) — updated 5/7/19
Matt McQuaid (Michigan State)
Hassani Gravett (South Carolina)
D’Marcus Simonds (Georgia State)

Players who have withdrawn from draft consideration (updated 5/5/19):
Naji Marshall (Xavier) – 5/5/2019

[xu82]

Does anybody NOT throw their name in the hat? It’s just what they do now.....

[JTG]

Walk ons

[xu82]

Walk ons

I wouldn’t be surprised if THAT changed, just for the hell of it!

[noteggs]

Well the good news and rule changes for walk on’s this year in NCAA is they don’t have to sit out a year if they transfer. Sure that’s good news for .00001% of the college athletes. Football probably more, basketball not so much.