NBA
63 Players Invited To 2016 NBA Draft Combine
The NBA has invited 63 draft prospects to participate in the 2016 NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, which gets underway on May 11.
Historically, the majority of draft picks originate from the pool of players invited to the Combine, with 60-70 percent of players invited to participate usually getting drafted.
In 2015, of the 63 players invited to Chicago, 38 ultimately got drafted. In 2014, of the 59 players that attended the Combine, 42 were ultimately drafted.
Here are the 64 players that accepted invitations:
2016 NBA Draft Combine – Participant List
Player | College/Club |
Ron Baker | Wichita State |
Wade Baldwin | Vanderbilt |
Cat Barber | North Carolina State |
Malik Beasley | Florida State |
DeAndre Bembry | St. Joseph’s |
Ben Bentil | Providence |
Jaron Blossomgame | Clemson |
Joel Bolomboy | Weber State |
Malcolm Brogdon | Virginia |
Jaylen Brown | California |
Robert Carter | Maryland |
Marquese Chriss | Washington |
Elgin Cook | Oregon |
Isaiah Cousins | Oklahoma |
Deyonta Davis | Michigan State |
Cheick Diallo | Kansas |
Kris Dunn | Providence |
Henry Ellenson | Marquette |
Perry Ellis | Kansas |
AJ English | Iona |
Kay Felder | Oakland |
Dorian Finney-Smith | Florida |
Michael Gbinije | Syracuse |
Daniel Hamilton | Connecticut |
AJ Hammons | Purdue |
Josh Hart | Villanova |
Nigel Hayes | Wisconsin |
Buddy Hield | Oklahoma |
Brandon Ingram | Duke |
Demetrius Jackson | Notre Dame |
Justin Jackson | North Carolina |
Brice Johnson | North Carolina |
Damian Jones | Vanderbilt |
Skal Labissiere | Kentucky |
Dedric Lawson | Memphis |
Jake Layman | Maryland |
Marcus Lee | Kentucky |
Caris LeVert | Michigan |
Thon Maker | Orangeville Prep/Athlete Institute |
Patrick McCaw | UNLV |
Isaiah Miles | St. Joseph’s |
Jamal Murray | Kentucky |
Malik Newman | Mississippi State |
Georges Niang | Iowa State |
Chinanu Onuaku | Louisville |
Marcus Paige | North Carolina |
Gary Payton II | Oregon State |
Jakob Poeltl | Utah |
Taurean Prince | Baylor |
Zhou Qi | Xinjiang (China) |
Malachi Richardson | Syracuse |
Wayne Selden | Kansas |
Pascal Siakam | New Mexico State |
Diamond Stone | Maryland |
Caleb Swanigan | Purdue |
Melo Trimble | Maryland |
Tyler Ulis | Kentucky |
Jarrod Uthoff | Iowa |
Denzel Valentine | Michigan State |
Isaiah Whitehead | Seton Hall |
Troy Williams | Indiana |
Kyle Wiltjer | Gonzaga |
Stephen Zimmerman | UNLV |
The NBA will divide this list into two parts; those players that will interview and undergo medical testing and those that will fully participate, which includes playing in five-on-five games beginning Thursday May 12.