The 2010 NBA Draft early entry candidate list came out Thursday, but we just switched over to draft coverage today.
As you probably know, the NBA Draft allows for sixty players to be drafted.
As you probably didn't know, there are 117 early-entry candidates ranging from the can't miss to the can't play to the can't pronounce:
- John Wall, the all-but-consensus number one overall pick from Kentucky
- John Sloan, a player from Huntingdon College who didn't start a single game
- Donatas Motiejunas, seemingly the only European that has first round prospects
- Sarra Camara, a big man from France I know nothing about - but I say his name like it rhymes
- Tyler Smith, former Tennessee Vol who was dismissed from the program in January
- Alex Pledger, the tallest athlete in New Zealand sport (he's been on my radar for awhile)
- D-Leaguer Latavious Williams, who had to rocket up big boards after last week's Finals
- Jeremy Wise, the forgotten NBA Draft prospect from the D-League (Lots of coverage planned for him)
Hopefully 60% of these guys pull out or they're in for some rude awakenings.
After the jump, the complete list from NBA.com as well as the also-rans from Draft Express! I also went through and provided links for the non-college players, just in case you were curious.
COLLEGE
Player |
School |
Height |
Status |
| Solomon Alabi | Florida St. | 7-1 | Sophomore |
| Cole Aldrich | Kansas | 6-11 | Junior |
| Lavoy Allen | Temple | 6-9 | Junior |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | Wake Forest | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| James Anderson | Oklahoma St. | 6-6 | Junior |
| Kevin Anderson | Richmond | 6-0 | Junior |
| Luke Babbitt | Nevada | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Armon Bassett | Ohio | 6-2 | Junior |
| Talor Battle | Penn St. | 6-0 | Junior |
| Keith Benson | Oakland | 6-11 | Junior |
| Eric Bledsoe | Kentucky | 6-1 | Freshman |
| Anatoly Bose | Nicholls St. | 6-6 | Junior |
| Dee Bost | Mississippi St. | 6-2 | Sophomore |
| Craig Brackins | Iowa St. | 6-10 | Junior |
| Avery Bradley | Texas | 6-2 | Freshman |
| Carlon Brown | Utah | 6-5 | Junior |
| Derrick Caracter | UTEP | 6-9 | Junior |
| DeMarcus Cousins | Kentucky | 6-11 | Freshman |
| Jordan Crawford | Xavier | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| Ed Davis | North Carolina | 6-10 Sophomore |
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| Mike Davis | Illinois | 6-9 | Junior |
| Paul Davis | Winston-Salem St. | 6-9 | Junior |
| Malcolm Delaney | Virginia Tech | 6-3 | Junior |
| Devin Ebanks | West Virginia | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Kenneth Faried | Morehead St. | 6-8 | Junior |
| Derrick Favors | Georgia Tech | 6-10 | Freshman |
| Courtney Fortson | Arkansas | 5-11 | Sophomore |
| Jimmer Fredette | BYU | 6-2 | Junior |
| Keith Tiny Gallon | Oklahoma | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Charles Garcia | Seattle | 6-10 | Junior |
| Paul George | Fresno State | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| Anthony Gurley | Massachusetts | 6-3 | Junior |
| Manny Harris | Michigan | 6-5 | Junior |
| Gordon Hayward | Butler | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Jeremy Hazell | Seton Hall | 6-5 | Junior |
| Xavier Henry | Kansas | 6-6 | Freshman |
| Darington Hobson | New Mexico | 6-7 | Junior |
| Adnan Hodzic | Lipscomb | 6-8 | Junior |
| Armon Johnson | Nevada | 6-3 | Junior |
| JaJuan Johnson | Purdue | 6-10 | Junior |
| Ravern Johnson | Mississippi St. | 6-7 | Junior |
| Wesley Johnson | Syracuse | 6-7 | Junior |
| Cameron Jones | Northern Arizona | 6-4 | Junior |
| Dominique Jones | South Florida | 6-4 | Junior |
| Mac Koshwal | DePaul | 6-10 | Junior |
| Sylven Landesberg | Virginia | 6-6 | Sophomore |
| Gani Lawal | Georgia Tech | 6-9 | Junior |
| Kenny Lawson | Creighton | 6-9 | Junior |
| Tommy Mason-Griffin | Oklahoma | 5-11 | Freshman |
| Demetri McCamey | Illinois | 6-3 | Junior |
| Elijah Millsap | UAB | 6-6 | Junior |
| Greg Monroe | Georgetown | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| ETwaun Moore | Purdue | 6-4 | Junior |
| Arnett Moultrie | UTEP | 6-11 | Sophomore |
| A.J. Ogilvy | Vanderbilt | 6-11 | Junior |
| Daniel Orton | Kentucky | 6-10 | Freshman |
| Patrick Patterson | Kentucky | 6-9 | Junior |
| Rico Pickett | Manhattan | 6-4 | Junior |
| Eniel Polynice | Mississippi | 6-5 | Junior |
| Herb Pope | Seton Hall | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| Jeff Robinson | Seton Hall | 6-6 | Junior |
| Samardo Samuels | Louisville | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Larry Sanders | VCU | 6-11 | Junior |
| John Sloan | Huntingdon (AL) | 5-11 | Junior |
| Tracy Smith | N.C. State | 6-8 | Junior |
| Lance Stephenson | Cincinnati | 6-5 | Freshman |
| Lazar Trifunovic | Radford | 6-8 | Junior |
| Evan Turner | Ohio St. | 6-7 | Junior |
| Alex Tyus | Florida | 6-8 | Junior |
| Ekpe Udoh | Baylor | 6-10 | Junior |
| John Wall | Kentucky | 6-4 | Freshman |
| Willie Warren | Oklahoma | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| Quinton Watkins | San Diego St. | 6-3 | Freshman |
| C.J. Webster | San Jose St. | 6-9 | Junior |
| Terrico White | Mississippi | 6-5 | Sophomore |
| Hassan Whiteside | Marshall | 7-0 | Freshman |
| Elliot Williams | Memphis | 6-5 | Sophomore |
| Stevy Worah-Ozimo | Slippery Rock | 6-8 | Junior |
| Chris Wright | Dayton | 6-8 | Junior |
| Jahmar Young | New Mexico St. | 6-5 | Junior |
INTERNATIONAL
Player |
Team (Country*) |
Height |
Year of Birth |
| Pablo Aguilar | Granada (Spain) | 6-8 | 1989 |
| Andrew Albicy | Paris-Levallois (France) | 5-10 | 1990 |
| Robin Benzing | Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) | 6-10 | 1989 |
| Stefan Bircevic | Metalac (Serbia) | 6-10 | 1989 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | Cibona (Croatia) | 6-8 | 1989 |
| Sarra Camara | Le Havre (France) | 6-9 | 1989 |
| Antoine Diot | Le Mans (France) | 6-3 | 1989 |
| Bangaly Fofana | ASVEL (France) | 7-0 | 1989 |
| Miralem Halilovic | Sloboda Dita (Bosnia) | 6-9 | 1991 |
| Thomas Heurtel | Strasbourg (France) | 6-2 | 1989 |
| Edwin Jackson | Rouen (France) | 6-3 | 1989 |
| Dusan Korac | Centar (Montenegro) | 6-11 | 1991 |
| Mindaugas Kuzminskas | Siauliai (Lithuania) | 6-9 | 1989 |
| Luc Louves | Maurienne (France) | 6-10 | 1989 |
| Uros Lukovic | Radnicki Basket (Serbia) | 7-0 | 1989 |
| Donatas Motiejunas | Benetton Treviso (Italy) | 7-0 | 1990 |
| Tomasz Nowakowski | Luka Koper (Slovenia) | 6-10 | 1990 |
| Tibor Pleiss | Brose Baskets (Germany) | 7-0 | 1989 |
| Xavier Rabaseda | FC Barcelona (Spain) | 6-7 | 1989 |
| Fernando Raposo | Pau Orthez (France) | 6-9 | 1989 |
| Ryan Richards | Gran Canaria (Spain) | 7-0 | 1991 |
| Kevin Sraphin | Cholet (France) | 6-9 | 1989 |
| Semen Shashkov | Ural Ekaterinburg (Russia) | 6-7 | 1989 |
"Also-Eligible" Prospects (From DraftExpress.com)
Player |
College |
Height |
Professional Team |
| Jason Bennett | Kansas State / Detroit Mercy | 7-3 | Neptune Cork (Ireland) |
| Brandon Brown | Cal State-San Bernardino | 6-7 | SKK Kotwica (Poland) |
| Kyle Dodd | Eastern Michigan | 6-11 | Essex Pirates (UK) |
| Josh Dollard | Auburn / South Carolina-Aiken | 6-8 | Geneva Devils (Switzerland) |
| Jerrell Houston | Mississippi State / Tennessee State | 6-8 | Iserlohn Kangaroos (Germany) |
| Troy Jackson | Alcorn State | 6-4 | Vermont Frost Heaves (PBL) |
| Terrence Oglesby | Clemson | 6-4 | C.B Tarragona 2016 (Spain) |
| Karolis Petrukonis | Clemson | 6-11 | Techasas (Lithuania) |
| Alex Pledger | Belmont Abbey | 7-1 | New Zealand Breakers |
| Martynas Pocius | Duke | 6-5 | Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania) |
| Tyler Smith | Tennessee | 6-7 | Bornova BLD (Turkey) |
| Lucca Staiger | Iowa State | 6-5 | ALBA Berlin (Germany) |
| Latavious Williams | Christian Life Academy (High School) | 6-8 | Tulsa 66ers (D-League) |
| Jeremy Wise | Southern Miss | 6-1 | Bakersfield Jam (D-League) |
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