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NBA ANNOUNCES EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2020 NBA DRAFT PRESENTED BY STATE FARM

NEW YORK, April 28, 2020 – The National Association announced today that 205 players -- 163 players from colleges and other educational institutions and 42 international players -- have filed as early entry candidates for the 2020 NBA Draft presented by State Farm.

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 10 days prior to the 2020 NBA Draft.

Following is the list of players from colleges and other educational institutions who have applied for early entry into the 2020 NBA Draft.

EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2020 NBA DRAFT

Player School Height Status Memphis 6-9 Freshman California Baptist 6-3 Junior Jordyn Adams Austin Peay 6-3 Freshman Abdul Ado Mississippi State 6-11 Junior Ty-Shon Alexander Creighton 6-4 Junior Utah 6-6 Sophomore Derrick Alston Jr. Boise State 6-9 Junior North Carolina 6-3 Freshman Joel Ayayi Gonzaga 6-5 Sophomore Brendan Bailey Marquette 6-8 Sophomore Villanova 6-8 Sophomore Colorado 6-7 Junior Jermaine Bishop Norfolk State 6-1 Junior Jomaru Brown Eastern Kentucky 6-2 Sophomore Marcus Burk IUPUI 6-3 Junior Dachon Burke Jr. Nebraska 6-4 Junior Colgate 6-0 Junior Baylor 6-3 Sophomore Manny Camper Siena 6-7 Junior Vernon Carey Jr. Duke 6-10 Freshman Minnesota 6-2 Sophomore Tamenang Choh Brown 6-5 Junior 7-0 Freshman David Collins South Florida 6-3 Junior

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PAGE TWO Early Entry Candidates for 2020 NBA Draft

Player School Height Status Zach Cooks NJIT 5-9 Junior Dayton 6-1 Junior St. Joseph’s 6-5 Junior Delaware 6-5 Junior Darius Days LSU 6-6 Sophomore Dexter Dennis Wichita State 6-5 Sophomore CSUN 6-7 Sophomore Illinois 6-5 Sophomore Kansas 6-2 Sophomore Purdue 6-7 Junior Anthony Edwards 6-5 Freshman CJ Elleby Washington State 6-6 Sophomore Mason Faulkner Western Carolina 6-1 Junior LJ Figueroa St. John’s 6-6 Junior St. Mary’s 6-8 Junior San Diego State 6-1 Junior Blake Francis Richmond 6-0 Junior Hasahn French St. Louis 6-7 Junior DJ Funderburk NC State 6-10 Junior Both Gach Utah 6-6 Sophomore Alonzo Gaffney Ohio State 6-9 Freshman Iowa 6-11 Junior Richmond 5-9 Junior Grant Golden Richmond 6-10 Junior St. Louis 6-3 Junior Tony Goodwin II Redemption Academy (MA) 6-6 Post-Graduate Jayvon Graves Buffalo 6-3 Junior AJ Green Northern Iowa 6-4 Sophomore Darin Green Jr. UCF 6-4 Freshman Arizona 6-6 Freshman Kentucky 6-3 Sophomore Iowa State 6-5 Sophomore Moravian Prep (NC) 6-8 Post-Graduate Georgia 6-9 Junior Nevada 6-5 Junior Niven Hart Fresno State 6-5 Freshman Michigan State 6-6 Sophomore Jalen Hill UCLA 6-10 Sophomore Houston 6-5 Sophomore Virginia 7-1 Junior Syracuse 6-6 Junior Feron Hunt SMU 6-8 Sophomore Chance Hunter Long Beach State 6-6 Sophomore DeJon Jarreau Houston 6-5 Junior Damien Jefferson Creighton 6-5 Junior Arkansas 6-5 Sophomore Dakari Johnson Cape Fear CC (NC) 6-0 Freshman Jalen Johnson Louisiana 6-7 Junior Andre Jones Nicholls State 6-4 Junior C.J. Jones MTSU 6-5 Junior

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PAGE THREE Early Entry Candidates for 2020 NBA Draft

Player School Height Status Herbert Jones Alabama 6-7 Junior Arkansas 6-5 Junior Duke 6-3 Sophomore Gonzaga 6-7 Junior Kameron Langley NC A&T 6-2 Junior AJ Lawson South Carolina 6-6 Sophomore Vanderbilt 6-2 Junior Kira Lewis Jr. Alabama 6-3 Sophomore Matt Lewis James Madison 6-5 Junior Michigan 6-7 Junior Denzel Mahoney Creighton 6-5 Junior Makur Maker Pacific Academy (CA) 7-0 Post-Graduate Seton Hall 6-11 Junior Tre Mann Florida 6-4 Freshman Arizona 6-3 Freshman Xavier 6-7 Junior Jr. IMG Academy (FL) 6-7 Post-Graduate Arizona State 6-0 Junior Kentucky 6-3 Freshman Mac McClung Georgetown 6-2 Sophomore Jaden McDaniels Washington 6-9 Freshman SMU 6-8 Junior Isaiah Miller UNCG 6-0 Junior Matt Mitchell San Diego State 6-6 Junior EJ Montgomery Kentucky 6-10 Sophomore Florida 6-5 Sophomore Vanderbilt 6-6 Sophomore Arizona 6-11 Freshman Obadiah Noel Massachusetts-Lowell 6-4 Junior Louisville 6-7 Junior USC 6-9 Freshman Auburn 6-6 Freshman Stony Brook 6-5 Junior Minnesota 6-10 Sophomore Reggie Perry Mississippi State 6-10 Sophomore Filip Petrusev Gonzaga 6-11 Sophomore John Petty Jr. Alabama 6-5 Junior Nate Pierre-Louis Temple 6-4 Junior Missouri 6-2 Sophomore Yves Pons Tennessee 6-6 Junior Kentucky 6-3 Sophomore Darius Quisenberry Youngstown State 6-1 Sophomore Jahmi’us Ramsey Texas Tech 6-4 Freshman Jr. DePaul 6-9 Junior Nick Richards Kentucky 6-11 Junior Pepperdine 6-1 Junior Rhode Island 5-10 Junior Joe Saterfield Ranger CC (TX) 6-4 Freshman Jayden Scrubb John A. Logan College (IL) 6-6 Sophomore Clemson 6-9 Junior

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Player School Height Status Ja’Vonte Smart LSU 6-4 Sophomore Chris Smith UCLA 6-9 Junior Collin Smith UCF 6-11 Junior Maryland 6-10 Sophomore Justin Smith Indiana 6-7 Junior Mitchell Smith Missouri 6-10 Junior Stef Smith Vermont 6-1 Junior Hampton 6-6 Sophomore Duke 6-6 Freshman Washington 6-9 Freshman Parker Stewart UT-Martin 6-5 Sophomore Terry Taylor Austin Peay 6-5 Junior MaCio Teague Baylor 6-3 Junior Stanford 6-1 Freshman Justin Thomas Morehead State 5-11 Junior Oregon State 6-5 Junior Sr. Michigan State 6-8 Junior Missouri 6-10 Junior Dayton 6-9 Sophomore Jordan Tucker Butler 6-7 Junior Florida State 6-6 Sophomore Alonzo Verge Jr. Arizona State 6-3 Junior Chris Vogt Cincinnati 7-1 Junior CJ Walker Ohio State 6-1 Junior LSU 6-9 Freshman Ibi Watson Dayton 6-5 Junior Nick Weatherspoon Mississippi State 6-2 Junior Ohio State 6-9 Junior Jarrod West Marshall 5-11 Junior Romello White Arizona State 6-8 Junior Kentucky 6-6 Freshman DeAndre Williams Evansville 6-9 Sophomore LSU 6-6 Sophomore Keith Williams Cincinnati 6-5 Junior Patrick Williams Florida State 6-8 Freshman Memphis 7-1 Freshman Robert Woodard II Mississippi State 6-7 Sophomore McKinley Wright IV Colorado 6-0 Junior Omer Yurtseven Georgetown 7-0 Junior

The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2020 NBA Draft:

Player Team/Country of Team Height Status Berke Atar MZT (Macedonia) 6-11 1999 DOB Maccabi () 6-8 2001 DOB Brancou Badio Barcelona (Spain) 6-3 1999 DOB Darko Bajo Split (Croatia) 6-10 1999 DOB Philippe Bayehe Roseto (Italy) 6-9 1999 DOB

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Player Team/Country of Team Height Status Marek Blazevic Rytas (Lithuania) 6-10 2001 DOB Adrian Bogucki Radom (Poland) 7-1 1999 DOB Barcelona (Spain) 6-6 2000 DOB Vinicius Da Silva Prat (Spain) 7-0 2001 DOB Henri Drell Pesaro (Italy) 6-9 2000 DOB Imru Duke Zentro Basket (Spain) 6-8 1999 DOB Michele Ebeling Kleb Ferrara (Italy) 6-9 1999 DOB Paul Eboua Pesaro (Italy) 6-8 2000 DOB Osas Ehigiator Fuenlabrada (Spain) 6-10 1999 DOB Joel Ekamba Limoges (France) 6-5 2001 DOB Selim Fofana Neuchatel (Switzerland) 6-3 1999 DOB Miguel Gonzalez Baskonia (Spain) 6-7 1999 DOB (Germany) 6-5 2001 DOB Sehmus Hazer Bandirma (Turkey) 6-3 1999 DOB Rokas Jokubaitis Zalgiris (Lithuania) 6-4 2000 DOB Georgios Kalaitzakis Nevezis (Lithuania) 6-8 1999 DOB Vit Krejci Zaragoza (Spain) 6-8 2000 DOB Arturs Kurucs VEF Riga (Latvia) 6-3 2000 DOB Dut Mabor Roseto (Italy) 7-1 2001 DOB Yam Madar Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) 6-2 2000 DOB Theo Maledon ASVEL (France) 6-4 2001 DOB Karim Mane Vanier (Canada) 6-5 2000 DOB Sergi Martinez Barcelona (Spain) 6-8 1999 DOB Nikola Miskovic Mega Bemax () 6-10 1999 DOB Aristide Mouaha Roseto (Italy) 6-3 2000 DOB Caio Pacheco Bahia Basket (Argentina) 6-3 1999 DOB Joel Parra Joventut (Spain) 6-8 2000 DOB Aleksej Pokusevski Olympiacos (Greece) 7-0 2001 DOB Sander Raieste Kalev/Cramo (Estonia) 6-9 1999 DOB Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos AEK (Greece) 6-8 2001 DOB Yigitcan Saybir Anadolu Efes (Turkey) 6-7 1999 DOB Njegos Sikiras Fuenlabrada (Spain) 6-9 1999 DOB Marko Simonovic Mega Bemax (Serbia) 6-11 1999 DOB Mouhamed Thiam Nanterre (France) 6-9 2001 DOB Uros Trifunovic Partizan (Serbia) 6-7 2000 DOB Arnas Velicka Prienai (Lithuania) 6-4 1999 DOB Andrii Voinalovych Khimik (Ukraine) 6-10 1999 DOB

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