NEW YORK, April 27, 2026 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that 71 players have filed as early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2026, which will be held Tuesday, June 23 (First Round) and Wednesday June 24 (Second Round) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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 no later than 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 13. Under NCAA rules, in order to retain college basketball eligibility, college players who have entered NBA Draft 2026 must withdraw by Wednesday, May 27.
Early Entry Candidates For NBA Draft 2026
Below is the list of non-international players from colleges who have applied for early entry into NBA Draft 2026.
Player
School or Team
Height
Status
Matt Able
North Carolina State
6-6
Freshman
Darius Acuff Jr.
Arkansas
6-3
Freshman
Amari Allen
Alabama
6-8
Freshman
Nate Ament
Tennessee
6-10
Freshman
Christian Anderson Jr.
Texas Tech
6-3
Sophomore
Alijah Arenas
USC
6-6
Freshman
Flory Bidunga
Kansas
6-10
Sophomore
Finley Bizjack
Butler
6-4
Junior
John Blackwell
Wisconsin
6-4
Junior
Shane Blakeney
Drexel
6-5
Junior
Anton Bonke
Charlotte
7-2
Junior
Cameron Boozer
Duke
6-9
Freshman
Mikel Brown Jr.
Louisville
6-5
Freshman
Rowan Brumbaugh
Tulane
6-4
Junior
Brayden Burries
Arizona
6-4
Freshman
Elliot Cadeau
Michigan
6-1
Junior
Cameron Carr
Baylor
6-5
Sophomore
Chris Cenac Jr.
Houston
6-11
Freshman
Rueben Chinyelu
Florida
6-10
Junior
Jacob Cofie
USC
6-10
Sophomore
Cruz Davis
Hofstra
6-3
Junior
Kennard Davis Jr.
BYU
6-6
Junior
Keanu Dawes
Utah
6-9
Junior
AJ Dybantsa
BYU
6-9
Freshman
Gabe Dynes
USC
7-5
Junior
Eian Elmer
Miami (OH)
6-6
Junior
Isaiah Evans
Duke
6-6
Sophomore
Jeremy Fears Jr.
Michigan State
6-2
Sophomore
Kingston Flemings
Houston
6-4
Freshman
Colby Garland
San Jose State
6-0
Junior
Allen Graves
Santa Clara
6-9
Freshman
Juke Harris
Wake Forest
6-7
Sophomore
Isiah Harwell
Houston
6-6
Freshman
Lou Hutchinson
Alabama A&M
6-7
Junior
Morez Johnson Jr.
Michigan
6-9
Sophomore
Acaden Lewis
Villanova
6-2
Freshman
Aday Mara
Michigan
7-3
Junior
Milan Momcilovic
Iowa State
6-8
Junior
Malachi Moreno
Kentucky
7-0
Freshman
Paulius Murauskas
Saint Mary’s
6-8
Junior
Ebuka Okorie
Stanford
6-2
Freshman
Dennis Parker Jr.
Radford
6-6
Junior
Koa Peat
Arizona
6-8
Freshman
Darryn Peterson
Kansas
6-6
Freshman
Labaron Philon Jr.
Alabama
6-4
Sophomore
Jayden Quaintance
Kentucky
6-10
Sophomore
Sebastian Rancik
Colorado
6-11
Sophomore
Billy Richmond III
Arkansas
6-6
Sophomore
Hannes Steinbach
Washington
6-11
Freshman
Andrej Stojakovic
Illinois
6-7
Junior
Dailyn Swain
Texas
6-8
Junior
Tyler Tanner
Vanderbilt
6-0
Sophomore
Meleek Thomas
Arkansas
6-5
Freshman
Aiden Tobiason
Temple
6-5
Sophomore
Bryson Tucker
Washington
6-7
Sophomore
Henri Veesaar
North Carolina
7-0
Junior
Keaton Wagler
Illinois
6-6
Freshman
LeJuan Watts
Texas Tech
6-6
Junior
Caleb Wilson
North Carolina
6-10
Freshman
Tounde Yessoufou
Baylor
6-5
Freshman
Below is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into NBA Draft 2026.
Player
Team/Country of Team
Height
Status
Mohammad Amini
Nancy (France)
6-7
2005 DOB
Pavle Backo
Mega (Serbia)
7-0
2007 DOB
Bassala Bagayoko
Bilbao (Spain)
6-10
2006 DOB
Francesco Ferrari
Virtus Bologna (Italy)
6-9
2005 DOB
Marc-Owen Fodzo Dada
Nancy (France)
5-11
2006 DOB
Vsevolod Ishchenko
Lokomotiv (Russia)
6-3
2005 DOB
Jack Kayil
Alba Berlin (Germany)
6-3
2006 DOB
Sergio de Larrea
Valencia (Spain)
6-6
2005 DOB
Karim Lopez
New Zealand Breakers (Australia)
6-8
2007 DOB
Alexandros Samodurov
Panathinaikos (Greece)
6-11
2005 DOB
Luigi Suigo
Mega (Serbia)
7-2
2007 DOB
