It’s a new era in the NBA draft. The NCAA extended the deadline for underclassmen to pull their name out of the draft and return to college to May 25, which is 10 days after the NBA Draft Combine. Now players can get feedback from NBA teams without risking their college eligibility, as long as they don’t hire an agent.
Every college underclassman who has declared for the 2016 NBA Draft
A look at who’s jumping to the NBA, who’s staying in school and who’s still undecided about their draft decision.
The rule change will have college coaches on edge, but is unquestionably beneficial for the players. If the list of names declaring for the draft looks longer than ever this year, that’s why. There will be plenty of moving parts before the draft takes place June 23 in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
Several projected first round picks have already decided to return to college, including Ivan Rabb, a freshman power forward from Cal who was considered a possible lottery pick. Duke’s Grayson Allen, Indiana’s Thomas Bryant and Florida State’s Dwayne Bacon are among the other players who have decided to bypass the draft to return to school.
Below is an updated look at who is locked into the draft by signing an agent, who is testing the waters without an agent and who is returning to school. And for a look at where players can expect to be taken, check out our Ricky O'Donnell's latest 2016 Mock Draft.
Signed with an agent
Wade Baldwin, Vanderbilt, So
Cat Barber, N.C. State, Jr
Malik Beasley, Florida State, Fr
DeAndre Bembry, Saint Joseph’s, Jr
Jaylen Brown, Cal, Fr
Kareem Canty, Auburn, Jr
Robert Carter, Maryland, Jr
Marquese Chriss, Washington, Fr
Deyonta Davis, Michigan State, Fr
Kris Dunn, Providence, Jr
Henry Ellenson, Marquette, Fr
Kay Felder, Oakland, Jr
Brannen Greene, Kansas, Jr
Daniel Hamilton, UConn, So
Brandon Ingram, Duke, Fr
Demetrius Jackson, Notre Dame, Jr
Stefan Jankovic, Hawai’i, Jr
Damian Jones, Vanderbilt, Jr
Derrick Jones, UNLV, Fr
Skal Labissiere, Kentucky, Fr
Thon Maker, High School
Patrick McCaw, UNLV, So
Lee Moore, UTEP, Jr
Dejonte Murray, Washington, Fr
Jamal Murray, Kentucky, Fr
Chris Obekpa, UNLV, Jr
Goodluck Okonoboh, UNLV, So
Jakob Poeltl, Utah, So
Tim Quarterman, LSU, Jr
Jalen Reynolds, Xavier, Jr
Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga, So
Wayne Selden, Kansas, Jr
Ben Simmons, LSU, Fr
Diamond Stone, Maryland, Fr
Isaiah Taylor, Texas, Jr
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky, So
James Webb III, Boise State, Jr
Devin Williams, West Virginia, So
Stephen Zimmerman, UNLV
Testing the waters
Abdul-Malik Abu, N.C. State, So
Rosco Allen, Stanford, Jr
Tony Anderson, SE Missouri State, Fr
BeeJay Anya, N.C. State, So
Ian Baker, New Mexico State, Jr
V.J. Beachem, Notre Dame, So
Ben Bentil, Providence, So
James Blackmon Jr., Indiana, So
Antonio Blakeney, LSU, Fr
Jaron Blossomgame, Clemson, Jr
Trevon Blueitt, Xavier, So
Amida Brimah, UConn, Jr
Isaiah Briscoe, Kentucky, Fr
Dillon Brooks, Oregon, So
Elijah Brown, New Mexico, Jr
Lamous Brown, Utah State-Eastern, So
Deonte Burton, Iowa State, So
Antonio Campbell, Ohio, Jr
Conor Clifford, Washington State, Jr
Bakari Copeland, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Jr
Charles Cooke, Dayton, Jr
Moustapha Diagne, Northwest Florida, Fr
Cheick Diallo, Kansas, Fr
Tyler Dorsey, Oregon, Fr
D’Andre Downey, Stillman College, Jr
Vince Edwards, Purdue, So
Jimmy Hall, Kent State, Jr
Cedric Happi Noube, Virginia Union, Jr
Josh Hart, Villanova, Jr
Josh Hawkinson, Washington State, Jr
Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin, Jr
Ike Iroegbu, Washington State, Jr
Justin Jackson, North Carolina, So
Julian Jacobs, USC, Jr
Anthony January, Cal State-San Bernadino, So
Kris Jenkins, Villanova, Jr
Que Johnson, Washington State, Jr
Peter Jok, Iowa, Jr
Nikola Jovanovic, USC, Jr
Moses Kingsley, Arkansas, Jr
Travion Kirkendall, Centenary, Fr
Jermaine Lawrence, Manhattan
Dedric Lawson, Memphis, Fr
Marcus Lee, Kentucky, Jr
Emmanuel Malou, Iowa State, So
Makai Mason, Yale, So
Charles Matthews, Kentucky, Fr
Zak McLaughlin, Gadsden State, Fr
Jahmal McMurray, South Florida, Fr
Kennedy Meeks, North Carolina, Jr
Dallas Moore, North Florida, Jr
Jalen Moore, Utah State, Jr
Mamadou Ndiaye, UC Irvine, Jr
Tyrell Nelson, Gardner-Webb, Jr
Malik Newman, Mississippi State, Fr
Marc-Eddy Norelia, FGCU, So
Cameron Oliver, Nevada, Fr
Chinanu Onuaku, Louisville, So
Alec Peters, Valparaiso, Jr
Q.J. Peterson, VMI, Jr
Malik Pope, San Diego State, So
Rodney Purvis, UConn, Jr
Malachi Richardson, Syracuse, Fr
Corey Sanders, Rutgers, Fr
Ingrid Sewa, Arizona Western, So
Pascal Siakam, New Mexico State, So
Caleb Swanigan, Purdue, Fr
Rakish Taylor, Anderson University, Jr
Ethan Telfair, Idaho State, Jr
Trevor Thompson, Ohio State, So
Melo Trimble, Maryland, So
Aaron Valdes, Hawaii, Jr
Mo Watson, Creighton, Jr
Andrew White, Nebraska, Jr
Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall, So
Troy Williams, Indiana, Jr
Alex Wintering, Portland, Jr
Zeek Woodley, Northwestern State, Jr
Staying in School
Dwayne Bacon, SF, Florida State
Grayson Allen, SG, Duke
Ivan Rabb, PF, Cal
Thomas Bryant, C, Indiana
Allonzo Trier, SG, Arizona
Kennedy Meeks, C, North Carolina
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