Former Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes was one of 67 players officially invited to the NBA Draft Combine, which takes place next Thursday and Friday in Chicago. Left off the list of 59 originally sent out by the NBA, Hayes was added along with seven other players as late additions.
During his sophomore season Hayes caught the attention of NBA scouts en route to an NCAA Tournament second-place finish. He was a consensus first-rounder after averaging 33 minutes, 12.4 points and hitting almost 50 percent of his field goal attempts.
Deciding to return to Wisconsin, Hayes looked less impressive in his junior and senior seasons. He is now widely projected to be a late second-round pick.
The full NBA combine invite list can be found below as well as the NBA’s press release.
NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that 67 players are expected to attend the 2017 NBA Draft Combine powered by Under Armour. This marks the first year Under Armour will serve as the event’s title partner.
The NBA Draft Combine is the first step in the Draft process for NBA hopefuls and features five-on-five games as well as strength and agility drills at Chicago’s Quest Multisport on Thursday, May 11 and Friday, May 12.
Below is the list of expected attendees at the 2017 NBA Draft Combine powered by Under Armour.
Player
School/Team
Edrice Adebayo
Kentucky
Rawle Alkins
Arizona
Jarrett Allen
Texas
Kadeem Allen
Arizona
Ike Anigbogu
UCLA
OG Anunoby
Indiana
Jamel Artis
Pittsburgh
Dwayne Bacon
Florida State
V.J. Beachem
Notre Dame
Jordan Bell
Oregon
Jaron Blossomgame
Clemson
Chris Boucher
Oregon
Tony Bradley
North Carolina
Isaiah Briscoe
Kentucky
Dillon Brooks
Oregon
Thomas Bryant
Indiana
John Collins
Wake Forest
Zach Collins
Gonzaga
Hamidou Diallo
Kentucky
Tyler Dorsey
Oregon
Damyean Dotson
Houston
PJ Dozier
South Carolina
Jawun Evans
Oklahoma State
Terrance Ferguson
Adelaide (Australia)
De’Aaron Fox
Kentucky
Markelle Fultz
Washington
Harry Giles
Duke
Josh Hart
Villanova
Nigel Hayes
Wisconsin
Isaiah Hicks
North Carolina
Wesley Iwundu
Kansas State
Frank Jackson
Duke
Justin Jackson
North Carolina
Justin Jackson
Maryland
Jonathan Jeanne
Nancy (France)
Peter Jok
Iowa
Andrew Jones
Texas
Luke Kennard
Duke
Kyle Kuzma
Utah
TJ Leaf
UCLA
Tyler Lydon
Syracuse
Frank Mason III
Kansas
Kennedy Meeks
North Carolina
Eric Mika
BYU
Donovan Mitchell
Louisville
Monte Morris
Iowa State
Johnathan Motley
Baylor
Svi Mykhailiuk
Kansas
Semi Ojeleye
SMU
Cameron Oliver
Nevada
Justin Patton
Creighton
Alec Peters
Valparaiso
Ivan Rabb
California
Davon Reed
Miami (Fla.)
Devin Robinson
Florida
Kobi Simmons
Arizona
Edmond Sumner
Xavier
Caleb Swanigan
Purdue
Sindarius Thornwell
South Carolina
Melo Trimble
Maryland
Moritz Wagner
Michigan
Derrick Walton Jr.
Michigan
Thomas Welsh
UCLA
Derrick White
Colorado
Nigel Williams-Goss
Gonzaga
D.J. Wilson
Michigan
Omer Yurtseven
North Carolina State
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