2009 NBA Early Entry List

The NBA announced that 103 players, including 74 players from U.S. colleges and 29 international players have filed as early entry candidates for the 2009 NBA Draft. 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 by Monday, June 15.

The following is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who have applied for early entry into the 2009 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 25, at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Player School Height Status
Darion Anderson Northern Illinois 6-2 Sophomore
Ryan Anderson Nebraska 6-4 Junior
Dominique Archie South Carolina 6-7 Junior
DeJuan Blair Pittsburgh 6-7 Sophomore
Derrick Brown Xavier 6-8 Junior
Chase Budinger Arizona 6-7 Junior
Nick Calathes Florida 6-6 Sophomore
Earl Clark Louisville 6-9 Junior
Dwayne Collins Miami 6-8 Junior
Kareem Cooper Texas-El Paso 7-0 Junior
Kenneth Cooper Louisiana Tech 6-10 Junior
Brandon Costner North Carolina State 6-9 Junior
Stephen Curry Davidson 6-1 Junior
Bryan Davis Texas A&M 6-9 Junior
Austin Daye Gonzaga 6-10 Sophomore
DeMar DeRozan Southern California 6-7 Freshman
Eric Devendorf Syracuse 6-4 Junior
Devan Downey South Carolina 5-9 Junior
Osiris Eldridge Illinois State 6-3 Junior
Wayne Ellington North Carolina 6-4 Junior
Chinemelu Elonu Texas A&M 6-10 Junior
Tyreke Evans Memphis 6-6 Freshman
Gary Flowers Chipola JC (FL) 6-8 Sophomore
Jonny Flynn Syracuse 6-0 Sophomore
Jonathan Gibson New Mexico State 6-2 Junior
Kyle Gibson Louisiana Tech 6-5 Junior
Taj Gibson Southern California 6-9 Junior
Blake Griffin Oklahoma 6-10 Sophomore
D'mond Grismore Huston-Tillotson (TX) 6-6 Junior
Rogér Guignard Texas-Arlington 5-11 Junior
Daniel Hackett Southern California 6-5 Junior
Luke Harangody Notre Dame 6-8 Junior
James Harden Arizona State 6-4 Sophomore
Kevin Harris Northwest Mississippi CC 5-11 Sophomore
Paul Harris Syracuse 6-5 Junior
Gerald Henderson Duke 6-5 Junior
Jordan Hill Arizona 6-9 Junior
Jrue Holiday UCLA 6-4 Freshman
Damion James Texas 6-7 Junior
James Johnson Wake Forest 6-9 Sophomore
Mac Koshwal DePaul 6-10 Sophomore
Gani Lawal Georgia Tech 6-9 Sophomore
Ty Lawson North Carolina 5-11 Junior
James Lewis Fresno Pacific 6-4 Junior
Darnell Lindsay Tennessee Tech 6-4 Junior
Dior Lowhorn San Francisco 6-7 Junior
Ater Majok Connecticut 6-10 Freshman
Jodie Meeks Kentucky 6-4 Junior
Nate Miles Southern Idaho 6-7 Freshman
Patrick Mills St. Mary's 6-0 Sophomore
Tasmin Mitchell LSU 6-7 Junior
B.J. Mullens Ohio State 7-0 Freshman
Ronald Ogoke Paul Quinn College (TX) 7-0 Junior
Patrick Patterson Kentucky 6-9 Sophomore
Scottie Reynolds Villanova 6-2 Junior
D.J. Rivera Binghamton 6-4 Junior
Terrence Roderick Alabama-Birmingham 6-6 Sophomore
Magnum Rolle Louisiana Tech 6-11 Junior
Junior Salters Wofford 6-1 Junior
Donald Sloan Texas A&M 6-3 Junior
Tyler Smith Tennessee 6-7 Junior
DaJuan Summers Georgetown 6-8 Junior
Shawn Taggart Memphis 6-10 Junior
Jonathan Tavernari BYU 6-6 Junior
Jeff Teague Wake Forest 6-2 Sophomore
Hasheem Thabeet Connecticut 7-3 Junior
Malcolm Thomas San Diego City College 6-9 Sophomore
Dar Tucker DePaul 6-5 Sophomore
Jarvis Varnado Mississippi State 6-9 Junior
Greivis Vasquez Maryland 6-6 Junior
Martez Walker Riverside CC (CA) 6-6 Freshman
Michael Washington Arkansas 6-9 Junior
Jeremy Wise Southern Mississippi 6-2 Junior
Nic Wise Arizona 5-10 Junior

The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2009 NBA Draft:

Player Team/Country* Height Status___
Amadou Aboubakar Zaki Nancy (France) 7-1 1988 DOB
Rodrigue Beaubois Cholet (France) 6-0 1988 DOB
Nemanja Bjelica Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) 6-10 1988 DOB
Georgios Bogris Ilysiakos (Greece) 6-10 1989 DOB
Omri Casspi Maccabi Elite (Israel) 6-9 1988 DOB
Victor Claver Pamesa Valencia (Spain) 6-9 1988 DOB
Vladimir Dasic Buducnost (Montenegro) 6-10 1988 DOB
Christian Eyenga DKV Joventut (Spain) 6-5 1989 DOB
Vitor Faverani Unicaja Malaga (Spain) 6-10 1988 DOB
Sergey Gladyr Mykolaiv (Ukraine) 6-5 1989 DOB
Adam Hanga Albacomp (Hungary) 6-7 1989 DOB
Baris Hersek Efes Pilsen (Turkey) 6-9 1988 DOB
Rudy Jomby Le Havre (France) 6-6 1988 DOB
Tanel Kurbas Kalev/Cramo (Estonia) 6-6 1988 DOB
Milan Macvan Hemofarm (Serbia) 6-9 1989 DOB
Boban Marjanovic Hemofarm (Serbia) 7-4 1988 DOB
Tim Ohlbrecht Bamberg (Germany) 6-11 1988 DOB
Carl Ona Embo Biella (Italy) 6-1 1989 DOB
Nikolaos Pappas Real Madrid II (Spain) 6-5 1990 DOB
Anton Ponomarev Astana Tigers (Kazakhstan) 6-10 1988 DOB
Paulo Prestes Unicaja Malaga (Spain) 6-11 1988 DOB
Miroslav Raduljica FMP Zeleznik (Serbia) 7-0 1988 DOB
Fernando Raposo Pau Orthez (France) 6-9 1989 DOB
Ricky Rubio DKV Joventut (Spain) 6-4 1990 DOB
Evangelos Sakellariou Pagrati (Greece) 6-5 1989 DOB
Alexandros Sigkounas Olimpia Larissa (Greece) 6-7 1988 DOB
Ludovic Vaty Pau Orthez (France) 6-9 1988 DOB
Ibrahim Yildirim Banvit (Turkey) 6-3 1990 DOB
Artem Zabelin CSKA Moscow (Russia) 7-1 1988 DOB

*Country indicates where team plays, not country of nationality.