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Isaiah EvansDukeG - 2
Henri VeesaarNorth CarolinaC - 3
Meleek ThomasArkansasG - 4
Baba MillerCincinnatiF - 5
Ryan ConwellLouisvilleG - 6
Jack KayilGermanyG - 7
Richie SaundersBYUG - 8
Emanuel SharpHoustonG - 9
Braden SmithPurdueG - 10
Dillon MitchellSt. John'sF - 11
Trevon BrazileArkansasF - 12
Felix OkparaTennesseeF - 13
Jaden BradleyArizonaG - 14
Ja'Kobi GillespieTennesseeG - 15
Izaiyah NelsonSouth FloridaF - 16
Bryce HopkinsSt. John'sF - 17
Tobe AwakaArizonaF - 18
Ugonna OnyensoVirginiaC - 19
Bruce ThorntonOhio StateG - 20
Tyler NickelVanderbiltF - 21
Tobi LawalVirginia TechF - 22
Aaron NkrumahTennessee StateG - 23
Nick MartinelliNorthwesternF - 24
Vsevolod IshchenkoRussiaG - 25
Nate BittleOregonC
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