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Dink PateWestchesterG - 2
Hunter SallisWake ForestG - 3
Ryan NembhardGonzagaG - 4
Chucky HepburnLouisvilleG - 5
Mark SearsAlabamaG - 6
Tamar BatesMissouriG - 7
Jaxson RobinsonKentuckyG - 8
Caleb GrillMissouriG - 9
Caleb LoveArizonaG - 10
Curtis JonesIowa StateG - 11
Isaac NoguesRip CityG - 12
Sean PedullaOle MissG - 13
Kobe JohnsonUCLAG - 14
Miles KellyAuburnG - 15
John PoulakidasYaleG - 16
Kadary RichmondSt. John'sG - 17
RJ DavisNorth CarolinaG - 18
Zakai ZeiglerTennesseeG - 19
Gabe MadsenUtahG - 20
Lamont ButlerKentuckyG - 21
Matthew MurrellOle MissG - 22
L.J. CryerHoustonG - 23
Chance McMillianTexas TechG
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