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Justin LewisMarquetteSF - 2Dominick BarlowOvertime ElitePF
- 3Michael Foster JrG League IgnitePF
- 4Jean MonteroOvertime ElitePG
- 5Ziga SamarFuenlabradaPG
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Dereon SeabronNC StateSG - 7
Trevion WilliamsPurdueC - 8
Ron Harper JrRutgersSF - 9
Alondes WilliamsWake ForestPG - 10
Keon EllisAlabamaSG - 11
Collin GillespieVillanovaPG - 12
Kofi CockburnIllinoisC - 13
Kenneth Lofton JrLouisiana TechPF - 14
John ButlerFlorida StatePF - 15
Scotty Pippen JrVanderbiltPG - 16
Julian ChampagnieSt. John'sSF - 17
Johnny JuzangUCLASF - 18
Tevin BrownMurray StateSG - 19
Aminu MohammedGeorgetownPG - 20
Orlando RobinsonFresno StateC - 21
Brady ManekNorth CarolinaPF - 22
Gabe BrownMichigan StateSF - 23
Jamaree BouyeaSan FranciscoPG - 24
Darius DaysLSUPF - 25
Bryson WilliamsTexas TechPF
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