The NBA announced Monday that 71 players have filed as early entry candidates for the 2026 NBA Draft. The list is headlined by a loaded true freshman class that includes BYU’s AJ Dybantsa, Kansas’ Darryn Peterson and Duke’s Cameron Boozer, among others.
The number of underclassman declarations is down from 106 last year, and it is the lowest total of early entrants since 2003, according to DraftExpress.
Players can withdraw their names from the draft by notifying the NBA of their decision by June 13, but the NCAA deadline for players to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility is May 27 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
The 2026 NBA Draft is scheduled to be held June 23-24 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
With that in mind, here’s a look at the college underclassmen who have declared for the 2026 NBA Draft, listed in alphabetical order.
Note: Schools listed are where players spent the 2025-26 season.
2026 NBA Draft early entrants
Matt Able | SG | Fr. | NC State (committed to North Carolina)
Darius Acuff Jr. | PG | Fr. | Arkansas
Amari Allen | SF | Fr. | Alabama
Nate Ament | PF | Fr. | Tennessee
Christian Anderson Jr. | PG | Soph. | Texas Tech
Flory Bidunga | C | Soph. | Kansas (committed to Louisville)
Finley Bizjack | PG | Jr. | Butler (committed to West Virginia)
Shane Blakeney | SG | Jr. | Drexel (committed to South Carolina)
Anton Bonke | C | Jr. | Charlotte (committed to Michigan State)
Cameron Boozer | PF | Fr. | Duke
Mikel Brown Jr. | PG | Fr. | Louisville
Rowan Brumbaugh | PG | Jr. | Tulane (committed to SMU)
Brayden Burries | SG | Fr. | Arizona
Cameron Carr | SG | Soph. | Baylor
Chris Cenac Jr. | PF | Fr. | Houston
Cruz Davis | PG | Jr. | Hofstra (committed to Texas Tech)
Kennard Davis Jr. | SF | Jr. | BYU (committed to Missouri)
Keanu Dawes | PF | Jr. | Utah (committed to Kansas)
AJ Dybantsa | SF | Fr. | BYU
Gabe Dynes | C | Jr. | USC (committed to Louisville)
Eian Elmer | SF | Jr. | Miami (OH) (committed to Wisconsin)
Isaiah Evans | SG | Soph. | Duke
Jeremy Fears Jr. | PG | Soph. | Michigan State
Kingston Flemings | PG | Fr. | Houston
Colby Garland | PG | Jr. | San Jose State (committed to Georgia Tech)
Allen Graves | PF | Fr. | Santa Clara
Lou Hutchinson | SG | R-Jr. | Alabama A&M
Morez Johnson Jr. | C | Soph. | Michigan
Acaden Lewis | PG | Fr. | Villanova (committed to Miami)
Aday Mara | C | Jr. | Michigan
Milan Momcilovic | SF | Jr. | Iowa State
Malachi Moreno | C | Fr. | Kentucky
Ebuka Okorie | PG | Fr. | Stanford
Dennis Parker Jr. | SF | Jr. | Radford (committed to Kansas)
Koa Peat | PF | Fr. | Arizona
Darryn Peterson | PG | Fr. | Kansas
Labaron Philon Jr. | PG | Soph. | Alabama
Jayden Quaintance | C | Soph. | Kentucky
Sebastian Rancik | PF | Soph. | Colorado (committed to Florida State)
Billy Richmond III | SF | Soph. | Arkansas
Hannes Steinbach | PF | Fr. | Washington
Andrej Stojakovic | SG | Jr. | Illinois
Dailyn Swain | SF | Jr. | Texas
Tyler Tanner | PG | Soph. | Vanderbilt
Meleek Thomas | SG | Soph. | Arkansas
Bryson Tucker | SF | Soph. | Washington
Henri Veesaar | C | Jr. | North Carolina
Keaton Wagler | PG | Fr. | Illinois
LeJuan Watts | SF | Jr. | Texas Tech (committed to Washington)
Caleb Wilson | PF | Fr. | North Carolina
Tounde Yessoufou | SF | Fr. | Baylor
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Withdrawing from 2026 NBA Draft
Alijah Arenas | SG | Fr. | USC
John Blackwell | SG | Jr. | Wisconsin (committed to Duke)
Elliot Cadeau | PG | Jr. | Michigan
Rueben Chinyelu | C | Jr. | Florida
Jacob Cofie | PF | Soph. | USC
Juke Harris | SF | Soph. | Wake Forest (committed to Tennessee)
Paulius Murauskas | PF | Jr. | Saint Mary’s
Aiden Tobiason | SG | Soph. | Temple (committed to Syracuse)
