Four Arkansas Razorbacks will begin their NBA Draft Combine journey in Chicago this week. Darius Acuff Jr., Meleek Thomas, Billy Richmond and Trevon Brazile all received official invites last week and will attend the week-long scouting combine, and Hog fans will be able to tune in and watch their guys go through part of the process.
The NBA has released an official viewing guide for this week's on-court action during Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Here's how folks can tune-in and watch these three days:
• Tuesday, May 12: Strength, Agility & Shooting Drills at 1 p.m. (CDT) on ESPN2
• Wednesday, May 13: Scrimmages, Day 1 at 1 p.m. (CDT) on ESPN2
• Thursday, May 14: Scrimmages, Day 2 at 1 p.m. (CDT) on NBA TV
The NBA Draft Combine begins today, Sunday, May 10 as players start arriving to go through medical exams, anthropometric measurements and other testing. As the week progresses, players will go through interviews with different scouts, coaches and front office personnel while also conducting media sessions. The action will take place at Wintrust Arena and Marriott Marquis in Chicago.
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How to watch the action:
• Strength, Agility & Shooting Drills: Tuesday, 5/12 at 2pm/et on ESPN2
• Scrimmages, Day 1: Wednesday, 5/13 at 2pm/et on ESPN2
• Scrimmages, Day 2: Thursday, 5/14 at 2pm/et on NBA TV pic.twitter.com/b3SMP29UYY
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In total there are 73 prospects who received invites to the combine. Arkansas' four combine invites is tied with Arizona and Houston as the most invites of any programs this year. There were only 71 early-entrants into this year's draft, which is a player who declares for the draft with remaining college eligibility. That is the lowest number of early entrants since the 2003 NBA Draft. Of Arkansas' four combine invites, three are early-entrants. Brazile is the only one who has exhausted eligibility.
Thomas was the first Hog to announce his decision to enter the NBA Draft, making the news official back on April 13. In his announcement, Thomas made it clear that he's entering while maintaining his college eligibility. The shooting guard had an impressive freshman season with the Hogs, averaging 15.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists on 43.5% shooting from the field and 41.6% shooting from 3-point range.
Similarly, Richmond announced his intentions to enter the draft while maintaining his college eligibility one week ago today. The second-year wing improved statistically from his freshman year in Fayetteville, averaging 11.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 56.3% from the floor and 78.4% from the foul line across 37 games. Both Thomas and Richmond will have until May 27 at 10:59 p.m. (CDT) to formally withdraw from NBA Draft process and return to college for next season.
Acuff also announced his intentions to enter the NBA Draft last week during an appearance on ESPN's NBA Today. Unlike Thomas and Richmond, Acuff will not be maintaining his college eligibility as he's a consensus lottery pick according to all major mock drafts and projections. He was the only player in the country to average at least 20 points and six assists as he poured in 23.5 points per game on 48.4% shooting from the field, including 44% from three, to go with 6.4 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 35 minutes a night.
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