CHICAGO — Former Wisconsin men's basketball standout
Nigel Hayes is among 67 NBA hopefuls expected to attend this week's 2017 NBA Draft Combine, as players began reporting to the Quest Center in Chicago on Tuesday.
The NBA Draft Combine is the first step in the NBA Draft process for prospective professional athletes. The event features five-on-five games as well as strength and agility drills at Chicago's Quest Multisport on Thursday and Friday.
Events on Thursday and Friday will be televised by ESPN2. The event can also be live-streamed on
WatchESPN and
NBA.com.
Hayes attended last year's NBA Draft Combine to gather information and analysis about his pro prospects before making the decision to return to Wisconsin for his senior season. The forward from Toledo, Ohio, was a 2017 Third-Team All-Big Ten honoree after he started all 37 games and led the Badgers to their fourth consecutive Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA tournament.
Hayes finished his collegiate career ranked third on UW's all-time scoring list (1,857 points) and he is the only Badger in school history to rank among the school's top-10 list for points, rebounds and assists. Hayes is just the second player in Big Ten Conference history to tally at least 1,800 points, 700 rebounds and 300 assists in his career.
Below is a list of players expected to attend the 2017 NBA Draft Combine:
PLAYER — SCHOOL
Edrice Adebayo — Kentucky
Rawle Alkins — Arizona
Jarrett Allen — Texas
Kadeem Allen — Arizona
Ike Anigbogu — UCLA
OG Anunoby — Indiana
Jamel Artis — Pittsburgh
Dwayne Bacon — Florida State
V.J. Beachem — Notre Dame
Jordan Bell — Oregon
Jaron Blossomgame — Clemson
Chris Boucher — Oregon
Tony Bradley — North Carolina
Isaiah Briscoe — Kentucky
Dillon Brooks — Oregon
Thomas Bryant — Indiana
John Collins — Wake Forest
Zach Collins — Gonzaga
Hamidou Diallo — Kentucky
Tyler Dorsey — Oregon
Damyean Dotson — Houston
PJ Dozier — South Carolina
Jawun Evans — Oklahoma State
Terrance Ferguson — Adelaide (AUS)
De'Aaron Fox — Kentucky
Markelle Fultz — Washington
Harry Giles — Duke
Josh Hart — Villanova
Nigel Hayes — Wisconsin
Isaiah Hicks — North Carolina
Wesley Iwundu — Kansas State
Frank Jackson — Duke
Justin Jackson — North Carolina
Justin Jackson — Maryland
Jonathan Jeanne — Nancy (France)
Peter Jok — Iowa
Andrew Jones — Texas
Luke Kennard — Duke
Kyle Kuzma — Utah
TJ Leaf — UCLA
Tyler Lydon — Syracuse
Frank Mason III — Kansas
Kennedy Meeks — North Carolina
Eric Mika — BYU
Donovan Mitchell — Louisville
Monte Morris — Iowa State
Johnathan Motley — Baylor
Svi Mykhailiuk — Kansas
Semi Ojeleye — SMU
Cameron Oliver — Nevada
Justin Patton — Creighton
Alec Peters — Valparaiso
Ivan Rabb — California
Davon Reed — Miami (FL)
Devin Robinson — Florida
Kobi Simmons — Arizona
Edmond Sumner — Xavier
Caleb Swanigan — Purdue
Sindarius Thornwell — South Carolina
Melo Trimble — Maryland
Moritz Wagner — Michigan
Derrick Walton Jr. — Michigan
Thomas Welsh — UCLA
Derrick White — Colorado
Nigel Williams-Goss — Gonzaga
D.J. Wilson — Michigan
Omer Yurtseven — North Carolina St.
