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Aaron NkrumahTennessee StateG - 2
Milos UzanHoustonG - 3
Noam YaacovIsraelG - 4
Kylan BoswellIllinoisG - 5
Jaden HenleyGrand CanyonG - 6
Nick BoydWisconsinG - 7
Quadir CopelandNC StateG - 8
Tre DonaldsonMiamiG - 9
Mark MitchellMissouriG - 10
Tamin LipseyIowa StateG - 11
Seth TrimbleNorth CarolinaG - 12
Lamar WilkersonIndianaG - 13
Peter SuderMiami (OH)G - 14
Duke MilesVanderbiltG - 15
Isaac McKneelyLouisvilleG - 16
Robert McCray VFlorida StateG - 17
Cade TysonMinnesotaG - 18
Jaylin SellersProvidenceG - 19
Donovan AtwellTexas TechG - 20
Josh DixCreightonG - 21
Melvin Council Jr.KansasG - 22
Fletcher LoyerPurdueG
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