The Big Ten Conference has six invitees to the 2024 NBA Draft Combine, which will be held May 12-19.
Those players: Purdue's Zach Eady, Minnesota's Cam Christie, Indiana's Kel'El Ware, Iowa's Peyton Sandfort, and Illinois' Coleman Hawkins and Terrence Shannon Jr.
Unsurprisingly, no players in Wisconsin were invited. NBA prospects AJ Store and Chuckie Hepburn have opted to enter the transfer portal instead of trying out the NBA realm.
Badger fans are hopeful that several players can earn future invitations, including rising star John Blackwell, top 2024 point guard Daniel Freitag and transfer forward Xavier Amos.
The ones who were invited werethe players will run some On-court skills drills Compete in games during the 7-day event In front of a crowd filled with scouts and coaches.will be held at Wintrust Arena and Marriott Marquis in Chicago, Illinois. Strength, power, speed, agility, and body size are measured specifically in events such as the bench press, lane agility drills, vertical jumps, and reactive sprints.
According to the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, all selected players are required to attend and participate in the draft combine.
Six players from 14 Big Ten teams received invitations for 2023-24.
Four athletes, including Bronny James, received invitations from the Big Ten's new entrants UCLA, USC, Oregon State, and Washington State in 2024-2025.
The story originally appeared on Badgers Wire