The Bucks will tip-off their 2016 Draft Workouts this morning when six prospects visit the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin Training Center to do their best to impress the front office.
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The Prospects
A.J. English – Iona – Senior
07/10/92 – 6’3” – 182 lbs – Guard
- Earned first-team All-MAAC honors in each of the last three seasons with the Gaels
- Led the MAAC in scoring (22.6), assists (6.2) and 3-point field goals made (3.4) per game in 2015-16, and ranked in the top-10 in free-throw percentage (.836), steals (1.6) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7)
- His 22.6 points per game ranked 10th in the nation and 3.4 3-pointers made per game ranked seventh
- Scored 40+ points twice last season, with a conference-high 46 points vs. Fairfield on 12/1 and 45 points at Monmouth on 1/15
- Tallied a game-high-tying 28 points with seven rebounds, six assists and three steals against Iowa State in the First Round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament
Trahson Burrell – Memphis – Senior
11/16/92 – 6’7” – 182 lbs – Forward
- Played two seasons at Memphis after transferring from Lee College (Baytown, TX) following the 2013-14 season
- Averaged 10.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a senior
- Played in 63 games over his two seasons at Memphis, starting 20 times
- Tallied 33 double-figure scoring games and seven double-doubles with the Tigers
- Shot 43.6 percent from the field and 30.6 from beyond the arc in his Memphis career
- Averaged 20.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists in two seasons with Lee College
Joel Bolomboy – Weber State – Senior
01/28/94 – 6’9” – 224 lbs – Forward/Center
- Named 2016 Big Sky Conference MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and earned Honorable Mention All-American honors as a senior
- Also selected as the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2013-14
- A unanimous choice for the 2016 Big Sky All-Conference First Team
- Averaged 17.1 points, 12.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks as a senior and led Weber State to the Big Sky Conference regular season title, the Big Sky Tournament championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament
- His 12.6 rebounds per game ranked third in the nation in 2015-16
- Scored in double figures in 31 games, had 20+ points 11 times and had one 30-point game during senior season
- Finished his career as Weber State’s all-time leader in rebounds (1,312) and blocked shots (179), and ranks seventh in career scoring (1,484 points)
Matt Tiby – UW-Milwaukee – Senior
12/19/92 – 6’8” – 230 lbs – Forward
- Averaged 15.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a senior in 2015-16, and was named to the All-Horizon League First Team and NABC All-District Second Team
- Played three seasons at Milwaukee after transferring from Kirkwood Community College and ranks first in program history in rebounds per game (7.5), sixth in total rebounds (734) and 11th in points (1,332)
- Became the 15th player in program history to reach 1,000 points and 500 rebounds
- Started all 98 games in three seasons with the Panthers
- Finished the 2015-16 season ranked seventh in the Horizon League in scoring and fourth in rebounding
Jameel Warney – Stony Brook – Senior
01/31/94 – 6’8” – 260 lbs – Forward
- Averaged 19.8 points, 10.8 boards and 3.0 blocks as a senior, and became Stony Brook’s all-time leader in points (2,132), rebounds (1,275), blocks (275), games played (135), and wins (97)
- Earned 2016 AP Honorable Mention All-American honors and was named to the NABC and USBWA All-District Team
- Named 2016 America East Conference Player and Defensive Player of the Year
- Earned finalist standing for the 2016 Karl Malone Award
- Posted a career-high 43 points on 18-of-22 shooting from the field vs. Vermont on 3/12/16
- Scored in double figures in all 33 games played in 2015-16 and had 18 20+ point outings
- Recorded 21 double-doubles during senior season
Shawn Long – Louisiana-Lafayette – Senior
01/29/93 – 6’11” – 246 lbs – Forward
- Named the 2015-16 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and was an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America selection
- Selected to the All-Sun Belt Conference First Team in each of the last three seasons
- Led the Sun Belt Conference in points (18.9), rebounds (12.1) and blocks (1.8) per game in 2015-16
- Finished his four-year career as the all-time leading rebounder in both Louisiana-Lafayette and Sun Belt Conference history, grabbing 1,447 rebounds
- Member of the 2015 U.S. Pan American men’s basketball team that won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Toronto
- Finished his college career as the NCAA Division I active leader in both double-doubles (75) and rebounds (1,447), and was second in field goals made (871) and points (2,342)