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Draft Workout - 6/17/16

Six more prospects visit Friday morning followed by an individual workout for Denzel Valentine in the afternoon.

 

Workout Photos

The Prospects

Wade Baldwin IV – Vanderbilt – Sophomore

03/29/96 – 6’3” – 194 lbs – Guard

  • Averaged 14.1 points, 5.2 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 30.4 minutes per game as a sophomore in 2015-16
  • Named to the 2016 All-SEC Second Team as a sophomore and 2015 SEC All-Freshman Team as a rookie
  • Set Vanderbilt single-season record for assists (172) in 2015-16
  • Career assist per game average of 4.8 ranks second all-time in Vanderbilt history
  • Scored in double figures in 26 of 33 games in 2015-16, including four 20+ point performances, and posted two double-doubles on the season
  • Played high school basketball at St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, N.J.) with Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns

 

Dejounte Murray (Dee-JHOHN-tay) – Washington – Freshman

09/19/96 – 6’5” – 175 lbs – Guard

  • Named to the 2016 All-Pac 12 Second Team and Pac 12 All-Freshman Team
  • Set Washington record for assist average by a freshman (4.4) in 2015-16
  • Averaged 16.1 points, 6.0 boards, 4.4 assists and 1.8 steals in 33.5 minutes per game for the Huskies in 2015-16
  • Ranked in the top-10 in the Pac 12 in points (6th), steals (2nd) and assists (6th) per game
  • Posted 26 double-figure scoring games in 2015-16, including 10 20+ point games and two 30+ point performances
  • Pulled down 10+ boards in four contests in 2015-16 and notched two double-doubles

 

Carrington Love – UW-Green Bay – Senior

01/06/94 – 6’1” – 171 lbs – Guard

  • Started all 36 games for the Phoenix as a senior in 2015-16, averaging a team-high 17.3 points and 3.6 assists per game while leading Green Bay to the NCAA Tournament
  • Named to the 2016 Horizon League First Team, All-Defensive Team and All-Tournament Team as a senior
  • Ranked third in the NCAA in steals per game (2.57) and set the program record for steals in a season with 95 in 2015-16
  • His 85 3-pointers made ranks fifth in Green Bay history
  • Tallied 13 games with 20+ points and two games with 30+ points in 2015-16
  • Appeared in 133 games over four seasons with the Phoenix
  • Attended Pius XI High School in Milwaukee

 

Ron Baker – Wichita State – Senior

03/30/93 – 6’4” – 212 lbs – Guard

  • Earned First Team All-MVC honors in each of his last three seasons with the Shockers, and was selected to the NABC’s All-District team the last two seasons
  • Averaged 14.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 42.4 percent during the 2015-16 season
  • Ranked in the top-10 of the MVC in scoring, assists, free-throw percentage and steals last season
  • Named to the 2015 Wooden Award All-American Team following his junior season after averaging 14.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game
  • Played in 124 games (121 starts) over his four-year career at Wichita State

 

Goodluck Okonoboh – UNLV – Sophomore

09/30/94 – 6’10” – 220 lbs – Forward/Center

  • Averaged 5.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game as a freshman in 2014-15 before leaving the UNLV program six games into the 2015-16 season
  • Named to the 2015 Mountain West All-Defensive Team after his freshman season
  • Had 90 blocks in 2014-15, which ranked fourth in program history for blocks in a season and led the Mountain West on the season
  • Shot a team-high 52.1 percent from the field in 2014-15
  • Second on the team in rebounding (4.5 rpg) as a freshman
  • A five-star recruit by ESPN coming out of high school

 

Prince Ibeh (Ee-bay) – Texas – Senior

06/03/94 – 6’10” – 260 lbs – Center

  • Named 2016 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and was unanimously selected to the 2016 Big 12 All-Defensive Team
  • Averaged 4.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game as a senior in 2015-16
  • Shot 55.7 percent from the field in four seasons with the Longhorns
  • Recorded three double-doubles in 2015-16 and had 14 games with two or more blocks
  • Ranked second in the Big 12 and first on his team in blocks (64) in 2015-16

 

Individual Workout

Denzel Valentine – Michigan State – Senior

11/16/93 – 6’6” – 210 lbs – Guard

  • Averaged 19.2 points, 7.8 assists, 7.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 33.0 minutes per game as a senior in 2015-16
  • Named 2016 Associated Press National Player of the Year, becoming the first player in Michigan State history to win the award
  • Selected as Big Ten Player of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten
  • Named 2016 Player of the Year by NABC, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports and Basketball Times
  • Selected as the 2015-16 Senior CLASS Award winner, given annually to the most outstanding student-athlete in Division I men’s basketball
  • Posted two triple-doubles and 13 double-doubles in 2015-16 while scoring 20+ points 12 times and 30+ points twice
  • Dished out 10+ assists in nine contests and pulled down 10+ boards six times in 2015-16
  • Shot 44.4 percent from 3-point range in 2015-16 campaign