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Height: 7-0
Weight: 249
Position: C
Pro Team: Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
Age: 19

PPG: 13.4
RPG: 8.0
APG: 0.4
BLK: 1.4
STL: 0.1

CAREER: Saw his first pro minutes in the Croatian league at the age of 16...Named the 2015–16 ABA League Top Prospect...Averaged 7.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game for Cibona in 2014-15

PERSONAL: Born January 4, 1997, in Split, Croatia...His older brother Andrija is also a professional basketball player and is currently a teammate of his in Cibona

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Ante Zizic: 2016 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-9
Weight: 231
Position: SF/PF
College: Iowa State
Age: 23

PPG: 20.5
RPG: 6.2
APG: 3.3
BLK: 0.6
STL: 0.9

Player BioCourtesy of Iowa State Athletics

AS A SENIOR(2015-16): Saw action and started in all 35 games ... had one of the best single seasons in school history, earning Consensus All-America honors and winning the Karl Malone Award (Best Power Forward) ... first Cyclone men's basketball player to win a national individual award ... unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First Team ... ISU's first men's basketball two-time All-American ... earned USBWA All-America (Second Team), AP All-America (Second Team), NABC All-America (Second Team), Wooden Award All-America (Second Team) and Senior CLASS Award All-America honors (Second Team) ... led the team, was second among Big 12 players and 23rd nationally, averaging 20.5 points ... his 718 points were the seventh-most scored by any Cyclone in a single season and the 14th most by any player nationally this season ... scored 20.0 points per game in Big 12 play, becoming the first Cyclone since Craig Brackins in 2009 to average 20 points in league action ... averaged a career-best 6.2 rebounds to go along with 3.3 assists per game ... only Big 12 player to rank among the league's top-10 in scoring, rebounding and assists ... shot 54.6 percent from the field, 39.2 percent from behind the arc and 80.7 percent from the free-throw line ... one of just two players nationally to average 20 points and shoot 60 percent on 2-point field goals ... in conference play, became just the fifth player in league history to average 20 points and shoot 54 percent ... finished his career second all-time at ISU with 2,228 career points ... also fourth all-time among Big 12 players in career scoring and second with 1,151 career points in conference games only ... third in ISU and Big 12 history with 849 career field goals made ... also finished fourth in 3-pointers made (188), 10th in assists (421), 11th in rebounds (714), 12th in free throws made (342) and 14th in blocks (67) in his career ... owns ISU's record for games played (138) and tied for the top spot in career starts (126) ... scored in double figures in all 35 games and 115 times in his career ... ends career having scored in double figures in 44 consecutive games ... tallied 20 points 17 times and 30 points on four different occasions ... posted three double-doubles this season and five in his career ... matched his career-high with 31 points against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Tournament, making 13-of-18 shots ... became just the second player in Big 12 history to earn all-tournament team honors three times ... earned NCAA Midwest Region All-Tournament team honors after averaging 28.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in three games ... shot 54.1 percent from the field, 47.1 percent from behind the arc and 85.7 percent from the line in those three contests ... had 28 points in the first round against Iona and the second round against Little Rock before scoring 30 points in the Sweet 16 against Virginia ... just the seventh player to score 30 points against Virginia in the first seven years of the Tony Bennett era ... he was just the fifth player in NCAA Tournament history to score 28 or more points in three consecutive games and the first player in tournament history to have at least 25 points, five rebounds and three assists in three-straight games ... ISU's all-time leading scorer in NCAA Tournament play with 148 points ... also leads in field goals made (58) and is second in rebounds (43) ... averaged 21.1 points and 6.1 rebounds in seven career NCAA Tournament games ... when his career ended he was the only player in the nation and one of just four players since 1994-95 with 2,000 points, 700 rebounds and 400 assists.

AS A JUNIOR (2014-15): Played and started all 34 games, earning All-Big 12 First-Team and All-America honors ... was a finalist for the Karl Malone Award (Best Power Forward) ... was also on Wooden Award, Lute Olson Award, Oscar Robertson and Naismith Trophy Watch Lists ... averaged a team-high 15.3 points, which ranked third among Big 12 players ... grabbed 5.4 rebounds and dished out 3.4 assists per contest ... was one of 14 players nationally, including just four in power conferences, to average 15-5-3 ... was seventh in the Big 12 in assists per game ... one of the Big 12's best shooters, connecting on 46.1 percent of his field goal attempts (6th) and 80.8 percent of his free throws (7th) ... shot 40 percent on 3-pointers ... hit 45.3 percent of 3-point attempts in conference action, becoming just the fourth Cyclone to make at least 25 threes in Big 12 play while shooting better than 45 percent ... was second among Big 12 players on 3-point percentage in conference action ... earned most outstanding player honors at the Big 12 Tournament after leading ISU to a second title in a row ... averaged 18 points, five rebounds and four assists in ISU's three wins ... scored in double figures in 28 games, including eight games with 20 or more points ... tallied 30 points in the season opener against Oakland, becoming the 31st Cyclone player to score 1,000 career points in the win ... had second career double-double against Georgia State, finishing with 10 points and 11 rebounds ... had 28 points against Alabama and 26 against Arkansas ... was 9-of-12 against Arkansas, while also dishing out a season-high eight assists ... finished with 23 points, including 20 in the second half, as ISU rallied from 21 points down to win the regular season finale against Oklahoma ... had 22 points in Big 12 quarterfinal win against Texas ... in the semifinals against Oklahoma, scored 13 points and grabbed eight boards ... had 19 points and five boards in the finals against Kansas ... scored 11 points and had seven boards against UAB in the NCAA Tournament ... earned a pair of Big 12 Player of the Week accolades.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Played and started the first 33 games of the season before suffering a broken fifth metatarsal in his right foot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, a win against North Carolina Central ... third on the team in scoring with 16.7 points per game ... was in double figures 29 times, including 11 games with 20 or more points ... scored 17 or more points in 14 of his final 18 games ... also grabbed 4.4 rebounds and dished out 3.6 assists ... was only non-guard ranked among the top-10 in the Big 12 in assists per game ... led ISU averaging 18.7 points at the Big 12 Championships, including a 25-point performance in the Cyclones' win against Kansas in the semifinals ... had 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting before leaving with an injury in the win against North Carolina Central ... scored 27 points against Oklahoma ... was the Cyclones' closer, shooting 53.7 percent in the final five minutes of games ... had six of his 19 points in the final four minutes against BYU and six of his 10 points in final four minutes against Michigan ... made game-winning reverse layup with 18 seconds left against Iowa ... finished with 24 points against the Hawkeyes ... earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors for his effort against Iowa.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13): Recorded one of the finest rookie seasons in school history, averaging 12.1 points and 4.6 rebounds while starting 23 games ... named to the Big 12 All-Rookie team ... led the team and ranked fifth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 51.5 percent (157-305 FG) ... shot 39.2 percent (38-97 3FG) from 3-point range and 70.0 percent (70-100 FT) at the free-throw line ... was the fourth-best freshman scorer in the Big 12, becoming just the 13th Cyclone in school history to average double figures in scoring (12.1) ... his 422 points scored is the fourth-most by a Cyclone freshman ... scored in double figures 23 times ... made 38 3-pointers to rank third on ISU’s freshman list ... started all 18 Big 12 games, averaging 12.5 points and shooting 49.7 percent from the field ... named Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 14) after scoring 18 points vs. Texas ... made the game-winning basket with 0:02 seconds left to defeat West Virginia ... tallied 16 points (6-7 FG) at Oklahoma State ... posted 19 points (6-9 FG, 3-5 3FG) vs. TCU ... tied his career high with 19 points (8-14 FG) vs. Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament ... registered 19 points (9-13 field goals) vs. Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL: Considered one of the best players on the East Coast, ending his prep career as a consensus national top-100 recruit ... was ranked No. 42 by Lindy’s, No. 56 by ESPNU, No. 69 by Scout.com, No. 69 by Rivals.com, No. 73 by Sporting News and No. 81 by CBS Sports in the 2012 prep national rankings ... a three-year starter and two-year team captain, Niang capped off his career as one of the greatest players in The Tilton School history, amassing a school-record 2,372 points ... a three-time First-Team All-NEPSAC Class AA pick, Niang was the 2012 NEPSAC Class AA Player of the Year ... averaged 25.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a senior ... averaged 24.2 points and 8.2 rebounds as a junior ... led his team to the 2011 NEPSAC Class AA championship with a 72-56 win over St. Mark’s (Mass.) ... was named outstanding player of the tournament, scoring 23 points on 11-of-11 shooting from the field in the championship game ... team lost in the 2011 National Prep Championship to Notre Dame Prep (87-85), as Niang scored 31 points ... played for the Boston-based BABC AAU team, the same program that featured former Cyclone and NBA player Will Blalock ... his BABC squad won the 2011 Nike Peach Jam, one of the best AAU tournaments in the country ... teammates at Tilton and in AAU with Nerlens Noel ... won four NEPSAC titles, one national prep championship, one AAU national championship and one Nike EYBL title in his career ... played in the 2012 Mary Kline All-Star game ... also had offers from Iowa, Providence, Texas A&M and Seton Hall.

PERSONAL: Born June 17, 1993 in Lawrence, Mass. ... son of Sidy and Alison Niang ... first name pronounced “George” ... last name pronounced Knee-yang ... business marketing major ... was student body president at Tilton Prep.

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Georges Niang: 2016 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-11
Weight: 201
Position: PF
College: North Carolina
Age: 21

PPG: 17.0
RPG: 10.4
APG: 1.5
BLK: 1.5
STL: 1.1

Player BioCourtesy of North Carolina Athletics

AS A SENIOR(2015-16): Carolina’s first consensus first-team All-America since 2009...Led Carolina to a 33-7 record, the ACC regular-season and Tournament championships, the NCAA East Region title, the Final Four and a second-place finish in the NCAA Tournament...First-team All-America by the Associated Press, NABC, USBWA, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Scout and John R. Wooden...Unanimous first-team All-ACC selection by both the media and coaches...Voted by the coaches to the ACC’s All-Defensive team...The eighth Tar Heel to earn first-team All-ACC Tournament, All-NCAA Regional and All-Final Four honors in the same season...KenPom’s national player of the year...Led UNC with 678 points (17.0 ppg), 416 rebounds (10.4), field goal percentage (.614) and blocks (59)...Averages were even better in ACC play with 17.2 ppg and 11.6 rpg...First Tar Heel ever with 600 points, 400 rebounds, 50 blocks, 40 steals and a FG percentage of .600 in a season...Grabbed 416 rebounds, breaking Tyler Hansbrough’s single-season UNC record...Set UNC record with 23 double-doubles, breaking Billy Cunningham’s record set in 1964...Second ACC player since 1974 to grab 400 rebounds in a season and finished with the 10th-most by an ACC player in history...One of four Tar Heels to ever shoot 60 percent from the floor and 75 percent from the free throw in a season; one of three ACC players to accomplish that in the last 20 years...First Tar Heel to average a double-double and shoot 60 percent from the floor since 1975...Led the ACC in field goal percentage and double-doubles, was second in rebounding and seventh in scoring...Only ACC player who qualified that shot better than 60 percent from the floor (.614) • First Tar Heel since 2005 to have two 20-rebound games in a season (23 at FSU, 21 at Duke)...UNC ranked No. 1 in the ACC in scoring and scoring margin, rebounding and rebounding margin and field goal percentage defense and tied for third in field goal percentage...Scored in double figures a team-high 37 times, second-most in UNC history...Six 25-point games and eight 20/10 games...Tied Brad Daugherty’s school record with 16 consecutive field goals...Led UNC in scoring a team-high 19 times...39 points, 23 rebounds, 14 field goals at Florida State and field goal percentage of .917 vs. UCLA were ACC single-game bests this year...Won ACC Player of the Week honors four times...Three awards came during ACC play...National Player of the Week twice...Shot 64.1 percent from the floor and 83.0 percent from the free throw line in nine post-season games (ACC and NCAA) • Earned All-Final Four honors • First Tar Heel to ever compile three consecutive 20/10 games in the NCAA Tournament (Providence, Indiana and Notre Dame)...Earned East Regional MVP honors after scoring 25 points with 12 rebounds in the regional final...Set the UNC record for an NCAA Tournament game with eight blocks in first round...Averaged 14.3 points and 8.7 rebounds and shot 72.0 percent from the floor and 87.5 percent from the line in ACC Tournament...Had 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists in championship game vs. Virginia...Led UNC with 18 points and grabbed 21 rebounds in the win at Duke...Led both teams with 16 points and 15 rebounds in 96-71 win over 10th-ranked Miami in a battle of first-place ACC teams...Led both teams with 29 points and 19 rebounds at home vs. Duke...Career-high eight assists (six in the second half when UNC shot 64.3 percent from the floor) and 16 points in the win at Syracuse...Scored 39 points and grabbed 23 rebounds at Florida State...One of five Tar Heels to ever have at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in the same game and the first in 40 years.

AS A JUNIOR (2014-15): Third-team All-ACC selection by the coaches and media and earned first-team All-ACC Tournament honors...Led UNC in field goal percentage (.566), made field goals (207) and rebounding (7.8) and was second in scoring (12.9) and blocks (42)...Was fourth in the ACC in FG% and seventh in rebounding...Had the third-most points in the ACC among players without a three-point field goal (Duke’s Jahlil Okafor and Syracuse’s Rakeem Christmas)...Led UNC in scoring in the ACC Tournament at 18.0 ppg and shot 58.8% from the floor and was 12 of 14 from the free throw line (.857)...Led UNC in scoring (13.6), rebounding (8.4) and FG% (.609) in UNC’s nine ACC road games...Led Carolina in ACC play in rebounding (8.5), field goal percentage (.583) and field goals made (102) and was second in scoring (13.3, just 0.2 behind Paige)...Grabbed 10 or more rebounds nine times in the last 23 games (had done it three times in his first 85 games as a Tar Heel)...Scored 16 or more points in 12 of the last 20 games with 16, 17 three times, 18 twice, 19 twice, 20 twice and 22 twice...Led UNC in scoring 12 times, one off the team high...Scored in double figures 27 times, including 18 of UNC’s 22 ACC games (UNC went 13-5 vs. ACC opponents when he scored 10+, 1-3 when he did not)...Made 35 of his last 45 from the free throw line (.778)...Made seven or more field goals in six of the first 22 games and 11 of the last 16 games.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Led UNC in field goal percentage and blocks, was second in rebounding and fourth in scoring...Finished third in media voting for the ACC's top sixth man Converted 23 of 31 field goal attempts in his last four games Went 62 for 94 from the floor in the last 13 games (.660) Scored in double figures 19 times (10 times in ACC play including the ACC Tournament), including 10 of the last 14 games Blocked at least two shots in 13 games, including a career-high five against Pitt on 2/15/14.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13): Played in all 36 games...One of four players to appear in all 36 games...Averaged 5.4 points...Was the fourth leading rebounder on the team with 3.2 per game...Scored in double figures nine times, but not in the last 21 games...Converted a team-high 51.1 percent from the floor...Was second on the team with 19 blocked shots ...Averaged 4.1 points and 2.6 boards in ACC regular season play...Played effectively in win over Virginia with six points and four rebounds and a steal in 11 minutes...Grabbed six rebounds in OT win over Virginia Tech...Scored in double figures in one ACC game (10 against Miami at home)...Made 6 of 8 shots for 12 points and added three offensive rebounds and three steals in win over UNLV...Led UNC with eight first-half points against UNLV as the Tar Heels built a nine-point lead at the break...Scored in double figures for the first time in three games with 10 points and seven rebounds agianst McNeese State...Limited to 15 minutes against East Carolina because of illness...Had 12 points, eight rebounds and two assists against East Tennessee State...Scored eight of his 10 points in the first half at Indiana...Season-high 16 points on 7 of 8 shooting from the floor in his first start against Chaminade...Added two blocks and two steals against the Silver Swords...Scored eight of his 10 points at Long Beach in the first half, helping UNC erase a six-point deficit and take a 33-32 lead at the half...Also had a season-high eight rebounds at Long Beach...Netted 12 points in 12 minutes against Florida Atlantic.

HIGH SCHOOL: Won Gatorade South Carolina Boys Basketball Player of the Year honors as a junior and senior...Parade All-America...Averaged 25.4 points, 14.3 rebounds, 8.3 blocks and three assists per game as a senior...Led Edisto to a 15-5 record and the second round of the Class 2-A Tournament...Averaged 23 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in 2011...Played for his dad at Edisto High School in Cordova, S.C....Played in the Jordan Brand Classic...Two-time state champion in the high jump...Also played one year as a wide receiver...Member of the National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

PERSONAL: Born Jonathan Brice Johnson on June 27, 1994, in Orangeburg, S.C....Son of Herman and Renee Johnson...Majoring in exercise and sport science in the sport administration program.

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Brice Johnson: 2016 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-0
Weight: 178
Position: PG
College: Indiana
Age: 23

PPG: 17.3
RPG: 3.8
APG: 5.6
BLK: 0.0
STL: 1.1

AS A SENIOR(2015-16): IU Male Athlete of the Year ... named the 45th All-American in IU history … earned Second Team All-American honors from Sporting News and USA Today … was named Third Team All-American by CBS Sports and Associated Press … part of the 10-person Wendy’s Wooden Award All-American team … a All-District honoree by the USBWA and NABC … one of five finalists for the Cousy Award, which is handed out to the top point guard in the country each season … earned unanimous First Team All-Big Ten honors ... was also added to the Big Ten All-Defensive team ... finished his career ranked sixth in school history in career points (1,986), first in career assists (633), and second in made 3-Pointers for a career (272) ... set an IU record by playing and staring in all 137 games during his career … he is the only player in program history to lead the team in assists for four years … his 195 assists as a senior were two shy of the IU single-season record and were the most by an IU senior … had eight games of 20+ points this season, including two 30+ point games ... played and started all 35 games ... averaged 17.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 5.5 assists … totaled 15 points, nine rebounds, and six assists against Creighton ... scored 15 points and added five dimes against Duke ... poured in a career-best 38 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds against IPFW ... posted 24 points, and seven assists against Nebraska ... dropped 19 points against Wisconsin, including several clutch buckets at the end of the game ... set the new school record for career assists on a first half assist to Max Bielfeldt against Illinois on Jan. 19 ... netted 30 points and added seven rebounds at Wisconsin ... scored 17 points and added nine dimes in the win at Michigan ... in the win at Illinois, he led a second half comeback and finished with 27 points, five rebounds and five assists ... scored 20 points, including the clinching 3-point field goal in the final minute to secure the win and clinch the Big Ten outright championship ... on Senior Day, he scored 17 points to go with four rebounds and four assists against Maryland ... scored 14 points and dished out eight assists against Michigan at the Big Ten Tournament ... posted his first career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Chattanooga in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament... tallied 18 points, five rebounds, and four assists against Kentucky in the Round of 32 ... dropped 25 points, four assists, and three rebounds against North Carolina in the Regional Semifinal of the NCAA Tournament.

AS A JUNIOR (2014-15): FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN ... named to NABC First Team All-District and USBWA All-District ... Ranked 22nd on the IU career scoring list with 1,379 points in his first three seasons ... was sixth in career assists (438) ... made 193 career 3-point field goals, the fourth-most in IU history ... made at least one 3-point field goal in 65 straight games, the longest active streak in the country and an IU record ... led the team in scoring (16.3) and assists (4.9) per game and ranked fourth in rebounds per game (3.2) ... had 11 games of 20+ points this season ... posted a 2.6-to-1 assist -to-turnover ratio ... made 82 3-point field goals, the most ever by a junior at Indiana ... started all 34 games and has played in 102 career games ... had 20 points and seven assists in the win over Texas Southern ... totaled 13 points, five rebounds and seven assists against SMU ... poured in 27 points in addition to seven assists against EWU ... had 15 points, six rebounds and six assists against UNCG ... posted 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists against Louisville ... dropped 20 points against Butler ... tallied 27 points against Georgetown at MSG ... had just five points but added eight assists and five rebounds in the win at Nebraska ... logged seven points and nine assists in the win at Illinois ... recorded 24 points and five assists in the win over Maryland ... followed up the Maryland game with 26 points at Ohio State, aided by a 6-of-11 effort from behind the 3-point line ... registered third consecutive 20-point game with 21 points and three assists against Purdue ... in the win over Michigan, he posted 18 points, four rebounds and six assists ... scored 23 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out six assists at Maryland ... ran the offense to the tune of 11 assists in a win over Minnesota ... had 21 points, five rebounds and four assists against Purdue ... closed the regular season with 21 points, seven boards and six assists against Michigan State ... had 17 points, five assists and two steals against Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament ... finished with 18 points versus Maryland in the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament ... dropped 24 points and three assists in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament against Wichita St.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Started all 32 games ... garnered second team All-Big Ten accolades from the media and coaches ... named USBWA All-District as well as NABC All-District ... averaged a team-best 17.2 points per game ... also averaged 3.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists per contest ... is the first player in IU history to record 120 or more assists in his first two seasons since Isiah Thomas did it in 1980 and 1981 ... connected on 88 3-point field goals, the second-most in a single season in Indiana history (Alford - 107, 1987) ... shot 40.0 percent from the 3-point line (88-of-220) ... increased his production in Big Ten Play, averaging 17.8 points per contest ... posted 20 points in 31 minutes of play against Southern Indiana in an exhibition game, including 6-of-10 from 3-point line ... had 14 points, three assists and two steals in an exhibition game against Hilldale ... poured in 11 points along with six rebounds and three assists against Chicago State in the season opener ... scored 17 points while grabbing three boards and dishing out three assists against LIU Brooklyn ... posted 26 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the 3-point line while also handing out six assists against Samford ... scored a game-high 24 points to go with five rebounds and six assists against Stony Brook ... scored 20 points and handed out five assists against Washington at MSG as part of the 2K Sports Classic ... registered 19 points, four rebounds and two assists at MSG against UConn as part of the 2K Sports Classic ... deposited 10 points to go with two rebounds and two assists against Evansville ... posted 12 points, one rebound and two assists at Syracuse ... scored 14 points and handed out seven assists against North Florida ... tallied 11 points, three rebounds and two assists against Oakland ... set a personal-best with five steals to along with his 13 points and three assists against Notre Dame ... led the way with 16 points and eight assists against Nicholls State ... scored a game-high 25 points to go with six rebounds and five assists against Kennesaw State ... scored 30 points on 5-of-8 from long distance at Illinois, becoming the first IU player since Christian Watford on Jan. 23, 2011, to score 30 points ... logged a team-high 17 points and had three steals against Michigan State ... reached double figures with 15 points at Penn State while also dishing out seven assists at Penn State ... tallied 25 points, four assists and a steal in a win over Wisconsin ... dropped in nine points against Northwestern ... was 9-10 at the foul line and scored 19 points as he played a team-high 36 minutes against Michigan State ... led the Hoosiers with 17 points - 15 in the second half - in addition to five assists and four rebounds against Illinois ... led the Hoosiers with 14 points, going 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and dishing out five assists at Nebraska ... went 7-of-8 from long range, finishing with 27 points against Michigan ... paced Indiana with 14 points, four rebounds and four assists at Minnesota ... scored a team-high 16 points, pulled down five rebounds, and dished out six assists versus Penn State ... dropped 27 points (11-of-13 free throws) at Purdue ... hit a pair of 3-pointers on his way to 12 points at Northwestern ... led all scorers with 24 points (5-of-10 3FG) while collecting four rebounds at Wisconsin ... scored eight points and dished out four assists in a win over Iowa ... contributed a team-high 20 points and dished out four assists against Ohio State ... registered 10 points, eight rebounds, and five assists versus Nebraska ... dropped in 16 points, including four 3-point field goals, in addition to eight assists in the final game of the regular season at Michigan ... paced the Hoosiers with 14 points against Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13): Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten by the media ... earned Big Ten All-Freshman team recognition from the coaches ... nominated for the Wayman Tisdale Award Midseason Watchlist ... Preseason All-Freshman Team (Sporting News) ... CBSSports.com Preseason All-Freshman Second Team ... started all 36 games and averaged 7.6 point per contest ... led the team with 4.1 assists per game ... also collected 2.8 rebounds per game and shot 78.9 percent from the free throw line ... posted eight points, four rebounds, four assists and one steal in the exhibition win against Indiana Wesleyan ... in his first collegiate regular season game, posted 10 points, five rebounds and seven assists against Bryant in the season opener ... registered four points, two rebounds and three assists against North Dakota State ... dished out seven assists against Sam Houston State ... also recorded three points and three rebounds in 24 minutes versus the Bearkats ... scored just four points but handed out five assists against Georgia in the semifinals of the Progressive Legends Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... connected for 14 points and four assists in 33 minutes in the finals of the Progressive Legends Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... tallied five rebounds, three assists, two points and a block against Ball State ... scored just two points but had six assists and just one turnover against No. 14 North Carolina while also snagging five rebounds ... registered six points and three assists against Coppin State ... racked up eight points and six assists against Central Connecticut State ... played 31 minutes and connected for 12 points - including the game-tying 3-pointer with six seconds left in regulation to force overtime - while also grabbing a team-best eight rebounds against Butler ... dialed up nine assists, eight points, four rebounds and a steal against Mount St. Mary's ... contributed four points, four rebounds, five assists and a steal against Florida Atlantic ... became the first IU player since 2009 to record 10 assists in a game when he posted as many against Jacksonville ... in his Big Ten debut, scored nine points, grabbed seven boards and dished out four assists in 32 minutes at Iowa ... tallied 13 points and eight assists against Minnesota ... scored nine points to go with three rebounds against Wisconsin ... contributed four points and one assist at Northwestern ... went 6-of-7 from the field, including a trio of 3-pointers to finish with 15 points along with two assists, two rebounds and steal against Penn State ... tallied 11 points and three assists against Michigan State ... went 3-of-4 from the 3-point line for 11 points in addition to three assists and his third blocked shot of the season at Purdue ... played 28 minutes against Michigan and finished with 14 points, five assists and two rebounds ... had seven points and four assists at Illinois ... had one point, but contributed three assists in 25 minutes at Ohio State ... scored eight points to go with two boards and zero turnovers against Nebraska ... tallied six rebounds, five assists, four points and two steals against Purdue ... posted six points, three rebounds and five assists at Michigan State ... registered 10 points, five assists, four rebounds, and one steal at Minnesota ... posted 19 points, five assists (one turnover) and one blocked shot against Iowa ... chipped in with seven points, two rebounds and two assists against Ohio State ... contributed six points, five rebounds and three assists at Michigan ... went 5-of-10 from the field on his way to 12 points while also handing out two assists, blocking two shots and coming away with two steals against Illinois in the quarterfinal of the Big Ten Tournament ... recorded six points and three assists against Wisconsin in the semifinal of the Big Ten Tournament ... scored the first nine points of the game to push the Hoosiers to a win against James Madison in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton ... had three assists and two rebounds against Temple in the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton ... had two rebounds, one assist and one steal against Syracuse at the regional semifinals in Washington, D.C.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Ed Schilling at Park Tudor ... ranked No. 19 overall and No. 2 at the point guard position in his class by Rivals.com ... rated as the No. 3 point guard in his class by Scout.com ... checked in as the No. 24 overall prospect in the ESPN100 ... became the 17th IU recruit to play in the McDonald's All-American game ... led the West team to a victory in the McDonald's All-American game with eight assists and zero turnovers ... helped lead the Indiana Senior All-Stars to a two-game sweep of the Kentucky Senior All-Stars ... led Park Tudor to second straight IHSAA Class 2A state title as a senior ... set a championship game record with 12 assists ... also had 17 points and nine rebounds in the title game to just miss a triple-double ... finished his senior year averaging 18.5 points per game, 3.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists and a season record of 26-2 ... added averaged 18.7 points and 6.6 assists as a junior ... led Park Tudor to a 26-2 record as a junior and the IHSAA Class 2A State title ... scored 14 points and five rebounds to go with six assists in the championship game ... named First Team All-State by the Associated Press ... was on the Indiana Junior All-Star team ... took third place in the adidas Nations tournament for the USA Red 2012 team in August 2011 ... took part in the NBPA Top 100 Camp and was the MVP of the playoffs ... took Park Tudor to the championship game of the IHSAA Class 2A state playoffs and scored 20 points in the title game during his sophomore season ... averaged 23.4 points and 4.6 assists while shooting 57 percent from the 3-point line ... as a freshman at Park Tudor, he averaged 12.3 points, 5.1 assists and two steals per game ... played AAU for Indiana Elite ... earned honor roll accolades at Park Tudor

PERSONAL: Intends to major in sports marketing and management ... birthdate is May 9, 1993 ... the son of Kevin Sr., and Lydia Ferrell ... has one brother and two sisters.

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Yogi Ferrell: 2016 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-9
Weight: 219
Position: PF/C
College: Kansas
Age: 19

PPG: 3.0
RPG: 2.5
APG: 0.0
BLK: 0.9
STL: 0.3

AS A FRESHMAN(2015-16): Appeared in 27 games, starting one...Scored a season-high 13 points against Loyola (Md.)...Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds versus TCU

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a five-star recruit and was widely considered one of the top players in the Class of 2015...He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.

PERSONAL: Diallo was born on September 13, 1996 and raised in Kayes, Mali

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Cheick Diallo: 2016 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-7
Weight: 211
Position: PG
College: BYU
Age: 24

PPG: 15.3
RPG: 8.2
APG: 7.4
BLK: 0.5
STL: 2.0

AS A SENIOR(2015-16): A team captain...Named an AP Honorable Mention All-American...Named the WCC Player of the Year and to the All-WCC First Team...Named to the USBWA and NABC All-District First Teams...Named to the College Sports Madness All-High Major First Team...An Allstate Good Works Nominee and Cousy Award Top 10 Finalist...Two-time WCC Player of the Week (Nov. 30, Jan. 11)...Received the Performance of the Year award at the 2016 Y Awards...Received the Most Outstanding Player and Best Conditioned Perimeter Player awards at the annual team banquet...Named the College Male Athlete of the Year at the Governor's State of Sport Awards...Tied the NCAA single-season record (set by himself in 2014-15) for triple-doubles with 6...Set the NCAA career triple-double record with 12...One of two players in the NCAA ranked in the top 100 in rebounds (99th), assists (5) and steals (29th)...Led the NCAA in triple-doubles, was 2nd in total assists, 5th in assists per game, 13th in total steals, 29th in steals per game, 35th in total minutes, 70th in field goals made and 81st in defensive rebounds per game...In the WCC was 1st in assists, 1st in steals, 3rd in rebounding, 3rd in defensive rebounds, 7th in minutes played, 8th in assist/turnover ratio, 8th in offensive rebounds and 11th in scoring...In the BYU record book, concluded his career 1st in rebounds, 1st in assists, 1st in assists per game, 1st in games with 10-plus assists, 1st in offensive rebounds, 2nd in steals, 2nd in games with 3-plus steals, 2nd in games started, 3rd in double-doubles, 3rd in games played, 4th in steals per game, 5th in free throw attempts, T-5th in double-figure scoring games, T-7th in victories played in, 10th in free throws made and 11th all-time in scoring
Finished the 2015-16 season 1st all-time in assists in a single season, 1st in assists per game, 1st in 10-assist games, 3rd in steals, T-4th in steals per game and T-8th in double-doubles...Posted season highs of 26 points (vs. Belmont), 16 rebounds (vs. Northern Iowa), 16 assists (vs. Portland) and 5 steals (3 times)...Scored in double figures 34 times, 20-plus points 8 times...Had 15 double-doubles, 6 triple-doubles, 13 games with double figure rebounds and 3-plus steals 10 times...Had double figure assists 10 times...Led BYU in scoring 6 times, rebounds 15 times and assists 32 times

AS A JUNIOR (2014-15): A team captain...Named to the Lute Olson All-America Team and an AP Honorable Mention All-American...Named to the All-WCC First Team and the WCC All-Tournament Team...Named to the USBWA All-District First Team and the NABC All-District Second Team...Was a candidate for the Cousy Award...Four-time WCC Player of the Week (Dec. 8, Dec. 30, Feb. 9, March 2)...Named to the All-High Major Third Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com...Named the Comeback Player of the Year at the 2015 Y Awards
Set the NCAA single-season record and tied the NCAA career record with 6 triple-doubles...The only player in the NCAA ranked in the top 100 in rebounds (42nd), assists (16th) and steals (71st)...Led the NCAA in triple-doubles, was 15th in total assists, 16th in assists per game, 23rd in double-doubles, 39th in defensive rebounds per game, 42nd in rebounds per game, 43rd in total rebounds, 63rd in total steals, 71st in steals per game, 84th in free throw attempts, 94th in assist/turnover ratio and 95th in free throws made
Ranked 2nd in the WCC in rebounding, 2nd in assists, 2nd in steals, 2nd in defensive rebounds, 5th in assist/turnover ratio, 5th in offensive rebounds, 12th in scoring and 15th in free-throw percentage...Concluded his junior season 2nd all-time at BYU in career 10-assist games, T-3rd in 3-steals games, 4th in assists per game, 4th in steals per game, T-5th in 5-steal games, 6th in offensive rebounds, 7th in steals, 8th in assists, 9th in assist/turnover ratio, 13th in rebounds, T-14th in double-doubles and 36th all-time in scoring
Finished the 2014-15 season among the top 10 in BYU single-season history in 10-assist games (1st), assists (3rd), assists per game (3rd), 3-steals games (T-4th), steals per game (7th), steals (9th), double-doubles (10th) and offensive rebounds (T-10th)...Posted season highs of 28 points (Gonzaga), 15 rebounds (twice), 11 assists (3 times), 6 steals (Purdue) and 2 blocks (twice)...Scored in double figures 25 times, 20-plus points 6 times...Had 14 double-doubles, double figure rebounds 14 times and 3-plus steals 11 times...Led BYU in scoring 4 times, rebounds 24 times and assists 26 times

AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14): A team captain...Named to the All-WCC Team and the WCC All-Tournament Team...Named to the CollegeSportsMadness.com All-WCC Third Team...Ranked 83rd in the nation in assists per game, 89th in steals per game, 86th in rebounds per game, 60th in total assists and 58th in total rebounds...Ranked 2nd in the WCC in rebounding, 3rd in steals, 3rd in assists, 3rd in defensive rebounds, 5th in offensive rebounds, 7th in minutes played, 11th in assist/turnover ratio, 13th in field goal percentage and 14th in scoring...One of only four players in the country to be ranked in the top 100 in assists and steals in 2013-14...In the BYU record book, totaled the 7th most offensive rebounds in a season, 7th most offensive rebounds per game, 7th most 3 steal games, 8th most 5 steal games, 9th most assists, 9th most steals and 9th most steals per game...Posted season highs of 23 points (Loyola Marymount), 16 rebounds (Loyola Marymount), 8 assists (twice), 5 steals (twice), 3 blocks (Loyola Marymount), 10 field goals made (Loyola Marymount), 2 3-pointers (at UMass) and 8 free throws made (Saint Mary's)...Scored in double figures 30 times, 20-plus points three times, had double figure rebounds 9 times and had 7 double-doubles...Had 3-plus steals 8 times, led the team in scoring 6 times, rebounding 14 times and assists 17 times...Averaged 14.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.7 steals and shot .497 from the field, .364 from three and .576 from the free throw line

AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11): Averaged 5.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting .481 from the field, .259 from three and .568 from the free throw line...Posted season highs of 16 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks...Scored in double figures 10 times, had double-figure rebounds 3 times and had 1 double-double...Led the team in rebounds 11 times and assists 5 times...Posted 15 rebounds against Florida in the NCAA Tournament...Had 11 points and 9 boards vs. New Mexico in the MWC Tournament...Had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists vs. Wyoming...At Colorado State had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists...Posted 12 points and 10 boards at Creighton

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Craig Drury and helped Provo High to state titles as a freshman and sophomore, a second-place state finish as a junior and a trip to the state semifinals as a senior...Participated in the NBA Players' Association Top 100 camp in Virginia in the summer of 2009...Named to Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West First Team...Played in the High School Academic All-American Classic where he received the Shooter’s Touch Community Service Award...Named Deseret News Mr. Basketball, Salt Lake Tribune Male Athlete of the Year and Utah Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior and earned first-team all-state honors from the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune and was the Daily Herald's All-Valley Player of the Year...Averaged 23.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 3.4 steals and recorded five triple-doubles and led Provo to a 19-4 record...Earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and averaged 18.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 7.0 assists and led Provo to a 24-1 record...Named first-team all-state as a sophomore and averaged 14.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists and led Provo to a 22-3 record...Played for Utah Pump 'N Run Red AAU team

PERSONAL: Parents are Jeff and Alisa...Wife Shea Martinez-Collinsworth is an All-American track athlete at BYU...Has two sisters and two brothers...Brother is Chris Collinsworth, a former forward for the Cougars...Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Russia...Also recruited by Kansas, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Utah, Marquette, Virginia, Stanford and USC

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Kyle Collinsworth: 2016 Draft Prospect

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Seventh Pre-Draft Workout Participants (June 17)

Height: 6-10
Weight: 254
Position: C
College: Maryland
Age: 19

PPG: 12.5
RPG: 5.4
APG: 0.4
BLK: 1.6
STL: 0.5

AS A FRESHMAN(2015-16): Associated Press Big Ten Newcomer of the Year...Third Team All-Big Ten pick; also named to the All-Freshman Team...helped guide Maryland to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2003...posted 14 points on 6-for-8 from the field vs. Hawaii in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/20)...scored 23 points and added eight boards vs. Nebraska in the B1G quarterfinals (3/11)...ranks third all-time in Maryland history for blocks for a freshman in a single season (56)...second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg) and ranked third in blocks (2.0 bpg) and sixth in FG pct (.561) in the league in B1G play...recorded 12 points and added seven rebounds at Indiana (3/6)...had 16 points and 10 rebounds (five offensive boards) and career-high eight blocks at Nebraska (2/3), marking the most blocks in a single game at Maryland since Ekene Ibekwe vs Mount St. Mary’s in 2006...scored 10 points and added eight rebounds at Ohio State (1/31)...recorded third double-double in B1G play with 22 points and 11 rebounds at Michigan (1/12)...Wayman Tisdale Award Midseason Watch List (1/25)...one of three players in double-figures (11 points) at Wisconsin (1/9)...posted double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Rutgers (1/6)...named Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Week (1/4)...second in scoring among freshman in the Big Ten ...established Maryland freshman record and all-time mark at XFINITY Center with 39 points vs. Penn State (12/30) in his inaugural Big Ten game...also established Maryland single-game records for free throws made (19) and attempted (25)...first career double-double wiith 39 points and a career-high 12 rebounds vs. Penn State (12/30)...matched a then-career-high with 16 points and added seven rebounds vs. Marshall (12/27)...posted 11 points and added six rebounds against Princeton (12/19)...scored 12 points and added six boards and two blocks vs. UMES (12/12)...notched a then-career-high 16 points off the bench vs. Saint Francis (12/4)...scored nine points and added five rebounds at No. 9 North Carolina (12/1)...posted 15 points and added three rebounds and a block vs. Cleveland State (11/28)...scored 12 points, including 10 in the second half, off the bench in a win over Rider (11/20)...posted 10 points and seven rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Mount St. Mary’s (11/13)...named to the 2015-16 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award watch list (10/16).

HIGH SCHOOL: A McDonald's All-American, Stone is rated as a consensus top 10 player by a myriad of national recruiting services, including Rivals.com – No. 6; ESPN.com – No. 7 and 247 Sports.com – No. 10…Stone is arguably one of the highest-rated recruits to join Maryland…With Melo Trimble (2014) and Stone (2015) joining the Terps, it marked the first time in 22 years that Maryland inked consecutive Top 25 prospects in successive years (Duane Simpkins, 1992 and Keith Booth, 1993)…Starred at Dominican High School in Milwaukee, Wis., where he led his high school team to four straight state championships…As a senior, Stone averaged 24.4 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game…Established a Wisconsin state record with 14 blocked shots in the 2012 state semifinal and also finished the game with a triple-double, notching 15 points, 15 rebounds and 14 blocks…Stone was named Wisconsin Associated Press Player of the Year as a senior…Member of the 2014 USA U-17 World Championship Team and was named to the FIBA U-17 World Championship All-Tournament Team…Averaged 13.6 points and 7.2 rebounds and led the USA U-16 Team to a gold medal and a 5-0 record in tournament play…Scored 14 points on a 7-for-9 performance from the field and added three rebounds and two blocks in the prestigious 2015 McDonald's All-American game and led the East team to a 111-91 win over the West squad.

PERSONAL: Parents are Cynthia Oliver-Stone and Robert Stone...has one older sister, Endia Oliver...Father played basketball at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, mother played volleyball at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and his sister played volleyball at Tennessee State University... Favorite basketball player of all time is Wilt Chamberlain...Father named him Diamond because a Diamond is the hardest rock on the planet.... Major is Communication.