Deonte Burton “ranks among the top point guards in this draft class is a variety of categories” according to DraftExpress. He highlights today’s workout featuring five of the DX Top 100 prospects.
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Deonte Burton
Guard - Nevada - Senior
6'1" - 190lbs
- Named to the 2014 All-Mountain West First Team
- Scored in double figures in 31 games his senior season, including a career-high 32 points at Fresno State on Jan. 22
- Ranked second in the MWC in both assists per game (4.4) and points per game (20.1) as a senior
- Named the 2012 WAC Player of the Year
- Selected as the 2011 WAC Newcomer/Freshman of the Year
- Won the John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year award as a senior
Nedim Buza
Forward - Spars Sarajevo - 5/10/95
6'7" - 190lbs
- Averaged 9.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists through 22 games in the 2013-14 season for Spars Sarajevo
- Made the Citta Di Roma (NIJT) All-Tournament Team and the NIJT All-Tournament Team in 2012-13
- From Visoko, Bosnia & Herzegovina
- National team involvement for Bosnia & Herzegovina includes the Eurobasket Qualification in 2012 and the U-18 Euro Championships in 2013
C.J. Fair
Forward - Syracuse - Senior
6'8" - 215lbs
- Named the 2013-14 ACC Preseason Player of the Year
- One of 15 finalists for the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Year Trophy and the John R. Wooden Award
- Named to the Naismith Top 30 list
- Ranked 35th in the nation in total field goals made (217) and eighth in minutes per game (37.8) after his senior season
- Scored in double figures in 31 of 34 games during the 2013-14 campaign
- Posted 14 double-doubles in his career at Syracuse, including three during his senior year
- Ranks third all-time at Syracuse in career games played (143)
Victor Rudd
Forward - University of South Florida - Senior
6'9" - 235lbs
- Finished his career ranked 10th at USF in career scoring with 1,216 points
- Named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll five times in 2013-14
- Led the Bulls and ranked seventh in the conference with 16.1 points per game his redshirt senior year
- Also led the team in scoring in 2012-13 with 12.3 ppg
- Key player in USF’s NCAA Tournament appearance in 2012, during which the team made it to the third round
- Played at Arizona State his freshman year and averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds over 15 games
- Sat out 2010-11 season due to transfer rules
JaKarr Sampson
Forward - St. Johns - Sophomore
6'9" - 214lbs
- Selected to the Preseason All-Big East Second Team entering his sophomore season
- Led the team in rebounding during the 2013-14 season (6.1 rpg)
- Shot 52.2 percent from the floor in St. John’s final 17 games of his sophomore campaign, averaging 14.0 points and 5.7 rebounds in that span
- Named the 2013 Big East Rookie of the Year after leading all rookies in the conference in scoring (14.9 ppg in 2012-13)
- Earned unanimous All-Rookie honors after his freshman season
- Recorded a team-best 29 double digit scoring efforts in 2012-13
Xavier Thames
Guard - San Diego State - Senior
6'3" - 195lbs
- Named 2014 Mountain West Player of the Year
- Had 63 career double-figure scoring games
- Played three seasons at San Diego State, helping the team to two Mountain West titles and three NCAA berths, including the 2014 Sweet 16
- Ranks third on SDSU’s all-time list for free throw percentage (.814), fifth in free throws (397), seventh in conference victories, eighth in scoring (1,374), ninth in victories and 10th in 3-point field goals (123)
- Played 31 games for Washington State during the 2009-10 season before transferring