NBA Draft Scouting Combine 2015: Full participant list

The 2015 NBA Draft Scouting Combine begins Tuesday and goes through Sunday, with the measurements and athleticism testing and primary media availability being Thursday and Friday.

You’ll notice from the lists below, though, that a few big names are missing. Karl-Anthony Towns and Jahlil Okafor, the centers topping most draft boards, have decided to stay home for the Chicago function. The same is true for the top three overseas products: point guard Emmanuel Mudiay, shooting guard Mario Hezonja and power forward Kristaps Porzingis.

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There still are plenty of top-notch players, headlined by potential top pick D’Angelo Russell. Here’s the full list of participants:

Ryan Boatright, Connecticut

Quinn Cook, Duke

Jerian Grant, Notre Dame

Olivier Hanlan, Boston College

Andrew Harrison, Kentucky

Tyus Jones, Duke

George de Paula, Pinheiros (Brazil)

Cameron Payne, Murray State

Chasson Randle, Stanford

Terry Rozier, Louisville

Keifer Sykes, Wisconsin Green Bay

Delon Wright, Utah

Justin Anderson, Virginia

Devin Booker, Kentucky

Anthony Brown, Stanford

Pat Connaughton, Notre Dame

Sam Dekker, Wisconsin

Michael Frazier II, Florida

Treveon Graham, VCU

Aaron Harrison, Kentucky

Tyler Harvey, Eastern Washington

Corey Hawkins, UC-Davis

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Arizona

R.J. Hunter, Georgia State

Vince Hunter, UTEP

Stanley Johnson, Arizona

Kelly Oubre, Kansas

Terran Petteway, Nebraska

Norman Powell, UCLA

Michael Qualls, Arkansas

D’Angelo Russell, Ohio State

Marcus Thornton, William & Mary

J.P. Tokoto, North Carolina

Rashad Vaughn, UNLV

Dez Wells, Maryland

Justise Winslow, Duke

Joseph Young, Oregon

Cliff Alexander, Kansas

Brandon Ashley, Arizona

Rakeem Christmas, Syracuse

Branden Dawson, Michigan State

Montrezl Harrell, Louisville

Jonathan Holmes, Texas

Richaun Holmes, Bowling Green

Kevon Looney, UCLA

Trey Lyles, Kentucky

Jarell Martin, LSU

Chris McCullough, Syracuse

Jordan Mickey, LSU

Larry Nance Jr., Wyoming

Bobby Portis, Arkansas

TaShawn Thomas, Oklahoma

Chris Walker, Florida

Aaron White, Iowa

Alan Williams, UC Santa Barbara

Christian Wood, UNLV

Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky

Mouhammadou Jaiteh Nanterre, France

Dakari Johnson, Kentucky

Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin

Myles Turner, Texas

Robert Upshaw, Washington


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