Pitt center Steven Adams blocks a shot by Providence forward LaDontae Henton. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
The Associated Press
It’s officially one and done for Pittsburgh center Steven Adams. Adams started 32 games for Pitt and averaged 7.1 and 6.3 rebounds per game. The 19-year-old led the Panthers with 65 blocks and made 57 percent of his shots while being named to the Big East All-Rookie Team. Considered a project when he signed, Adams improved as the season went on. He had 13 points and 11 rebounds in Pitt’s 73-55 loss to Wichita State in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Adams said after the defeat he planned to come back but had a change of heart
NBA Draft: Thursday, June 27 at The Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Steven Adams, Pittsburgh, 7-0, freshman
C.J. Aiken, Saint Joseph’s, 6-9, junior
Anthony Bennett, UNLV, 6-8, freshman
Vander Blue, Marquette, 6-4, junior
Lorenzo Brown, N.C. State, 6-5, junior
Reggie Bullock, North Carolina, 6-7, junior
Trey Burke, Michigan, 6-0, sophomore
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia, 6-5, sophomore
Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse, 6-5, sophomore
Adrien Coleman, Bethune-Cookman, 6-5, junior
Allen Crabbe, California, 6-6, junior
Dewayne Dedmon, Southern Cal, 7-0, junior
Gorgui Dieng, Louisville, 6-11, junior
Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State, 6-5, junior
Keyondrei “Kiwi” Gardner, Midland (Texas) JC, 5-7, freshman
Archie Goodwin, Kentucky, 6-4, freshman
Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan, 6-6, junior
Grant Jerrett, Arizona, 6-10, freshman
Christian Kabongo, New Mexico State, 6-4, sophomore
Myck Kabongo, Texas, 6-1, sophomore
Shane Larkin, Miami, 5-11, sophomore
Ricky Ledo, Providence, 6-7, freshman
Alex Len, Maryland, 7-1, sophomore
C.J. Leslie, N.C. State, 6-9, junior
Nurideen Lindsey, Rider, 6-3, junior
Amath M’Baye, Oklahoma, 6-9, junior
Ray McCallum, Detroit, 6-3, junior
Ben McLemore, Kansas, 6-5, freshman
Tony Mitchell, North Texas, 6-8, sophomore
Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA, 6-6, freshman
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky, 6-10, freshman
Victor Oladipo, Indiana, 6-5, junior
Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga, 7-0, junior
Otto Porter Jr., Georgetown, 6-8, sophomore
Marshawn Powell, Arkansas, 6-7, junior
Phil Pressey, Missouri, 5-11, junior
Andre Roberson, Colorado, 6-7, junior
Trevis Simpson, UNC-Greensboro, 6-4, junior
Tony Snell, New Mexico, 6-7, junior
Tahj Tate, Delaware State, 6-4, sophomore
John Taylor, Fresno Pacific, 6-1, junior
Adonis Thomas, Memphis, 6-7, sophomore
Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State, 6-7, junior
B.J. Young, Arkansas, 6-3, sophomore
Cody Zeller, Indiana, 6-11, sophomore
International
Alejandro Abrines, Barcelona (Spain), 6-6, 1993 (birth year)
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Filathlitikos (Greece), 6-9, 1994
Laszlo Dobos, Zaragoza (Spain), 7-3, 1993
Rudy Gobert, Cholet (France), 7-0, 1992
Livio Jean-Charles, ASVEL (France), 6-8, 1993
Sergey Karasev, Triumph (Russia), 6-7, 1993
Raul Neto, Lagun Aro GBC (Spain), 6-1, 1992
Lucas Riva Nogueira, Estudiantes (Spain), 7-0, 1992
Alexandre Paranhos, Flamengo (Brazil), 6-8, 1992
Bogdan Radosavljevic, Bayern Munich (Germany), 6-11, 1993
Dennis Schroder, New Yorker Phantoms (Germany), 6-1, 1993
Strahinja Stojacic, Smederevo (Serbia), 6-5, 1992
Daniel Theis, Ratiopharm (Germany), 6-8, 1992
Janis Timma, Ventspils (Latvia), 6-7, 1992
Marko Todorovic, Barcelona (Spain), 6-10, 1992
Note: Country indicates where team plays, not country of nationality. Players cound withdraw up to June 17.
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