Former Prep Products Heading to NBA Draft
Andre Drummond, Nerlens Noel, Michael Carter-Williams, Ricky Ledo, Erik Murphy…
There have been a lot of familiar names called on draft night over the last few years, but next month’s 2014 NBA Draft could be the most exciting yet for local fans with an unprecedented number of former New England prep products in contention for the 60 picks.
Last week, Cox Sports spoke with ESPN’s Adam Finkelstein and FriarBasketball.com’s Kevin Farrahar to get their take on 12 top NBA prospects with roots in the New England region.
Part 1 of the series profiled: former Notre Dame Prep and Cincinnati guard Sean Kilpatrick; former Brewster Academy and Syracuse forward C.J. Fair; former Brewster Academy and Iowa State swingman Melvin Ejim; former Brewster Academy and Xavier point guard Semaj Christon; former Brewster Academy and St. John’s forward Jakarr Sampson; and former Notre Dame Prep, Expressions Elite, and UNLV forward Khem Birch.
Click here to see where these prospects are currently projected by Draft Express and ESPN and to hear what Adam and Kevin had to say about their transition to the next level.
Part 2 of the series included: former South Kent and Louisville guard Russ Smith; former Brewster Academy and Michigan forward Mitch McGary; former Lawrence Academy, Metro Boston, and Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier; former Brewster Academy and N.C. State forward T.J. Warren; former St. Mark’s and Michigan guard Nik Stauskas; and former New Hampton and Mass Rivals forward Noah Vonleh
Click here to see where these prospects are currently projected by Draft Express and ESPN and to hear what Adam and Kevin had to say about their transition to the next level.
T.J. Warren
Sean Kilpatrick
Semaj Christon
Melvin Ejim
Jakarr Sampson
Michael Carter-Williams
Mitch McGary
Andre Drummond
C.J. Fair
Shabazz Napier
Khem Birch
Erik Murphy
Noah Vonleh
Nerlens Noel