Former KU guard Melvin Council Jr. invited to G League Combine for pro prospects
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- Melvin Council Jr. has an invitation to the NBA G League Combine in Chicago on May 8-10.
- Players who impress scouts at the G League Combine can earn invites to NBA Draft Combine.
- Tre White and Keanu Dawes were not invited to the G League or NBA Combine as reported.
Former Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball guard Melvin Council Jr., who earned MVP honors at the recent Portsmouth Invitational for pro prospects, has been invited to attend the May 8-10 NBA G League Combine in Chicago.
A select number of players who impress scouts at the G League Combine — which will take place at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis Hotel — will earn invitations to the NBA Draft Combine. The NBA Combine will be held May 10-17 at the same locations in Chicago.
Former KU wing Tre White, who attended the Portsmouth event, was not included on the list of 44 players invited to the G League Combine or 73 invitees to the NBA Combine, as reported Friday by Jonathan Givony of Draft Express. And incoming KU forward Keanu Dawes, formerly of Utah, was not invited to either event and is expected to remove his name from the list of early entries to the 2026 Draft.
Givony pointed out the G League list was subject to change.
Former Missouri forward Mark Mitchell Jr. and former KU, TCU and Miami center Ernest Udeh Jr. are invited to the G League Combine.
So far, 73 players have been invited to the NBA Combine, including former KU guard Darryn Peterson and forward Flory Bidunga, who has transferred from KU to Louisville. Former KU forward Zuby Ejiofor has also been invited to the NBA Draft Combine.
Council, a 6-4, 180-pound fifth-year senior from Rochester, New York who transferred to KU from St. Bonaventure, averaged 19.3 points on 45.6% shooting with 5.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists in three games for Portsmouth Sports Club in the Portsmouth Invitational. He was the player of the game in each of his team’s three games at Churchland High School in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Council scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half in a 93-86 title-game victory over Mike Duman Inc.
This story was originally published May 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM with the headline "Former KU guard Melvin Council Jr. invited to G League Combine for pro prospects."
