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Three Jayhawks invited to 2023 NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. Here’s how you can watch

Kansas guard Gradey Dick (4) shoots against Arkansas during a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Gradey Dick (4) shoots against Arkansas during a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. nwagner@kcstar.com

Three members of the 2022-23 Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team have been invited to attend the 2023 NBA Draft Combine on May 15-21 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

Gradey Dick, Kevin McCullar and Jalen Wilson have been included in the list of 78 invitees to participate in various scrimmages, drills and testing while also interviewing with front office officials of the league’s 30 teams.

Kansas State’s Keyontae Johnson and Missouri’s Kobe Brown also have been invited to the Combine, as well as other Big 12 players in Adam Flagler and Keyonte George (Baylor), Mike Miles (TCU) and Dillon Mitchell (Texas).

More players will be invited following the conclusion of the 2023 NBA G League Elite Camp on May 13-14 also in Chicago. K-State’s Markquis Nowell and Missouri’s D’Moi Hodge will be two of 45 prospects to compete at the Elite Camp.

Strength and agility drills and shooting drills will be broadcast from the Combine live on the NBA App on Monday, May 15, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Central.

Coverage of the combine will continue on Wednesday, May 17, on ESPN2 from 1 to 5 p.m., and Thursday, May 18, from 3 to 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Some players elect to sit out the scrimmage and drills and only partake in measurements and tests.

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery will take place on Tuesday, May 16. The draft is set for June 22 in Brooklyn, New York.

This story was originally published May 10, 2023 at 6:30 AM with the headline "Three Jayhawks invited to 2023 NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. Here’s how you can watch."

Gary Bedore
The Kansas City Star
Gary Bedore covers KU basketball for The Kansas City Star. He has written about the Jayhawks since 1978 — during the Ted Owens, Larry Brown, Roy Williams and Bill Self eras. He has won the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year award and KPA writing awards.
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