By R.L. Bynum
Carolina forward Harrison Ingram is one of 78 players invited to the NBA Draft Combine, which runs from May 12 to May 19 in Chicago at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis.
USC’s Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, is also on the invitation list, along with Duke’s Kyle Filipowski and Jared McCain, Virginia’s Reece Beekman and Ryan Dunn, Pittsburgh’s Carlton Carrington, Clemson’s P.J. Hall, Boston College’s Quinten Post, Wake Forest’s Hunter Sallis and Florida State’s Jamir Watkins.
Notably, former UNC and Arizona guard Caleb Love is not on the list.
Ingram announced on April 20 that he was declaring for the draft but is reportedly maintaining his college eligibility as he goes through the process. The deadline to withdraw from the draft and maintain NCAA eligibility is May 20 at 11:59 p.m., but he isn’t expected to do that.
The combine is an annual May multi-day showcase for players to show off their skills to NBA scouts. Players are measured, have medical tests taken, are interviewed, perform various athletic tests such as vertical jump and the bench press, and participate in shooting drills and five-on-five games.
Key events, dates
Saturday, April 27, was the deadline for players to submit their names to the NBA draft
May 1 was the deadline for players to enter the transfer portal
Last weekend on Saturday and Sunday — NBA G League Elite Camp in Chicago
Began Sunday, runs through next Sunday — NBA Combine in Chicago
May 17–19 — Evaluation for high school players at NCAA-certified events (EYBL in Indianapolis is one of those)
May 29 at 11:59 p.m. — Deadline to withdraw from NBA draft and maintain college eligibility
June 16 at 5 p.m. — Deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft
UNC schedule so far
Nov. 4 — vs. Elon
Nov. 8 — at Kansas (final AP rank No. 20; final NET ranking No. 19)
Nov. 22 — at Hawaii (final NET ranking No. 172)
Nov. 25–27 — Maui Invitational — Auburn (final AP rank No. 18; final NET ranking No. 5), Colorado (unranked; No. 25), Connecticut (No. 1; No. 2), Dayton (No. 24; No. 23), Iowa State (No. 8; No. 6), Memphis (unranked; No. 75), Michigan State (unranked; No. 24)
Dec. 14 — vs. La Salle (final NET ranking No. 195)
Likely in late November — Opponent TBA in ACC/SEC Challenge
December — vs. UCLA (final NET ranking No. 107) in CBS Sports Classic (date, location TBA)
December — vs. Florida (final NET ranking No. 29) in Jumpman Invitational at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center (date TBA)
— Games home and away against Duke, N.C. State and Pittsburgh
— Home games vs. Boston College, California, Georgia Tech, Miami, SMU, Stanford and Virginia
— Road games vs. Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest
Note: 2024 NCAA tournament teams are in bold.
2024-25 UNC roster so far
| No. | Class | Player | Pos. | Hgt | Wgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Freshman | James Brown (4 star) | 5 | 6–8 | 225 |
| — | Freshman | Ian Jackson (5 star) | 2 | 6–4 | 180 |
| — | Freshman | Drake Powell (5 star) | 2 | 6–5 | 185 |
| 3 | Soph. | Elliot Cadeau | PG | 6–1 | 180 |
| 1 | Soph. | Zayden High | 4 | 6–9 | 225 |
| — | Junior | Cade Tyson | 3 | 6–7 | 203 |
| 13 | Junior | Jalen Washington | 5 | 6–10 | 230 |
| 0 | Junior | Seth Trimble | 2 | 6–3 | 195 |
| 5 | Graduate | RJ Davis | PG | 6–0 | 180 |
| 24 | Graduate | Jae’Lyn Withers | 4 | 6–9 | 215 |
Photo via @UNC_Basketball
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