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Law Murray: Per team source @TheAthletic The LA Clippers have invited former Boise State, Toledo, and Baylor point guard RayJ Dennis (@rayjdennis10) to play summer league next month Dennis was MAC Player of the Year in 2023 and All-Big-12 in 2024.
Senior Chibuzo Agbo on Sunday confirmed to KTVB that he will enter the 2024 NBA Draft while maintaining his collegiate eligibility. The decision allows Agbo to get professional exposure, feedback from scouts and keeps the option of returning to Boise State open.
Rylan Stiles: Gary Payton on the In-Season Tournament “The only thing that’s different is the court right now…The Blue, is kinda messing with my eyes” but said he will adjust to it. Said it “reminds me of Boise State, you know? The football field.”
While he isn't a big-name guy in the way that Rico Hines and Bobby Jackson are, Gates adds a good bit of experience to Philadelphia's bench. A veteran of 15 years at the NBA level, Gates has been on the staffs in New Orleans, Minnesota, and Sacramento, in addition to serving as a head coach in the G-League and other, less prominent pro leagues. Gates is well-traveled, with stops in Florence, Beirut, and throughout middle America, as he attempted to make a name for himself after graduating from Boise State in the late 1990s.
Abu Kigab’s professional basketball career will begin with the Toronto Raptors in the NBA 2K23 Summer League. The Boise State alum went undrafted Thursday night but joins the Raptors for the 11-day competition, which features all 30 NBA teams and begins July 7 in Las Vegas.
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Jeff Goodman: Boise State announces that Derrick Alston Jr., will withdraw from the NBA Draft and will return to school. Broncos could be the best team in the Mountain West next season.
Confirmed for the team are: Jaylen Adams (Wisconsin Herd/St. Bonaventure); Justin Anderson (Long Island Nets/Virginia); Cody Demps (Stockton Kings/ Sacramento State); Kyle Fogg (Beijing Royal Fighters, China/Arizona); Abdul Gaddy (Oklahoma City Blue/Washington); Devon Hall (Oklahoma City Blue/Virginia); Jalen Jones (Capital City Go-Go/Texas A&M); J.P. Macura (Canton Charge/Xavier); Eric Mika (Stockton Kings/Brigham Young); Ivan Rabb(Westchester Knicks/California) Levi Randolph (Canton Charge/Alabama); and James Webb (Iowa Wolves/Boise State).
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On Wednesday, Boise State wing and projected first-round pick Chandler Hutchison surprisingly pulled out of the draft combine behind the first reported draft promise to surface, according to Jonathan Givony of Draft Express/ESPN:
Shams Charania: Sources: Along with Mitchell Robinson, Boise State’s Chandler Hutchison has withdrawn from the NBA draft combine this week in Chicago.
In recent years, many general managers and team decision makers are spending more time with their own teams rather than aggressively scouting college prospects. I would assume every general manager in the NBA has a good grip of the players from Arizona, Duke and Michigan State this year. These schools have multiple draftable players including projected lottery picks Deandre Ayton, Marvin Bagley III, Wendell Carter Jr., Jaren Jackson Jr., and Miles Bridges. But how well does everyone know potential first-round picks like Chandler Hutchison from Boise State, Khyri Thomas from Creighton, and Landry Shamet from Wichita State? Sure, staff members who have roles that are primarily focused on scouting will know these players very well, but for most NBA teams, the combine is an opportunity for a staff to collaboratively establish their interest level in prospects. Another thing that should be noted is that the combine is likely the first time NBA head coaches are evaluating these players.
The Trail Blazers’ superstar chatted with Hutchison after the game, all 210 pounds of him. Hutchison was no longer the gangly sophomore Lillard met two summers prior. An NBA general manager in attendance told Lillard he viewed the Broncos’ centerpiece as a solid second-round draft prospect. Lillard reported back to Boise State associate head coach Phil Beckner, texting a shrug emoji. “And he’s like, ‘Well, Phil, that’s what they said about me,’” Beckner told The Front Office. As if Beckner could forget. He first taught Lillard the pick-and-roll intricacies at Weber State he’s now mastered in Portland. The former Wildcats assistant coach ripped an eight-minute DVD during Lillard’s freshman year, showcasing Steve Nash, Tony Parker and Deron Williams each running 10 high ball-screen actions. "That was the beginning of everything," Lillard told SI in 2012. "I wanted to do what those guys were doing." Nearly a decade later, Beckner has helped mold his next bonafide NBA draft sleeper in Hutchison.
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