By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Petrol Olimpija confirmed that Luka Samanic has traveled to the US for the 2019 NBA Draft Combine which will be held on May 16 and 17 in Chicago.
The 19-year-old forward joined Olimpija this season and averaged 7.3 points and 3.9 rebounds in ABA League while in the Basketball Champions League, he posted 8.2 points and five boards per game. He also had strong performances in the Croatian League quarterfinals as he scored 19.5 points per game.
Samanic will be the only player arriving from a season in Europe while the list also includes Gonzaga’s 21-year-old French forward Killian Tillie.
The 66 players expected to attend the 2019 NBA Draft Combine:
Alexander-Walker, Nickeil (Virginia Tech)
Barrett, RJ (Duke)
Bassey, Charles (Western Kentucky)
Bazley, Darius (Princeton HS (OH))
Bol, Bol (Oregon)
Bone, Jordan (Tennessee)
Bowen, Brian (Sydney Kings (Australia))
Bowman, Ky (Boston College)
Brazdeikis, Ignas (Michigan)
Brown, Moses (UCLA)
Clarke, Brandon (Gonzaga)
Claxton, Nicolas (Georgia)
Culver, Jarrett (Texas Tech)
Dort, Luguentz (Arizona State)
Dotson, Devon (Kansas)
Edwards, Carsen (Purdue)
Fernando, Bruno (Maryland)
Gafford, Daniel (Arkansas)
Garland, Darius (Vanderbilt)
Grimes, Quentin (Kansas)
Guy, Kyle (Virginia)
Hands, Jaylen (UCLA)
Hayes, Jaxson (Texas)
Herro, Tyler (Kentucky)
Hoard, Jaylen (Wake Forest)
Horton-Tucker, Talen (Iowa State)
Hunter, De’Andre (Virginia)
Jerome, Ty (Virginia)
Johnson, Cameron (North Carolina)
Johnson, Keldon (Kentucky)
Kabengele, Mfiondu (Florida State)
King, Louis (Oregon)
Langford, Romeo (Indiana)
Lawson, Dedric (Kansas)
Lecque, Jalen (Brewster Academy (NH))
Little, Nassir (North Carolina)
Matthews, Charles (Michigan)
McDaniels, Jalen (San Diego State)
Morant, Ja (Murray State)
Norvell Jr., Zach (Gonzaga)
Nowell, Jaylen (Washington)
Nwora, Jordan (Louisville)
Okeke, Chuma (Auburn)
Okpala, KZ (Stanford)
Oni, Miye (Yale)
Paschall, Eric (Villanova)
Ponds, Shamorie (St. John’s)
Poole, Jordan (Michigan)
Porter Jr., Kevin (USC)
Porter, Jontay (Missouri)
Queta, Neemias (Utah State)
Reddish, Cam (Duke)
Reid, Naz (LSU)
Roby, Isaiah (Nebraska)
Samanic, Luka (Olimpija (Slovenia))
Schofield, Admiral (Tennessee)
Shittu, Simisola (Vanderbilt)
Tillie, Killian (Gonzaga)
Washington Jr., PJ (Kentucky)
Waters, Tremont (LSU)
Weatherspoon, Quinndary (Mississippi State)
White, Coby (North Carolina)
Wilkes, Kris (UCLA)
Williams, Grant (Tennessee)
Williamson, Zion (Duke)
Windler, Dylan (Belmont)