According to Brett McMurphy of ESPN

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Both Tyler Dorsey and Dillon Brooks are on the list although neither has retained an agent. That means they can still pull out of it and return to Oregon next year.

NBA ANNOUNCES EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2016 NBA DRAFT PRESENTED BY STATE FARM

NEW YORK, April 26, 2016 –The National Basketball Association announced today that 162 players -- 117 players from colleges/post-graduate institutions and 45 international players - have filed as early entry candidates for the 2016 NBA Draft presented by State Farm.

Players wishing to enter the 2016 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to the NBA to be received no later than Sunday,April 24. Players who have applied for early entry have the right to withdraw their names from consideration for the Draft by notifying the NBA of their decision in writing no later than 5 p.m. ET on Monday, June 13. Under NCAA rules, in order to retain college basketball eligibility, underclassmen that have entered the 2016 Draft must withdraw by Wednesday, May 25.

Following is the list of players from colleges and post-graduate institutions who have applied for early entry into the 2016 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 23.

EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2016 NBA DRAFT

Player School Height Status

Abdul-Malik Abu North Carolina State 6-8 Sophomore

Rosco Allen Stanford 6-9 Junior

Tony Anderson Southeast Missouri State 6-9 Freshman

BeeJay Anya North Carolina State 6-9 Junior

Brandon Austin Northwest Florida State 6-6 Sophomore

Ian Baker New Mexico State 6-0 Junior

Wade Baldwin IV Vanderbilt 6-3 Sophomore

Anthony “Cat” Barber North Carolina State 6-2 Junior

V.J. Beachem Notre Dame 6-8 Junior

Malik Beasley Florida State 6-5 Freshman

DeAndre Bembry St. Joseph’s 6-6 Junior

Ben Bentil Providence 6-9 Sophomore

James Blackmon Jr. Indiana 6-4 Sophomore

Antonio Blakeney LSU 6-4 Freshman

Jaron Blossomgame Clemson 6-7 Junior

Trevon Bluiett Xavier 6-6 Sophomore

Amida Brimah Connecticut 7-0 Junior

Isaiah Briscoe Kentucky 6-3 Freshman

Dillon Brooks Oregon 6-7 Sophomore

Elijah Brown New Mexico 6-4 Sophomore

Jaylen Brown California 6-7 Freshman

Lamous Brown Utah State U-Eastern (CC) 7-0 Sophomore

Deonte Burton Iowa State 6-4 Junior

Antonio Campbell Ohio 6-10 Junior

Kareem Canty Auburn 6-0 Junior

Robert Carter Jr. Maryland 6-9 Junior

Marquese Chriss Washington 6-9 Freshman

Conor Clifford Washington State 7-0 Junior

Charles Cooke III Dayton 6-5 Junior

Bakari Copeland Maryland-Eastern Shore 6-6 Junior

Deyonta Davis Michigan State 6-10 Freshman

Moustapha Diagne Northwest Florida State 6-9 Freshman

Cheick Diallo Kansas 6-9 Freshman

Tyler Dorsey Oregon 6-4 Freshman

D’andre Downey Stillman College (AL) 6-9 Junior

Kris Dunn Providence 6-4 Junior

Vince Edwards Purdue 6-8 Sophomore

Henry Ellenson Marquette 6-11 Freshman

Kay Felder Oakland 5-9 Junior

Brannen Greene Kansas 6-7 Junior

Jimmy Hall Kent State 6-8 Junior

Daniel Hamilton Connecticut 6-7 Sophomore

Cedric Happi Noube Virginia Union 6-7 Junior

Jordan Hare Rhode Island 6-10 Junior

Josh Hart Villanova 6-5 Junior

Josh Hawkinson Washington State 6-10 Junior

Nigel Hayes Wisconsin 6-8 Junior

Brandon Ingram Duke 6-9 Freshman

Ike Iroegbu Washington State 6-2 Junior

Demetrius Jackson Notre Dame 6-1 Junior

Justin Jackson North Carolina 6-8 Sophomore

Julian Jacobs USC 6-4 Junior

Stefan Jankovic Hawaii 6-11 Junior

Anthony January Cal State-San Bernardino 6-8 Sophomore

Kris Jenkins Villanova 6-6 Junior

Que Johnson Washington State 6-5 Junior

Peter Jok Iowa 6-6 Junior

Damian Jones Vanderbilt 7-0 Junior

Derrick Jones Jr. UNLV 6-7 Freshman

Nikola Jovanovic USC 6-11 Junior

Moses Kingsley Arkansas 6-10 Junior

Travion Kirkendoll Centenary College (LA) 6-3 Sophomore

Skal Labissiere Kentucky 6-11 Freshman

Jermaine Lawrence Manhattan 6-10 Sophomore

Dedric Lawson Memphis 6-9 Freshman

Marcus Lee Kentucky 6-9 Junior

Thon Maker Orangeville Prep/Athlete Institute 7-0 Post-Graduate

Emmanuel Malou Yuba CC (CA) 6-9 Sophomore

Makai Mason Yale 6-1 Sophomore

Patrick McCaw UNLV 6-7 Sophomore

Zak McLaughlin Gadsden State CC (AL) 6-9 Freshman

Jahmal McMurray South Florida 6-0 Freshman

Kennedy Meeks North Carolina 6-10 Junior

Dallas Moore North Florida 6-1 Junior

Jalen Moore Utah State 6-9 Junior

Dejounte Murray Washington 6-5 Freshman

Jamal Murray Kentucky 6-4 Freshman

Mamadou Ndiaye UC-Irvine 7-6 Junior

Tyrell Nelson Gardner-Webb 6-7 Junior

Malik Newman Mississippi State 6-3 Freshman

Marc-Eddy Norelia Florida Gulf Coast 6-8 Junior

Chris Obekpa St. John’s 6-10 Junior

Goodluck Okonoboh UNLV 6-10 Sophomore

Cameron Oliver Nevada 6-8 Freshman

Chinanu Onuaku Louisville 6-10 Sophomore

Alec Peters Valparaiso 6-9 Junior

QJ Peterson VMI 6-0 Junior

Jakob Poeltl Utah 7-0 Sophomore

Malik Pope San Diego State 6-10 Sophomore

Rodney Purvis Connecticut 6-4 Junior

Tim Quarterman LSU 6-6 Junior

Jalen Reynolds Xavier 6-10 Junior

Malachi Richardson Syracuse 6-6 Freshman

Domantas Sabonis Gonzaga 6-11 Sophomore

Corey Sanders Jr. Rutgers 6-2 Freshman

Wayne Selden Jr. Kansas 6-5 Junior

Ingrid Sewa Arizona Western College (CC)6-9 Sophomore

Pascal Siakam New Mexico State 6-9 Sophomore

Ben Simmons LSU 6-10 Freshman

Diamond Stone Maryland 6-11 Freshman

Caleb Swanigan Purdue 6-9 Freshman

Isaiah Taylor Texas 6-1 Junior

Rakish Taylor Anderson University (SC) 6-7 Junior

Ethan Telfair Idaho State 6-0 Junior

Trevor Thompson Ohio State 6-11 Sophomore

Melo Trimble Maryland 6-3 Sophomore

Tyler Ulis Kentucky 5-9 Sophomore

Aaron Valdes Hawaii 6-5 Junior

Maurice Watson Jr. Creighton 5-10 Junior

James Webb III Boise State 6-9 Junior

Andrew White III Nebraska 6-7 Junior

Isaiah Whitehead Seton Hall 6-4 Sophomore

Devin Williams West Virginia 6-9 Junior

Troy Williams Indiana 6-7 Junior

Alec Wintering Portland 5-11 Junior

Zeek Woodley Northwestern State 6-2 Junior

Stephen Zimmerman UNLV 7-0 Freshman


The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2016 NBA Draft:

Player Team/Country of Team Height Status

Marko Arapovic Cedevita (Croatia) 6-9 1996 DOB

Ege Arar Galatasaray (Turkey) 6-9 1996 DOB

Edin Atic Spars Sarajevo (Bosnia) 6-7 1997 DOB

Gracin Bakumanya Antibes (France) 7-0 1997 DOB

Romaric Belemene Clinicas Rincon (Spain) 6-9 1997 DOB

Dragan Bender Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) 7-0 1997 DOB

Metecan Birsen Istanbul BSB (Turkey) 6-9 1995 DOB

Axel Bouteille Chalon (France) 6-7 1995 DOB

Isaia Cordinier Denain (France) 6-5 1996 DOB

Petr Cornelie Le Mans (France) 6-11 1995 DOB

Ilimane Diop Laboral Kutxa (Spain) 6-11 1995 DOB

Youssoupha Fall Le Mans (France) 7-3 1995 DOB

Diego Flaccadori Trento (Italy) 6-5 1996 DOB

Michael Fusek Spirou (Belgium) 7-3 1995 DOB

Marko Guduric Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) 6-6 1995 DOB

Egemen Guven Karsiyaka (Turkey) 6-10 1996 DOB

Ludvig Hakanson Sevilla (Spain) 6-3 1996 DOB

Juancho Hernangomez Estudiantes (Spain) 6-9 1995 DOB

Ognjen Jaramaz Mega Leks (Serbia) 6-4 1995 DOB

Alpha Kaba Mega Leks (Serbia) 6-10 1996 DOB

Vincent Kesteloot Aalstar (Belgium) 6-7 1995 DOB

Furkan Korkmaz Efes (Turkey) 6-7 1997 DOB

Emircan Kosut Efes (Turkey) 7-1 1995 DOB

Mathias Lessort Chalon (France) 6-9 1995 DOB

Luc Loubaki Orleans (France) 6-3 1997 DOB

Timoth? Luwawu Mega Leks (Serbia) 6-7 1995 DOB

Blaz Mesicek Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 6-6 1997 DOB

Aleksej Nikolic Brose Baskets (Germany) 6-3 1995 DOB

Georgios Papagiannis Panathinaikos (Greece) 7-2 1997 DOB

Adam Pechacek Koszalin (Poland) 6-10 1995 DOB

Petar Rakicevic Metalac (Serbia) 6-9 1995 DOB

Martynas Sajus Zalgiris (Lithuania) 6-9 1996 DOB

Jordan Sakho Torrelodones (Spain) 6-10 1997 DOB

Wesley Sena Bauru (Brazil) 6-11 1996 DOB

Kenan Sipahi Karsiyaka (Turkey) 6-6 1995 DOB

Nik Slavica Cibona (Croatia) 6-7 1997 DOB

Rolands Smits Fuenlabrada (Spain) 6-10 1995 DOB

Emir Sulejmanovic Barcelona (Spain) 6-9 1995 DOB

Berk Ugurlu Fenerbahce (Turkey) 6-3 1996 DOB

Alexander Vezenkov Barcelona (Spain) 6-9 1995 DOB

Guerschon Yabusele Rouen (France) 6-7 1995 DOB

Rade Zagorac Mega Leks (Serbia) 6-10 1995 DOB

Zhou Qi Xinjiang (China) 7-2 1996 DOB

Ante Zizic Cibona (Croatia) 6-11 1997 DOB

Ivica Zubac Mega Leks (Serbia) 7-0 1997 DOB

I didn't know it but it seems Oregon is one of his leaders as of now, the other being Miami. And he hasn't visited yet. Got to love our chances, most likely will visit through OV, and the fact that he is an early entry doesn't hurt either. Gotta love the name lol! Anyway here is the link to the interview, by a UM pundit no less.

https://miami.n.rivals.com/news/dallas-visited-um-twice-in-spring-knows-decision-date

Their top recruit from the 2015 class won't be going there after all. Four star Rivals 250 guy Shurod Thompson.

Now their class has only one four star in it. It will drop their class ranking from 41 to about 48 or so.

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Vernon Adams giving himself high marks as a NFL prospect.

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Max Unger doing a mattress commercial with Drew Brees.

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For those who want a simple layout of some of the basics of the Hoke 4-3 Under Defense—this article helps so many of us fans who to want to learn a little. There is much more complexity than conveyed, but it gives us a base understanding that will help us enjoy the Spring Game that much more.


http://fishduck.com/2016/04/coaches-comments-an-inside-look-at-the-brady-hoke-defense/


FishDuck.com is not dead, but Charles took a break and is now creating analysis articles with coaches/writers at a much more leisurely pace than before. He tells me that he will have an interesting article about his football practice observations on Friday.

Though it is certainly not the same type of meet as the Penn Relays, many Oregon athletes will be competing in Corvallis this weekend. OSU head coach, Kelly Sullivan is really stepping up the High Performance meet this year. I believe the distance races (1,500 to 10K) all will be run on Friday, starting at 6 PM. Lots of Ducks will be running, along with some professionals and athletes from all over. Some notable ducks will be Tanner Anderson (still running unattached) in the 1500 meter race, along with Chris Brewer, Brett Willyard, and Matt Maton (also unattached). In addition...get this...Cory Primm and Moi Martinez from Eugene. The Women's 1500 will have Lilli Burdon and Kimber Mattox from Eugene. The men's 5K will feature ducks, Bryan Fernandez and Kyle Levermore. Sara Baxter will join ex-Oregon great Nicole Blood in the women's 5K.

The Saturday portion of this meet will include all three Oregon steeplers (Jackson Darland, Kyle Levermore and Chris Mulverhill in the 3K. Brianna Nerud will represent in the Women's section of the 3K, along with Eugene's Mel Newberry.

Going to the sprint portion on Saturday, Oregon's Travonn White, Chris Sourapas and Tatum Taylor will join pros Ryan Bailey, Joe Morris and Arthur Delaney. In the 200, Delaney and Bailey will be joined with Jack Galpin, Sourapas and Chris Stubbs of Eugene. Danielle Barbian, Alisha Rowlee and Madelyn Varela. Get this...Barbian will double back in the 200 with Jenna Prandini and Ashton Purvis.

Included in the 400 hurdles will be Ben Thiel on the men's side and Khadejah Jackson on the women's side. Both Brad Laubacher and Ben Milligan will be looking for higher jumps now that the season is getting serious. Austin White, T.J. Brassil and big Drake Brennan will be throwing the shot, as will Brittany Mann and Itohan Aikhionbare. In the men's Discus, we can look for likely new season PR's from both Drake Brennan and Cullen Prena. Prena and Madeline Middlebrooks with be heaving the hammer. Finally, and here are a few pleasant surprises, John Nizich and Jackson Van Vuren will be throwing the spear, along with Annie Whitfield and Liz Brenner.

This meet definitely has the possibility of being worth driving over to, or down to. It would be great to see lots of duck support to go along with all the athletes who will be there.

Coach Helfrich and Dakota Prukop spoke today after the spring's only "open" practice. It was not open for media but was open to students and ticket holders. About 100 people showed up to watch the action on the practice fields.

Sr. QB Dakota Prukop

What was it like having a crowd watching you at practice?

It was cool. It definitely brought a little bit of energy to today’s practice. We really enjoyed that.

Are you playing at the speed you want to play at?

There is definitely room for improvement but from week one and two it is night and day different. About two or three weeks in there was a Wednesday practice and things just started flowing and I just felt much more comfortable and confident in the offense. I could see the signal one time and get the paly and just know it. Not have to sit there and watch the signal over and over and over. That just helps you get everyone set and just do the quarterback’s job.


What is Yost like during practice?

He is a vocal guy. He is a communicator. He does a really good job because after each series, we jog off the field, and hustle right back over (to him). He’ll go back all those plays with you. He’ll say ‘good job on this play, good job on this play, on this play work through the read more, on this play get your feet set…’ So he a really good memory which is nice because you get instantaneous response how you are doing.

What do you know about the spring game format?

We haven't really talked about it yet. One thing I do know is Travis and I will QB the two teams.

Mark Helfrich

What will the spring game format be?

That will be determined this afternoon. It literally is to be determined completely based on health. We want to play a game.

How about the game draft?

Most likely our old school draft: Coaches, frivolity, etc.

Pharaoh: He has looked good. He has been in and out. I think the biggest thing is just confidence. He is getting there functionally; he wouldn’t be out there if he wasn’t cleared from a medical perspective. So it’s just confidence.

Vernon Adams said on the Dan Patrick show that he should be the second quarterback selected. Thoughts?

I’m surprised he didn’t say first. He obviously has a reason to be confident and believe in himself. He’s proven himself at all levels. That will be an interesting day. A lot of movement and it will be very interesting to see what happens.


Still getting calls from NFL scouts heading into draft week?

Yes, especially for those top guys. I had a few guys text and call on DeForest in the last week. The great thing, almost without exception for the last several years is that it is easy. It’s ‘what the film says is what you are going to get.’ Great kids and DeForest is a great example of that; a great person and will make any franchise better. So those are fun questions to field.

Get ready for one of track and field's marquee events, the Penn Relays.

The Oregon Ducks will definitely make their presence known before an international audience. The meet will be nationally televised, as well as streamed live on flotrack.com. Also, goducks.com, and the Register Guard will, no doubt, have good news coverage. DSA will also be on the story!

One event that you will not want to miss is the women's 4x100 relay! The hype is already building over the anticipated show down between what is possibly the world's two best women's college 4 x 100 relay teams, UTech of Jamaica and the Oregon Ducks. If you have never seen a Penn Relay, let me prepare you for Jamaican track fans. They give a whole new dimension to the word "passionate".

However, there will be a lot more to follow at the Penn Relays for Duck fans than our women's 4x100 team.
Oregon super star recruit, Drew Hunter will be competing.NCAA 800m champ Raevyn Rogers will highlight Oregon's 4 x 800. Dejah Stevens and the adorable Alaysha Johnson (perhaps the biggest surprise of this season) along with Raevyn Rogerrs and Brooke Feldmeier will represent Oregon in the woman's 4 x 400! Annie Leblanc will highlight the women's 4x1500 relay along with All American Ali Cash, Lili Burdon, and Ashley Maton.

I'll get a meet schedule up along with t.v. broadcast times soon.

Go Ducks!

This year could be a breakout year for sophomore Jalen Brown who came to Eugene highly-touted in 2014.

Breakout year for Brown?

Well, seems as if due to all of the outside activity, I have completely neglected my tailgate post.

So, based on my knowledge or prior Spring game gate times, game starts at 11 AM, which means parking opens at like 9AM. We will be there, as always, but it is a 'first come, first served' parking arrangement, so we will not know the spot we are in until we get in, but we are always early, so, we should be close to the front.

A change-up this year is that we traded off the white Blazer, so we will be in a different vehicle. For this game, we will be in a Black Chevy Equinox (during the season, we will be using my son's Blazer, but we will have a parking space then, so it will be easy to find us).

We will have burgers, dogs, chips, soda and beers. Nothing major for the spring game, just a chance to get together and talk football!

Let me know if you plan on coming by!

Since practice was open to season ticket holders and students today, Moseley got feedback from some of the observers. Some interesting insights.

I spoke with Rancho Cucamonga CB Thomas Graham who was offered last night. Now he hopes to make the spring game along with another high-ranked prospect.

Graham talks Duck offer and visit

A bit of a surprise, I guess. Anything to make the P12 better is probably a good thing after this years tourney results.

https://cal.n.rivals.com/news/ivan-rabb-staying-at-cal

Got off pretty easy, I guess. 3 recruiting cycles were hurt, but FB and BB should be ok from what I can tell. Women's BB being a sacrificial lamb is a bit of a joke, but I guess the NCAA isn't really equipped to deal with this. The "irony" is the NCAA is a named defendant in the class actions, so what could you expect?

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article73736122.html

Sophomore Khalil Oliver will be on the field a lot at special teams and no doubt safety this season. Here is some of the Q&A with the entire video interview below.

A.J. Jacobson: Who has impressed you out there on offense and defense?

Khalil Oliver: Probably Dillon Mitchell the receiver and then I would say Henry (Mondeaux) on defense. They both have been playing their asses off.

AJ: What are your impressions of the defense this spring?

KO: I think our defense is playing a lot more physical and a lot faster.

AJ: Do you think Coach Hoke has anything to do with that?

KO: I think all the coaches sat down and they just realized that we just need to play. And they are emphasizing effort and getting to the ball. You may make a mistake but there is no excuse for you not running to the ball as fast as you can. I think that is what is going to separate us this year is the effort getting to the ball; eleven people to the ball.

Click below for the interview in its entirety, about five minutes.

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I caught up with the junior DB today and got some great stuff. Here are some of the questions and I will post the full interview below when it finishes uploading.

A.J. Jacobson You mentioned that energy seems higher this spring. How much is Coach Hoke responsible for that?

Tyree Robinson Just because he holds you accountable. If you’re not doing what you’re supposed to be doing every single play he is going to call you out in front of your brothers. The whole defense will meet every day before practice and like I said, if you don’t do what you’re supposed to do, he is going to make sure If you don’t like getting pointed out in meetings and stuff, he is going to make sure you are uncomfortable and doing your job.

AJ What takeaway do you have from last season’s defense that you knew you needed to improve on for this year?

TR Last year’s defense, we were just more comfortable. This year’s defense, it’s new so we have to be ready; in the film room more, talking to each other more and meeting more. Michigan did it when he got the head coaching job there and they were fine. Their defense was a top defense. WE have to make that step so our defense is one of those top defenses next year.

AJ How does running the 4-3 affect the defensive backfield?

TR It helps us out because the ball is coming out much faster. The quarterback does not have as much time as he used to have. So for us we just have to be in the right positions to make plays and defend the deep ball, to compete at the end of the routes.

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AJ Was this competition day today and who won?

TR We (defense) won. It took us to the last quarter to win but we pulled it off. It was a great battle. The offense gets the best of us every single day with their speed but at the end of the day, we fight out there on the field but we come off as friends.

"Get used to it..." a good takeaway. Our DB's better be better this year, lol



UCLA used its final allotted practice time of the year to do just that -- practice. There weren’t any official stats or some strange scoring system like at some other places, but that really didn’t seem to matter to fans who showed up at Drake Stadium on Saturday, UCLA’s home for soccer and track and field. Rosen was enough. His performance wasn’t flawless by any means, but that had no impact on the attention he received before, during and after. Fans young and old wore his jersey and chased him down for postgame autographs as he was ushered off the field with a small security detail. He's clearly the real deal and should enter 2016 as a serious Heisman Trophy candidate. Get used to it because the hype train isn’t slowing down any time soon.

We caught up with Jamire Calvin at our Baltimore camp yesterday to get an update. Just visited Nebraska.

"Other schools that I want to visit: Notre Dame, Oregon, Michigan and I want to visit Colorado."

"Oregon I just love their offense of course. I would be a great fit in their offense."

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Good to see him pick up a good starting endorsement deal:

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He is a tough nut to crack but here are his answers to questions yesterday after practice. It's about 7 minutes long.

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I guess there was some mutual interest with UO. Anyway, no need really if Dorsey comes back, and FSU's depth chart is probably more favorable. Good player though.


https://sports.yahoo.com/news/junio...as-attend-florida-state-020048398--ncaab.html

Kid has the goods. He's probably not even done growing! Great left hand, shot, feet....

Kamaka Hepa, playing at Jefferson next year.

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