2022 NBA Draft underclassmen decision tracker: Ohio State’s EJ Liddell declares

As the 2022 NCAA Tournament continues for a handful of teams, the season’s of many are crashing to an end, leaving players across the country in a spot where they must make decisions about their future. That’s led already to a flood of early NBA Draft declarations ahead of the early entry deadline at 11:59 p.m. ET on April 24.

The biggest name thus far to enter the draft is far and away EJ Liddell, Ohio State’s do-it-all forward, who announced his decision on Friday. The Buckeyes junior has been expected for months to enter the draft after this season, and on the heels of a career season, he enters the process as a borderline first-round prospect with room to build in the coming months.

More big names are expected to soon follow Liddell since the current list of early declarations does not yet include a huge chunk of a class likely to be heavy on one-and-dones. With so many of the players still in this year’s March Madness and with the deadline to declare still a month out, declarations will likely trickle in steadily in the coming days and weeks.

As the list grows we’ll continue this updated tracker to give you a full scope of what the draft landscape looks like ahead of this summer. Keep in mind that not only is this list is expected to grow, but underclassmen that declare — even if they sign with an agent — are still eligible to return to college. The withdrawal deadline this year is nearly one month after the combine, scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on June 13. 

Underclassmen on the NBA Draft Big Board

Other early entrants

• Ron Harper Jr., Rutgers
• Tyrese Martin, UConn
• Josh Minott, Memphis
• Justin Bean, Utah State
• Peter Kiss, Bryant
• Kenneth Lofton, Louisiana Tech
• Nijel Pack, Kansas State
• Jordan Hall, Saint Joseph’s
• Nate Roberts, Washington
• Jaden Jones, Rutgers
• Ryan Terell, Yeshiva University