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Johnathan MotleyBaylorPF - 2
Devin RobinsonFloridaSF - 3
Cameron OliverNevadaPF - 4
Kobi SimmonsArizonaPG - 5
P.J. DozierSouth CarolinaPG - 6
Chris BoucherOregonPF - 7
Isaiah HicksNorth CarolinaPF - 8
Derrick Walton Jr.MichiganPG - 9
Eric MikaBYUC - 10Kennedy MeeksNorth CarolinaC
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V.J. BeachemNotre DameSF - 12
Isaiah BriscoeKentuckyPG - 13
Jeremy MorganNorthern IowaSG - 14
Andrew WhiteSyracuseSG - 15
Amile JeffersonDukeSF - 16
Luke KornetVanderbiltPF - 17Paris BassSF
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Nigel HayesWisconsinPF - 19
Peter JokIowaSG - 20
Ben MooreSMUPF - 21
Melo TrimbleMarylandPG - 22
Jamel ArtisPittsburghSF - 23
Kris JenkinsVillanovaSF - 24
Marcus KeeneCentral MichiganPG - 25Isaac HumphriesKentuckyC
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Oklahoma City hosts Los Angeles to begin second round
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