Our unofficial list of early entrants is now up to date to the best of our knowledge. While the NCAA’s early entrant withdrawal deadline came and went this past Wednesday, the NBA’s own deadline is on July 19, so there will still be a number of early entrants removing their names from the draft in the next nine days especially international prospects, since the NCAA deadline didn’t apply to them at all.
We’ll continue updating our list of early entrants through the NBA’s withdrawal deadline on July 19, and will eventually provide an official list of this year’s draft-eligible early entrants.
Austin Phyfe matched his season high with 21 points as Northern Iowa narrowly defeated Illinois State 65-60 in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney on Thursday night.
Illinois St. looks for home win vs Drake
February 27, 2021 GMT
Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State looks for its eighth straight win over Drake at Redbird Arena. The last victory for the Bulldogs at Illinois State was an 82-77 win on Jan. 12, 2013.
TEAM LEADERSHIP: The Bulldogs have been led by Tremell Murphy and Joseph Yesufu. Murphy is averaging 9.7 points and 5.2 rebounds while Yesufu is putting up 11.2 points per game. The Redbirds have been led by sophomores DJ Horne and Antonio Reeves, who are scoring 14.5 and 12.6 per game, respectively.
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CREATING OFFENSE: Yesufu has been directly responsible for 43 percent of all Drake field goals over the last three games. The sophomore guard has 28 field goals and 10 assists in those games.
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Northern Iowa (7-15, 5-11) vs. Illinois State (7-15, 4-12) Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State looks for its sixth straight win over.