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- 1Dink PateMexico CityG
- 2Hunter SallisWake ForestG
- 3Ryan NembhardGonzagaG
- 4Chucky HepburnLouisvilleG
- 5Mark SearsAlabamaG
- 6Tamar BatesMissouriG
- 7Jaxson RobinsonKentuckyG
- 8Caleb GrillMissouriG
- 9Caleb LoveArizonaG
- 10Will RichardFloridaG
- 11Saliou NiangSenegalG
- 12Curtis JonesIowa StateG
- 13Isaac NoguesRip CityG
- 14Sean PedullaOle MissG
- 15Max ShulgaVCUG
- 16Kobe JohnsonUCLAG
- 17Miles KellyAuburnG
- 18John PoulakidasYaleG
- 19Kadary RichmondSt. John'sG
- 20RJ DavisNorth CarolinaG
- 21Zakai ZeiglerTennesseeG
- 22Gabe MadsenUtahG
- 23Lamont ButlerKentuckyG
- 24Matthew MurrellOle MissG
- 25L.J. CryerHoustonG
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