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Timmy BowersMississippi StatePG - 2
Bryant MatthewsVirginia TechSF - 3
Darius RiceMiamiSF - 4Jackie ButlerHigh SchoolPF
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Desmon FarmerUSCSG - 6
Nick JacobsonUtahSG - 7
Marcus MooreWashington StatePG - 8Chris GarnettC
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Herve LamizanaRutgersSF - 10
Andre BrownDePaulPF - 11
James LloredaLSUPF - 12
John EdwardsKent StateC - 13
Nigel DixonWestern KentuckyC - 14Ales ChanC
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Mo KeChinaPF - 16
Misan NikagbatseGermanyPG - 17
Zbigniew BialekPolandSF - 18
Arthur JohnsonMissouriPF - 19Rich MelzerSF
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Marko PopvicCroatiaPG - 21
Marko JovanovicYugoslaviaC - 22
Luca GarriItalyPF - 23
Simas JasaitisLithuaniaSF - 24
Michel MorandaisColoradoSG - 25Chado FordovichYugoslaviaSF
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