98 NIKE EYBL alumni currently rostered in NBA
As the ninth season of the EYBL circuit sets to tip off in April, we wanted to provide an update of alumni in the league.
As of January 18th, there are 97 NIKE EYBL alumni on NBA rosters. Each 1 Teach 1 (FL) leads the way with six, followed by Houston Hoops (TX) with five.
34 different programs have an alumni in the NBA.
When factoring out 67 foreign players who did not play grassroots, EYBL alumni account for 23% of the American born NBA.
All current alumni of the NIKE EYBL are 26 or younger. If you factor out the 197 players in the NBA are older than 26, and the 37 foreign players under the age of 26, that gives you 263 American-born players - making the EYBL grassroots path for roughly 36% of the American-born NBA since it's inception.
That number should continue to grow as the league gets younger and the veterans start to be replaced with rookies. The last three NBA drafts have been EYBL heavy, as the basketball world saw 43 alumni get drafted - highlighted by 18 in 2015.
There are currently 51 alumni of NIKE programs that played before the inception of the present-day EYBL.
| Team | NAME | POS | AGE | HT | WT | COLLEGE | EYBL Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker | SG | 21 | 6-6 | 210 | Kentucky | Alabama Challenge (AL) |
| Charlotte Hornets | Marcus Paige | PG | 24 | 6-0 | 164 | North Carolina | All Iowa Attack (IA) |
| Boston | Terry Rozier | PG | 23 | 6-2 | 190 | Louisville | All Ohio Red (OH) |
| New York Knicks | Trey Burke | PG | 25 | 6-0 | 190 | Michigan | All Ohio Red (OH) |
| Chicago Bulls | Bobby Portis | PF | 22 | 6-11 | 248 | Arkansas | Arkansas Wings (AR) |
| Charlotte Hornets | Malik Monk | SG | 19 | 6-3 | 200 | Kentucky | Arkansas Wings (AR) |
| Sacramento Kings | Skal Labissiere | PF | 21 | 6-11 | 225 | Kentucky | Arkansas Wings (AR) |
| Charlotte Hornets | Michael Carter-Williams | PG | 26 | 6-6 | 190 | Syracuse | BABC (MA) |
| Dallas Mavs | Nerlens Noel | C | 23 | 6-11 | 220 | Kentucky | BABC (MA) |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Wayne Selden | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 230 | Kansas | BABC (MA) |
| Portland Blazers | Jake Layman | SF | 23 | 6-9 | 210 | Maryland | BABC (MA) |
| Utah Jazz | Georges Niang | SF | 24 | 6-8 | 235 | Iowa State | BABC (MA) |
| Miami Heat | Bam Adebayo | C | 20 | 6-10 | 255 | Kentucky | Boo Williams (VA) |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Justin Anderson | SG | 24 | 6-6 | 230 | Virginia | Boo Williams (VA) |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Thon Maker | C | 20 | 7-1 | 223 | Boo Williams (VA) | |
| Dallas Mavs | Dorian Finney-Smith | SF | 24 | 6-8 | 220 | Florida | Boo Williams (VA) |
| Houston Rockets | Troy Williams | SF | 23 | 6-7 | 218 | Indiana | Boo Williams (VA) |
| Boston | Jayson Tatum | SF | 19 | 6-8 | 205 | Duke | Bradley Beal Elite (MO) |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Dillon Brooks | SF | 21 | 6-6 | 220 | Oregon | CIA Bounce (CAN) |
| LA Lakers | Tyler Ennis | PG | 23 | 6-3 | 194 | Syracuse | CIA Bounce (CAN) |
| LA Lakers | NIgel Hayes | PF | 23 | 6-8 | 230 | Wisconsin | All Ohio Red (OH) |
| Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray | PG | 20 | 6-4 | 207 | Kentucky | CIA Bounce (CAN) |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Andrew Wiggins | SF | 22 | 6-8 | 202 | Kansas | CIA Bounce (CAN) |
| Atlanta Hawks | Tyler Cavanaugh | PF | 23 | 6-9 | 238 | George Washington | City Rocks (NY) |
| Denver Nuggets | Tyler Lydon | PF | 21 | 6-9 | 220 | Syracuse | City Rocks (NY) |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Ben Simmons | PG | 21 | 6-10 | 230 | LSU | Each 1 Teach 1 (FL) |
| Chicago Bulls | Antonio Blakeney | SG | 21 | 6-4 | 197 | LSU | Each 1 Teach 1 (FL) |
| Orlando Magic | Jonathan Isaac | PF | 20 | 6-10 | 210 | Florida State | Each 1 Teach 1 (FL) |
| LA Clippers | Austin Rivers | PG | 25 | 6-4 | 200 | Duke | Each 1 Teach 1 (FL) |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Dakari Johnson | C | 22 | 7-0 | 255 | Kentucky | Each 1 Teach 1 (FL) |
| Utah Jazz | Tony Bradley | C | 20 | 6-10 | 248 | North Carolina | Each 1 Teach 1 (FL) |
| New Jersey Nets | D'Angelo Russell | PG | 21 | 6-5 | 195 | Ohio State | Each 1 Team 1 (FL) |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Malcolm Brogdon | PG | 25 | 6-5 | 215 | Virginia | Georgia Stars (GA) |
| Denver Nuggets | Malik Beasley | SG | 21 | 6-5 | 196 | Florida State | Georgia Stars (GA) |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Marcus Georges-Hunt | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 226 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Stars (GA) |
| Indiana Pacers | Alex Poythress | PF | 24 | 6-9 | 235 | Kentucky | Georgia Stars (GA) |
| New York Knicks | Damyean Dotson | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 210 | Houston | Houston Hoops (TX) |
| Miami Heat | Justise Winslow | SF | 21 | 6-7 | 225 | Duke | Houston Hoops (TX) |
| Washington Wizards | Kelly Oubre Jr. | SF | 22 | 6-7 | 205 | Kansas | Houston Hoops (TX) |
| Phoenix Suns | Danuel House Jr. | SF | 24 | 6-7 | 220 | Texas A&M | Houston Hoops (TX) |
| Sacramento Kings | De'Aaron Fox | PG | 20 | 6-3 | 175 | Kentucky | Houston Hoops (TX) |
| Sacramento Kings | Justin Jackson | SF | 22 | 6-8 | 210 | North Carolina | Houston Hoops (TX) |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Tyus Jones | PG | 21 | 6-2 | 184 | Duke | Howard Pulley (MN) |
| Atlanta Hawks | Tyler Dorsey | SG | 21 | 6-5 | 183 | Oregon | ICP Elite (OR) |
| Golden State Warriors | Jordan Bell | PF | 23 | 6-9 | 224 | Oregon | ICP Elite (OR) |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Daniel Hamilton | SG | 22 | 6-7 | 195 | Connecticut | ICP Elite (OR) |
| Charlotte Hornets | Johnny O'Bryant III | PF | 24 | 6-9 | 257 | LSU | Jackson Tigers (MS) |
| Detroit Pistons | Luke Kennard | SG | 21 | 6-5 | 200 | Duke | King James (OH) |
| New Jersey Nets | Jahlil Okafor | C | 22 | 6-11 | 260 | Duke | Mac Irvin Fire (IL) |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Sterling Brown | SG | 22 | 6-6 | 230 | SMU | Mac Irvin Fire (IL) |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Jabari Parker | PF | 22 | 6-8 | 250 | Duke | Mac Irvin Fire (IL) |
| Golden State Warriors | Patrick McCaw | SG | 22 | 6-7 | 185 | UNLV | Mac Irvin Fire (IL) |
| Phoenix Suns | Tyler Ulis | PG | 22 | 5-10 | 160 | Kentucky | MeanStreets (IL) |
| New Orleans Hornets | Anthony Davis | PF | 24 | 6-10 | 253 | Kentucky | MeanStreets (IL) |
| Boston | Semi Ojeleye | PF | 23 | 6-7 | 235 | SMU | MOKAN Elite (KS) |
| Sacramento Kings | Willie Cauley-Stein | C | 24 | 7-0 | 240 | Kentucky | MOKAN Elite (KS) |
| LA Clippers | Jawun Evans | PG | 21 | 6-0 | 190 | Oklahoma State | Nike Team Texas (TX) |
| San Antonio Spurs | Dejounte Murray | PG | 21 | 6-5 | 170 | Washington | NorthWest XPress (WA) |
| Portland Blazers | Maurice Harkless | SF | 24 | 6-9 | 220 | St. John's | NY Gauchos (NY) |
| Boston | Jabari Bird | SG | 23 | 6-6 | 198 | California | Oakland Soldiers (CA) |
| Detroit Pistons | Stanley Johnson | SF | 21 | 6-7 | 245 | Arizona | Oakland Soldiers (CA) |
| Orlando Magic | Aaron Gordon | PF | 22 | 6-9 | 220 | Arizona | Oakland Soldiers (CA) |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Ivan Rabb | PF | 20 | 6-10 | 220 | California | Oakland Soldiers (CA) |
| New Jersey Nets | Isaiah Whitehead | SG | 22 | 6-4 | 213 | Seton Hall | Playaz Club (NJ) |
| San Antonio Spurs | Kyle Anderson | SF | 24 | 6-9 | 230 | UCLA | Playaz Club (NJ) |
| Detroit Pistons | Henry Ellenson | PF | 21 | 6-11 | 245 | Marquette | Playground Elite (WI) |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Rashad Vaughn | SG | 21 | 6-6 | 202 | UNLV | Playground Elite (WI) |
| Washington Wizards | Chris McCullough | PF | 22 | 6-9 | 215 | Syracuse | PSA Cardinals (NY) |
| LA Lakers | Thomas Bryant | C | 20 | 6-10 | 248 | Indiana | PSA Cardinals (NY) |
| New Orleans Hornets | Cheick Diallo | PF | 21 | 6-9 | 220 | Kansas | PSA Cardinals (NY) |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Deyonta Davis | C | 21 | 6-11 | 237 | Michigan State | Spiece Indy Heat (IN) |
| Miami Heat | AJ Hammons | C | 25 | 7-0 | 260 | Purdue | Spiece Indy Heat (IN) |
| Denver Nuggets | Trey Lyles | PF | 22 | 6-10 | 234 | Kentucky | Spiece Indy Heat (IN) |
| Portland Blazers | Caleb Swanigan | PF | 20 | 6-8 | 250 | Purdue | Spiece Indy Heat (IN) |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Ben McLemore | SG | 24 | 6-5 | 195 | Kansas | St. Louis Eagles (MO) |
| Washington Wizards | Bradley Beal | SG | 24 | 6-5 | 207 | Florida | St. Louis Eagles (MO) |
| Detroit Pistons | Reggie Bullock | SF | 26 | 6-7 | 205 | North Carolina | Team CP3 (NC) |
| LA Clippers | Montrezl Harrell | PF | 23 | 6-8 | 240 | Louisville | Team CP3 (NC) |
| LA Clippers | Brice Johnson | PF | 23 | 6-10 | 230 | North Carolina | Team CP3 (NC) |
| Sacramento Kings | Harry Giles | PF | 19 | 6-10 | 240 | Duke | Team CP3 (NC) |
| New Jersey Nets | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | SF | 23 | 6-7 | 214 | Arizona | Team Final (PA) |
| Charlotte Hornets | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | SF | 24 | 6-7 | 232 | Kentucky | Team Final (PA) |
| Phoenix Suns | Davon Reed | SG | 22 | 6-6 | 210 | Miami (FL) | Team Final (PA) |
| Sacramento Kings | Malachi Richardson | SG | 22 | 6-6 | 205 | Syracuse | Team Final (PA) |
| Chicago Bulls | Cameron Payne | PG | 23 | 6-3 | 185 | Murray State | Team Penny (TN) |
| Dallas Mavs | Dennis Smith Jr. | PG | 20 | 6-3 | 195 | North Carolina State | Team Penny (TN) |
| Chicago Bulls | Jerian Grant | PG | 25 | 6-4 | 198 | Notre Dame | Team Takeover (DC) |
| LA Lakers | Josh Hart | SG | 22 | 6-5 | 215 | Villanova | Team Takeover (DC) |
| Sacramento Kings | Georgios Papagiannis | C | 20 | 7-1 | 240 | Team Takeover (DC) | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Jerami Grant | SF | 23 | 6-9 | 220 | Syracuse | Team Takeover (DC) |
| LA Clippers | Sindarius Thornwell | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 215 | South Carolina | Team United (SC) |
| Denver Nuggets | Emmanuel Mudiay | PG | 21 | 6-5 | 200 | Texas PRO (TX) | |
| Golden State Warriors | Damian Jones | C | 22 | 7-0 | 245 | Vanderbilt | Texas Titans (TX) |
| LA Lakers | Julius Randle | PF | 23 | 6-9 | 250 | Kentucky | Texas Titans (TX) |
| Philadelphia 76ers | James Young | SG | 22 | 6-6 | 215 | Kentucky | The Family Detroit (MI) |
| Indiana Pacers (IN) | Edmond Sumner | PG | 22 | 6-5 | 188 | Xavier | The Family Detroit (MI) |
| San Antonio Spurs | Bryn Forbes | PG | 24 | 6-3 | 200 | Michigan State | The Family Detroit (MI) |
NIKE program alumni (Pre-EYBL)
| Team | NAME | POS | AGE | HT | WT | COLLEGE | Pre EYBL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Grizzlies | JaMychal Green | PF | 27 | 6-9 | 227 | Alabama | Alabama Challenge (AL) |
| New Jersey Nets | Caris LeVert | SG | 23 | 6-7 | 203 | Michigan | All Ohio Red |
| New York Knicks | Trey Burke | PG | 25 | 6-1 | 191 | Michigan | All Ohio Red |
| Orlando Magic | Adreian Payne | PF | 26 | 6-10 | 237 | Michigan State | All Ohio Red |
| LA Clippers | Blake Griffin | PF | 28 | 6-10 | 251 | Oklahoma | Athlete's First |
| Portland Blazers | Shabazz Napier | PG | 26 | 6-1 | 175 | Connecticut | BABC (MA) |
| Washington Wizards | Mike Scott | PF | 29 | 6-8 | 237 | Virginia | Boo Wiliiams (VA) |
| Philadelphia 76ers | T.J. McConnell | PG | 25 | 6-2 | 190 | Arizona | Boo Williams |
| New York Knicks | Jarrett Jack | PG | 34 | 6-3 | 200 | Georgia Tech | Boo Williams |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Patrick Patterson | PF | 28 | 6-9 | 230 | Kentucky | Boo Williams (VA) |
| Portland Blazers | Ed Davis | PF | 28 | 6-10 | 245 | North Carolina | Boo Williams (VA) |
| Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris | SF | 25 | 6-9 | 235 | Tennessee | City Rocks (NY) |
| Charlotte Hornets | Jeremy Lamb | SG | 25 | 6-5 | 185 | Connecticut | Georgia Stars |
| LA Clippers | Lou Williams | SG | 31 | 6-1 | 175 | Georgia Stars | |
| Portland Blazers | Al-Farouq Aminu | PF | 27 | 6-9 | 220 | Wake Forest | Georgia Stars (GA) |
| Washington Wizards | Jodie Meeks | SG | 30 | 6-4 | 210 | Kentucky | Georgia Stars (GA) |
| Dallas Mavs | Harrison Barnes | SF | 25 | 6-8 | 225 | North Carolina | Howard Pulley |
| Orlando Magic | Terrence Ross | SG | 26 | 6-7 | 206 | Washington | ICP Elite (OR) |
| Indiana Pacers (IN) | Al Jefferson | C | 33 | 6-10 | 280 | Jackson Tigers | |
| Sacramento Kings | Kosta Koufos | C | 28 | 7-0 | 265 | Ohio State | King James (OH |
| Portland Blazers | CJ McCollum | SG | 26 | 6-3 | 190 | Lehigh | King James (OH) |
| Atlanta Hawks | Luke Babbitt | SF | 28 | 6-9 | 225 | Nevada | LV Prospects (NV) |
| New York Knicks | Tim Hardaway Jr. | SF | 25 | 6-6 | 205 | Michigan | Mac Irvin Fire |
| Portland Blazers | Meyers Leonard | C | 25 | 7-1 | 255 | Illinois | Mac Irvin Fire (IL) |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Derrick Rose | PG | 29 | 6-3 | 190 | Memphis | MeanStreets |
| Houston Rockets | Eric Gordon | SG | 29 | 6-4 | 215 | Indiana | MeanStreets |
| LA Clippers | Patrick Beverley | PG | 29 | 6-1 | 185 | Arkansas | MeanStreets (IL) |
| Utah Jazz | Alec Burks | SG | 26 | 6-6 | 214 | Colorado | MOKAN Elite (KS) |
| LA Clippers | Willie Reed | C | 27 | 6-11 | 245 | Saint Louis | MOKAN Elite (KS) |
| Miami Heat | Okaro White | PF | 25 | 6-8 | 215 | Florida State | Nike Team Florida |
| Toronto Raptors | CJ Miles | SF | 30 | 6-6 | 225 | Nike Team Texas | |
| San Antonio Spurs | LaMarcus Aldridge | PF | 32 | 6-11 | 260 | Texas | Nike Team Texas |
| Denver Nuggets | Darrell Arthur | PF | 29 | 6-9 | 235 | Kansas | Nike Team Texas (TX) |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | LeBron James | SF | 33 | 6-8 | 250 | Oakland Soldiers | |
| Miami Heat | Wayne Ellington | SG | 30 | 6-5 | 200 | North Carolina | Playaz Club |
| Toronto Raptors | Kyle Lowry | PG | 31 | 6-0 | 205 | Villanova | Playaz Club |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | JR Smith | SG | 32 | 6-6 | 225 | Playaz Club | |
| Sacramento Kings | Vince Carter | SG | 40 | 6-6 | 220 | North Carolina | Playaz Club (NJ) |
| Charlotte Hornets | Marvin Williams | PF | 31 | 6-9 | 237 | North Carolina | Seattle Rotary |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Aaron Brooks | PG | 33 | 6-0 | 161 | Oregon | Seattle Rotary Style (WA) |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Jamal Crawford | SG | 37 | 6-5 | 185 | Michigan | Seattle Rotary Style (WA) |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Mike Conley | PG | 30 | 6-1 | 175 | Ohio State | Spice Indy Heat (IN) |
| Boston | Gordon Hayward | SF | 27 | 6-8 | 226 | Butler | Spiece Indy Heat |
| Sacramento Kings | Zach Randolph | PF | 36 | 6-9 | 250 | Michigan State | Spiece Indy Heat |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Jeff Teague | PG | 29 | 6-2 | 189 | Wake Forest | Spiece Indy Heat (IN) |
| Dallas Mavs | Josh McRoberts | PF | 30 | 6-10 | 240 | Duke | Spiece Indy Heat (IN) |
| Miami Heat | Dion Waiters | SG | 26 | 6-4 | 215 | Syracuse | Team Final (PA) |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Tyreke Evans | SG | 28 | 6-6 | 220 | Memphis | Team Final (PA) |
| Atlanta Hawks | Malcolm Delaney | PG | 28 | 6-3 | 190 | Virginia Tech | Team Melo (MD) |
| Indiana Pacers (IN) | Victor Oladipo | SG | 25 | 6-4 | 210 | Indiana | Team Takeover (DC) |
| Miami Heat | Hassan Whiteside | C | 28 | 7-0 | 265 | Marshall | Team United (NC) |
| The Family Detroit | Draymond Geen | SF | 27 | 6-7 | 250 | Michigan State | The Family Detroit (MI) |