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T.J. McConnell will try to impress NBA scouts this week in Chicago (ESPN screen shot)
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Former Arizona point guard T.J. McConnell will get his chance at the NBA Scouting Combine this week in Chicago after all.
According to Jonathon Givony of DraftExpress, McConnell is a late addition to the list.
He joins former Arizona players Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Brandon Ashley and Stanley Johnson at the combine.
The five-day combine starts today. The combine will be televised Thursday and Friday on ESPN. This year’s combine will include five-on-five scrimmaging.
The combine gives NBA executives, coaches and scouts a chance to interview draft prospects and put them through medical testing away from the gym and see them go through drills, athletic testing and measurements as a group.
McConnell, who emerged as a Pac-12 Player of the Year candidate, had some fun with the announcement of his inclusion with the Zona Zoo official Twitter handle:
@ZonaZooOfficial did you remember to pack my lunch?!? 😁
— TJ McConnell (@iPass4Zona) May 12, 2015
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Arizona senior point guard T.J. McConnell (@iPass4Zona) got a last-minute invite to the 2015 NBA Draft Combine.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 12, 2015
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The full list of invitees to the NBA Draft Scouting Combine, which begins today and runs through Sunday in Chicago:
POINT GUARDS
Ryan Boatright, Connecticut
Quinn Cook, Duke
Jerian Grant, Notre Dame
Olivier Hanlan, Boston College
Andrew Harrison, Kentucky
Tyus Jones, Duke
T.J. McConnell, Arizona
George de Paula, Pinheiros (Brazil)
Cameron Payne, Murray State
Chasson Randle, Stanford
Terry Rozier, Louisville
Keifer Sykes, Wisconsin Green Bay
Delon Wright, Utah
WING PLAYERS
Justin Anderson, Virginia
Devin Booker, Kentucky
Anthony Brown, Stanford
Pat Connaughton, Notre Dame
Sam Dekker, Wisconsin
Michael Frazier II, Florida
Treveon Graham, VCU
Aaron Harrison, Kentucky
Tyler Harvey, Eastern Washington
Corey Hawkins, UC-Davis
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Arizona
R.J. Hunter, Georgia State
Vince Hunter, UTEP
Stanley Johnson, Arizona
Kelly Oubre, Kansas
Terran Petteway, Nebraska
Norman Powell, UCLA
Michael Qualls, Arkansas
D’Angelo Russell, Ohio State
Marcus Thornton, William & Mary
J.P. Tokoto, North Carolina
Rashad Vaughn, UNLV
Dez Wells, Maryland
Justise Winslow, Duke
Joseph Young, Oregon
POWER FORWARDS
Cliff Alexander, Kansas
Brandon Ashley, Arizona
Rakeem Christmas, Syracuse
Branden Dawson, Michigan State
Montrezl Harrell, Louisville
Jonathan Holmes, Texas
Richaun Holmes, Bowling Green
Kevon Looney, UCLA
Trey Lyles, Kentucky
Jarell Martin, LSU
Chris McCullough, Syracuse
Jordan Mickey, LSU
Larry Nance Jr., Wyoming
Bobby Portis, Arkansas
TaShawn Thomas, Oklahoma
Chris Walker, Florida
Aaron White, Iowa
Alan Williams, UC Santa Barbara
Christian Wood, UNLV
CENTERS
Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
Mouhammadou Jaiteh Nanterre, France
Dakari Johnson, Kentucky
Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
Myles Turner, Texas
Robert Upshaw, Washington
ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He has also written articles for Bleacher Report and Lindy’s College Sports.
