NBA Draft 2022: Two players from HBCU All-Star Game earn invitations to G League Elite Camp
Tue, May 10, 2022
NBA News (AP)
The NBA G League on Monday announced a field of 44 NBA Draft prospects for this year's annual G League Elite Camp in Chicago, and two of the players -- Kyle Foster of Howard and Brison Gresham of Texas Southern -- were participants in this year's'. The camp, scheduled every year just before the NBA Draft Combine, is a chance for prospects to showcase their abilities in front of NBA executives and decision-makers with a chance to play their way into the combine.
Foster spent five seasons in the MEAC at Howard where he eventually blossomed into an All-MEAC standout as a senior in 2021-22, averaging 15.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game and. In his final collegiate season, he led the Bison to their first winning season in two decades while finishing as one of the top 3-point shooters by percentage in the entire sport.
Gresham, who began his career at UMass and spent time at Houston from 2017 through 2021, also had a career year at Texas Southern this past season while earning an invite to the HBCU All-Star Game. He was a standout in the All-Star game while showcasing his rebounding and defense. As a senior he averaged 7.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. His 13.0% block rate rated No. 1 among players in the SWAC and 13th nationally.
The G League Elite Camp will take place at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on May 16-17. If selected, players from the camp will advance to the NBA Draft Combine, scheduled for May 18-22 at the same arena.'
G League Elite Camp invitees
| Max Abmas | Oral Roberts |
| James Akinjo | Baylor |
| Keve Aluma | Virginia Tech |
| Jules Bernard | UCLA |
| Buddy Boeheim | Syracuse |
| Jamaree Bouyea | San Francisco |
| Eli Brooks | Michigan |
| Keion Brooks Jr. | Kentucky |
| Tevin Brown | Murray State |
| Gabe Brown | Michigan State |
| Tyler Burton | Richmond |
| Darius Days | LSU |
| Michael Devoe | Georgia Tech |
| Allen Flanigan | Auburn |
| Kyle Foster | Howard |
| Javon Freeman-Liberty | DePaul |
| Kellan Grady | Kentucky |
| A.J. Green | Northern Iowa |
| Brison Gresham | Texas Southern |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Washington State |
| Jordan Hall | St. Joseph's |
| Quenton Jackson | Texas A&M |
| Hyunjung Lee | Davidson |
| Kenneth Lofton Jr. | Louisiana Tech |
| Brady Manek | North Carolina |
| Tyrese Martin | UConn |
| David McCormack | Kansas |
| Kevin McCullar | Texas Tech |
| Kameron McGusty | Miami' |
| Pete Nance | Northwestern |
| J.D. Notae | Arkansas |
| Shareef O'Neal | LSU |
| M.J. Randolph | Florida A&M |
| Jared Rhoden | Seton Hall |
| Jermaine Samuels | Villanova |
| Marcus Sasser | Houston |
| Baylor Scheierman | South Dakota State |
| Luke Travers | Perth Wildcats |
| Ryan Turell | Yeshiva University |
| Fabian White Jr. | Houston |
| Bryson Williams | Texas Tech |
| Vince Williams Jr. | VCU |
| Jalen Wilson | Kansas |
| Kok Yat | Overtime Elite |