Virginia basketball’s Devon Hall invited to NBA combine

The NBA Combine kicks off in one week in Chicago, and Virginia alum Devon Hall got one of the coveted invites to the event. The combine, much like its NFL counterpart, is designed to test out players both physically and mentally to gauge their readiness to take the next step in the pros.

The combine will measure standing reach, height without shoes, wingspan, standing vertical leap, max vertical leap, shuttle run, lane agility, three-quarter sprint, NBA break left/right shooting %, NBA corner left/right shooting %, NBA top key shooting %, and on the move 15 shooting %. Participants will also play five-on-five games.

A portion of the event will be televised as ESPN2 will air coverage from 3-7pm on May 17 and 18.

Devon performed exceptionally well at the recent Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, earning a place on the All-Tournament team and helping his team finsih third place in the event. He averaged 17.3 points per game (7th overall), 5.7 rebounds (26th), 3.3 assists (10th), and 1.7 steals (5th) on 35.3 minutes played per game (most overall) in the tournament, helping bolster his NBA stock and most likely earn him the invitation.

In his final season at Virginia, Hall averaged 11.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game while shooting 45% from the field and 43% from three. His 3.3 assist-to-turnover ratio was best in the ACC during conference play this past season. Hall earned spots on both the All-ACC Second Team and All-ACC Defensive Team and was on the ACC All-Tournament team as he helped the Hoos hoist the ACC championship trophy for the first time since 2014.

Hall is one of 69 college players invited to the event that spans May 16-20. He is one of 10 ACC players attending and will be joined by Grayson Allen (Duke), Marvin Bagley III (Duke), Tyus Battle (Syracuse), Bruce Brown Jr. (Miami), Wendell Carter (Duke), Josh Okogie (Georgia Tech), Jerome Robinson (Boston College), Gary Trent Jr. (Duke), and Lonnie Walker IV (Miami).

Here is the full list of invitees:

Player (College/Club)

• Rawle Alkins (Arizona)
• Grayson Allen (Duke)
• Kostas Antetokounmpo (Dayton)
• Udoka Azubuike (Kansas)
• Marvin Bagley III (Duke)
• Mohamed Bamba (Texas)
• Jaylen Barford (Arkansas)
• Keita Bates-Diop (Ohio State)
• Tyus Battle (Syracuse)
• Brian Bowen II (South Carolina)
• Mikal Bridges (Villanova)
• Miles Bridges (Michigan State)
• Bruce Brown Jr. (Miami)
• Troy Brown Jr. (Oregon)
• Jalen Brunson (Villanova)
• Tony Carr (Penn State)
• Jevon Carter (West Virginia)
• Wendell Carter (Duke)
• Hamidou Diallo (Kentucky)
• Donte DiVincenzo (Villanova)
• Trevon Duval (Duke)
• Jacob Evans (Cincinnati)
• Bruno Fernando (Maryland)
• Melvin Frazier Jr. (Tulane)
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Kentucky)
• Devonte Graham (Kansas)
• Devon Hall (Virginia)
• Jaylen Hands (UCLA)
• Kevin Hervey (Texas-Arlington)
• Aaron Holiday (UCLA)
• Kevin Huerter (Maryland)
• Chandler Hutchison (Boise State)
• Jaren Jackson Jr. (Michigan State)
• Justin Jackson (Maryland)
• Alize Johnson (Missouri State)
• George King (Colorado)
• Kevin Knox (Kentucky)
• Sagaba Konate (West Virginia)
• Caleb Martin (Nevada)
• Cody Martin (Nevada)
• Yante Maten (Georgia)
• Brandon McCoy (UNLV)
• De’Anthony Melton (USC)
• Chimezie Metu (USC)
• Shake Milton (SMU)
• Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (Kansas)
• Malik Newman (Kansas)
• Josh Okogie (Georgia Tech)
• Jontay Porter (Missouri)
• Michael Porter Jr. (Missouri)
• Billy Preston (Kansas)
• Jerome Robinson (Boston College)
• Mitchell Robinson (Western Kentucky)
• Collin Sexton (Alabama)
• Landry Shamet (Wichita State)
• Anfernee Simons (IMG Academy)
• Zhaire Smith (Texas Tech)
• Omari Spellman (Villanova)
• Khyri Thomas (Creighton)
• Gary Trent Jr. (Duke)
• Allonzo Trier (Arizona)
• Jarred Vanderbilt (Kentucky)
• Moritz Wagner (Michigan)
• Lonnie Walker (Miami)
• PJ Washington (Kentucky)
• Austin Wiley (Auburn)
• Kris Wilkes (UCLA)
• Kenrich Williams (TCU)
• Trae Young (Oklahoma)