2012 NBA Draft: Best Undrafted Players

Not everyone can be selected in the NBA Draft. Many undrafted players will go into NBA Summer League hoping to land a camp invite or deal with a team. Most of these players will either sign with a NBA D-League team or go onto Europe and play. Their dream of playing the NBA one day is not dead, they will just need to work even harder and hope that a team takes a chance on them.

This list of undrafted players is filled with players who were once future first-round picks but fell to injury, unknown talent came out of nowhere, and established players who lack upside.

Who went undrafted in the 2012 NBA Draft? Who do you pick to make an NBA team or stand out in NBA's D-League this upcoming season?

Scott Machado - Point Guard - Iona
Terrell Stoglin - Shooting Guard - Maryland
Kevin Jones - Power Forward - West Virginia
Drew Gordon - Power Forward - New Mexico
Henry Sims - Center - Georgetown
Garrett Stutz - Center - Wichita State
Robert Sacre - Center - Gonzaga
Hollis Thompson - Small Forward - Georgetown
Eric Griffin - Power Forward - Campbell
William Buford - Shooting Guard - Ohio State
J'Covan Brown - Point Guard - Texas
Kostas Sloukas - Point Guard - Greece
Tony Mitchell - Shooting Guard - Alabama
Tu Holloway - Point Guard - Xavier
JaMychal Green - Power Forward - Alabama
Alex Young - Shooting Guard - IUPUI
Casper Ware - Point Guard - Long Beach State
Cameron Moore - Power Forward - UAB
Ricardo Ratliffe - Power Forward - Missouri
Jordan Taylor - Point Guard - Wisconsin
John Shurna - Small Forward - Northwestern
Yancy Gates - Power Forward - Stanford
Xavier Gibson - Power Forward - Florida State
Gus Gilchrist - Center - South Florida
Toure' Murry - Shooting Guard - Wichita State
Herb Pope - Power Forward - Seton Hall
Bradford Burgess - Shooting Guard - VCU
Jet Chang - Shooting Guard - BYU Hawaii
Ashton Gibbs - Point Guard - Pittsburgh
Dario Hunt - Power Forward - Nevada
Ralph Sampson III - Center - Minnesota
Maalik Wayns - Point Guard - Villanova
Wesley Witherspoon - Small Forward - Memphis
Dee Bost - Point Guard - Mississippi State
Devoe Joseph - Shooting Guard - Oregon

Which NCAA Bubble Team Will Dance?

ESPN's Joe Lunardi is a self-proclaimed "bracketologist"...a major that I wish was an option during my days at Ball State & IPFW. I'm not going to call it Bracketology, because it's ridiculous. Say all of that, his to-the-minute, NCAA tournament guessimations are up. Here are the teams that he lists as being the "Last Four In".

Northwestern: I really don't see them getting in without a winning conference record. The Big Ten is considered the best conference in the country, but a few upsets in major tournaments could easily knock them out. They need at least two wins in the Big Ten tournament to assure their spot. A side note, I'm full aware of the amount of white boys that fill their bench, I would be excited if they made it, since they've never made the tournament.

Seton Hall: Many of the same reasons that I don't like Northwestern's chances, Seton Hall has them all. Their conference record was 8-10, added with a few bad losses earlier in the year. The Big East can start devouring each other in their long conference tournament. A few mid-majors deserve to be in the mix, they've had their shot.

Drexel: This team didn't lose a game from January 2nd, until they lost a close game against VCU. I think they deserve a shot at the NCAA Tournament more than Northwestern & Seton Hall. You can easily make an argument that they don't deserve to be in, because they played one of the easiest schedules of all of the bubble teams. I think the tournament committee has proven that they like to give mid-major teams a chance to shine.

Xavier: They definitely have the best player out of this group, Tu Holloway. He didn't have as strong of a season this year, but he'll end up in the NBA. They are a little disappointing, since they were favored to win Atlantic 10 this year. They need to at least make their conference final to have a shot.

Some of the other teams that are on the bubble are Texas, Tennessee, Oregon, Miami (FL), Arizona, and Iona (who has a great shot at sneaking in). Most of the bubble teams come from power conferences. I've seen a lot of games this year and Tennessee has the best shot of leapfrogging all of these teams. The Vols played up to their opponents abilities and even sweeped Florida this season. If they can win a few games in their conference tournament, they will be dancing. Iona has the second best shot, because they are a talented team who had a bad game in their conference championship game.

...but I'm not a "bracketologist".

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