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Daniel Gafford invited to NBA Combine

Former Arkansas forward Daniel Gafford is among 66 players invited to the NBA Draft Combine, the league announced Wednesday.

Gafford is the second Razorbacks player to be invited to the event since 2015. Former Arkansas guard Jaylen Barford was invited and attended in 2018. Gafford, an El Dorado native, declared for the NBA Draft of March 18, one day before the Razorbacks were scheduled to face Providence in the NIT.

The combine is scheduled for May 15-19 in Chicago.

Sam Vecenie of The Athletic projected Gafford going No. 27 overall to the Brooklyn Nets in his pre-NCAA Tournament mock draft, and No.