Kofi Cockburn Invited to NBA Draft Combine

When Illinois center Kofi Cockburn declared for the NBA Draft in April, forgoing his remaining college eligibility, his prospects were bleak. The two-time All-American was barely cracking Top 100 lists.

Now, it’s not impossible for a team to take a flyer on a player late in the draft, but you generally know about half the players that will be selected in any given year. Leaving approximately 30 spots open for hundreds of other draft-eligible prospects. In other words...it’s REALLY hard to get drafted.

So this recent news from ESPN’s Jonathan Givony could be encouraging:

The NBA announced the 76 draft prospects who accepted invites to the NBA Draft Combine, which will take place May 18-20 in…