Two Alabama Players Invited to NBA Combine

The duo of Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney could become the first pair of Alabama players taken in the first round of the same draft since 1995.

Alabama basketball is coming off one of its best seasons in program history and could be making even more history this summer with two of the top prospects in the NBA. 

Crimson Tide freshmen Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney are among the 78 players invited to the 2023 NBA Draft combine and could become the first duo of Alabama players drafted in the first round since 1995. 

Both Miller and Clowney declared for the NBA with no intention of returning to college and are both projected in the first round after just one season in college. 

Miller came into Alabama as a highly regarded prospect with a high expectation that he would be a one-and-done product. He lived up to the hype, leading Alabama in scoring at 18.8 points per game, winning SEC Player of the Year and SEC Tournament MVP. Miller is expected to be a top-three pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. 

Clowney was the lowest-rated signee in the Crimson Tide's 2022 signing class, but quickly proved on the court that he could be a valuable asset to an NBA team, averaging 9.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. 

Jahvon Qunierly, Charles Bediako and Mark Sears are all testing the NBA Draft waters, but could return to college. Bediako and Sears have been invited to the NBA G League Elite Camp May 13-14 in Chicago. 

The NBA Combine is also in Chicago from May 15-21. The NBA Draft is June 22 in Brooklyn, New York. 

Alabama has had four people drafted under Nate Oats since 2020.