NBA Release
NEW YORK – Penn State men's basketball standouts Jalen Pickett and Seth Lundy have been invited to participate in the 2023 NBA Draft Combine, as announced by the NBA Tuesday evening. Pickett and Lundy are two of 78 players on the list of official invitees.
The 2023 NBA Draft Combine is set for May 15-21 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The 2023 NBA Draft is slated for June 22 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Players will have interviews with NBA teams and participate in five-on-five games as well as shooting and strength and agility drills from May 15-21. Coverage of the Combine begins Wednesday, May 17 on ESPN2 from 2-6 p.m. ET, and continues Thursday, May 18 from 4-8 p.m. ET on ESPN2, with host John Schiffren, analysts Cory Alexander and Bobby Marks, and Andraya Carter providing in-depth analysis and interviews with participants and NBA team personnel. The NBA Draft Combine will also be available on the ESPN App.
Strength and agility drills and shooting drills will be broadcast live on the NBA App on Monday, May 15 from 3-5 p.m. ET, with host John Fanta showcasing the event's top prospects.
Pickett's collegiate career culminated in a Consensus All-American season in 2022-23 as he averaged 17.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg and 6.6 apg with a 50.8 FG%, becoming the first Division I men's college basketball player since at least the 1992-93 season to average 17/7/6 or better while shooting at least 50% from the field. The point guard ranked top 15 in the nation in assists per game (6.6 – fifth) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.89 – 13th) while setting the Penn State single-season assists record with 243 helpers.
Pickett finished his five-year collegiate career with marks of 2,207 points (15.3 ppg), 780 rebounds (5.4 rpg), 841 assists (5.8 apg), 178 steals and 115 blocks. The Rochester, N.Y. native is the only Division I men's basketball player since at least the 1985-86 season to have accumulated career marks of 2,000+ career points, 700+ career rebounds and 800+ career assists. He tallied 1,068 points, 407 rebounds and 378 assists through just 68 games in a Penn State uniform, reaching his 1,000th point at Penn State in just 65 games.
Lundy completed his four-year Penn State career in 2022-23 and announced his declaration for the draft following his true senior campaign. Lundy put together a career-best season as a senior, finishing the 2022-23 campaign with 14.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. He proved to be one of the most efficiently productive players in the country, as one of only five Division I players to tally 10+ points per game and 6+ rebounds per game while shooting at least 50% from two-point range (53.3%), 40% from three-point range (40.0%) and 80% from the free throw line (80.7%).
Lundy finished his Penn State career ranking sixth all-time in school history in career 3-pointers (229), ninth in career free throw percentage (81.4 FT%) and 20th in career points (1,283). He became the 39th member of Penn State's 1,000-career point club on Jan. 11, 2023.
Pickett and Lundy's outstanding 2022-23 seasons led Penn State to a 23-14 overall record, its first NCAA Tournament victory since 2001 and first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2011.
Pickett and Lundy look to become Penn State's first NBA Draft picks since 2018 (Tony Carr, New Orleans) and the duo joins former Nittany Lion standouts Lamar Stevens (2020), Tony Carr (2018) and Jarrett Stephens (2001) as NBA Combine participants from Penn State.