Jayson Tatum, who played in the 2017-18 Philadelphia 76ers season, played for which college before declaring himself eligible for the 2017 NBA draft?
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2017–18 Philadelphia 76ers season The 2017–18 Philadelphia 76ers season will be the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 2017–18 76ers season will likely be the first time where their franchise's young core would play together with players like Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Dario Saric, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, and newly drafted point guard, Markelle Fultz with leading the way moving forward. Furthermore, during the 2016–17 season, the club was plagued with injury with Ben Simmons, Jahlil Okafor, Jerryd Bayless, Joel Embiid and Robert Covington. All five of them missed significant time. They would wind up acquiring the #1 pick again, this time being point guard Markelle Fultz from the Boston Celtics on June 19, four days before the 2017 NBA Draft began in exchange for their #3 pick this year (which was Jayson Tatum) and another first round pick moving forward. During the 2017–18 campaign, the Sixers look to build young core and have more of a legitimate change to a playoff run since Sam Hinkie's infamous tanking method.
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Jayson Tatum Jayson Christopher Tatum (born March 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Tatum attended Chaminade, where he rated as five-star recruit and regarded as one of the top players in the Class of 2016 by most recruiting services. After playing basketball with the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team in 2016–2017, Tatum declared himself eligible for the 2017 NBA draft and was selected with the third overall pick by the Boston Celtics.
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Antoine Wright (basketball) Antoine Domonick Wright (born February 6, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He attended preparatory school at Lawrence Academy at Groton; in 2002, he led the Spartans to an Independent School League Basketball Championship. He was selected 15th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Nets (the highest pick from the Big 12 Conference that year and in Texas A&M University history until Acie Law was drafted 11th in the 2007 NBA Draft), after his junior year at Texas A&M University. Wright played his first five seasons of professional basketball in the NBA. He has since played overseas and in the NBA D-League.
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1978 NBA draft The 1978 NBA draft was the 32nd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 9, 1978, before the 1978–79 season. In this draft, 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference, with the order determined by a coin flip. The Indiana Pacers won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Kansas City Kings, who obtained the New Jersey Nets' first-round pick in a trade, were awarded the second pick. The Pacers then traded the first pick to the Portland Trail Blazers before the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. Before the draft, five college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule. These players had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league, which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier. Prior to the start of the season, the Buffalo Braves relocated to San Diego and became the San Diego Clippers. The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 202 players.
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A. J. Hammons Aaron Jarrell "A. J." Hammons (born August 27, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Purdue before being drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 46th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.
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Khris Middleton James Khristian "Khris" Middleton (born August 12, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Porter-Gaud School, where he was coached by John Pearson. As a junior and senior, he was named South Carolina Player of the Year, and was a McDonald's All-American nominee. He went on to play college basketball for Texas A&M University, where he started the majority of the games in his freshman year. In his sophomore season, he earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after leading the Aggies in scoring with 14.3 points per game. Middleton was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 39th overall pick of the 2012 NBA draft.
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Jaylon Brown Jaylon Brown is an American professional basketball player for Karpoš Sokoli of the Macedonian League. He played college basketball at Evansville (2013–2017).
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Bradley Beal Bradley Emmanuel Beal (born June 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators before being selected by the Wizards with the third overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.
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Dennis Smith Jr. Dennis Smith Jr. (born November 25, 1997) is an American basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was ranked among the top point guards in the class of 2016 by most basketball recruiting services. He attended NC State University for one season of college basketball and earned second-team all-conference honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a freshman as well as ACC Freshman of the Year. After the season, Smith decided to forgo his remaining college eligibility and declared for the 2017 NBA draft. He was selected 9th overall by the Mavericks.
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Andre Turner Andre Devalle Turner (born March 13, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA. A 5'11", 160 lb point guard, he played collegiately at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). Born in Memphis, Tennessee, his nickname in college was the "Little General".
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Damian Lillard Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats and earned third-team All-American honors in 2012. After being selected by Portland with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft, Lillard won the NBA Rookie of the Year by unanimous decision. He has twice been named an NBA All-Star.
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T. J. Leaf Ty Jacob "T. J." Leaf (born April 30, 1997) is an Israeli-American basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, he was selected by the Pacers in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft with the 18th overall pick.
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Markelle Fultz Markelle N'Gai Fultz (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the  National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball for one season with the Washington Huskies, he was drafted with the first overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft by the 76ers.
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Jay Williams (basketball) Jason David Williams (born September 10, 1981) is an American former basketball player and current college basketball analyst. He played college basketball for the Duke University Blue Devils and professionally for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA. He last signed with the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, but was waived by the Toros on December 30, 2006 due to lingering physical effects from a 2003 motorcycle accident. Although he had been known as Jason, he asked to be called Jay on joining the Bulls in 2002, to avoid confusion with two other players in the NBA at the time, Jason Williams and Jayson Williams.
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Alonzo Gee Alonzo Edward Gee (born May 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born and raised in Riviera Beach, Florida, Gee attended the University of Alabama, where he played for the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team for four seasons.
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Greg Stiemsma Gregory "Greg" Stiemsma ( ; born September 26, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played high school basketball for Randolph High School and college basketball for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, before going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft. A 6'11" center, Stiemsma is known for his defense and shot blocking ability.
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Theo Pinson Theophilus Alphonso "Theo" Pinson (born November 5, 1995) is an American basketball player for the University of North Carolina. A 6'6 swingman, Pinson was the starting shooting guard for the Tar Heels' 2017 NCAA championship team.
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Antawn Jamison Antawn Cortez Jamison ( ; born June 12, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, being named national player of the year in 1998. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors as the fourth overall pick of the 1998 NBA draft, then traded to the Golden State Warriors for former Tar Heel teammate Vince Carter.
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Chris Wright (basketball, born 1988) Chris Wright (born September 30, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the University of Dayton. He has previously played in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks.
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Kaela Davis Kaela Davis (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for Georgia Tech before transferring to University of South Carolina coached by Dawn Staley.
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Doug McDermott Douglas Richard McDermott (born January 3, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While playing college basketball for Creighton University, he led the nation in scoring in 2013–14, was a three-time consensus first-team All-American. He was the consensus national player of the year as a senior in 2014, and finished his college career with the fifth-most points in NCAA Division I men's basketball history. After graduating from Creighton, McDermott entered the 2014 NBA draft, where he was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Bulls. He went on to play two and half seasons for the Bulls before being traded to the Thunder in February 2017. McDermott is the son of current Creighton coach, Greg McDermott; Greg coached McDermott during his college career.
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John Henson (basketball) John Allen Henson (born December 28, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina where he was a two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year.