Underclassmen who have made themselves eligible for the June 28 NBA draft. Underclassmen have until May 14 to declare for the draft, but they can remove their names up until June 21, if they have not hired an agent.
| Underclassmen in 2005 NBA draft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | Pos. | Year |
| Alex Acker | Pepperdine | G | Jr. |
| Deji Akindele* | Chicago State | C | So. |
| Kelenna Azubuike | Kentucky | G/F | Jr. |
| Sean Banks* | Memphis | F | So. |
| Jose Juan Barea* | Northeastern | G | Jr. |
| Brandon Bass | LSU | F | So. |
| Martellus Bennett * | Texas A&M | F | Signee |
| Andray Blatche | None | F/C | Unsigned |
| Andrew Bogut | Utah | C | So. |
| Brandon Bowman * | Georgetown | F | Jr. |
| Dee Brown* | Illinois | G | Jr. |
| Keith Brumbaugh * | None | F | Unsigned |
| Andrew Bynum * | Connecticut | C | Signee |
| Jermareo Davidson * | Alabama | F | Soph. |
| Ike Diogu * | Arizona State | F | Jr. |
| Toney Douglas * | Auburn | G | Fr. |
| Monta Ellis * | Mississippi State | G | Signee |
| Olu Famutimi * | Arkansas | G/F | So. |
| Raymond Felton | North Carolina | G | Jr. |
| Torin Francis * | Notre Dame | F | Jr. |
| Francisco Garcia | Louisville | F | Jr. |
| John Gilchrist | Maryland | G | Jr. |
| Gerald Green | Oklahoma State | G | Signee |
| Mike Hall * | George Washington | G | Jr. |
| Chris Hernandez * | Stanford | G | Jr. |
| Bryan Hopkins* | SMU | G | Jr. |
| Jarrett Jack * | Georgia Tech | G | Jr. |
| Amir Johnson * | Louisville | F | Signee |
| Dwayne Jones * | Saint Joseph's | C | Jr. |
| Linas Kleiza * | Missouri | F | So. |
| Carl Krauser * | Pittsburgh | G | Jr. |
| Dennis Latimore | Notre Dame | F | Jr. |
| Darshan Luckey* | St. Francis, PA | G | Jr. |
| Sean May | North Carolina | F | Jr. |
| Rashad McCants | North Carolina | G | Jr. |
| Pops Mensah-Bonsu * | George Washington | F | Jr. |
| C.J. Miles * | Texas | G | Signee |
| J.R. Morris * | Seton Hall | G | Jr. |
| Randolph Morris * | Kentucky | C | Fr. |
| Tim Parham* | Maryland Eastern Shore | C | Jr. |
| T.J. Parker | Northwestern | G | Jr. |
| Chris Paul | Wake Forest | G | So. |
| Pierre Pierce* | Iowa | G | Jr. |
| Kevin Pittsnogle * | West Virginia | C | Jr. |
| Shavlik Randolph * | Duke | F | Jr. |
| Anthony Roberson * | Florida | G | Jr. |
| Nate Robinson | Washington | G | Jr. |
| Chris Rodgers * | Arizona | G | Jr. |
| Brandon Rush * | None | G/F | Unsigned |
| Steven Smith * | La Salle | F | Jr. |
| Marcus Slaughter * | San Diego State | F | So. |
| Chris Taft | Pittsburgh | F | So. |
| Charlie Villanueva | Connecticut | F | So. |
| Tiras Wade* | Louisiana-Lafayette | G | Jr. |
| Von Wafer * | Florida State | G | So. |
| Matt Walsh * | Florida | F | Jr. |
| Martell Webster | Washington | G | Signee |
| James White * | Cincinnati | F | Jr. |
| Deron Williams | Illinois | G | Jr. |
| Eric Williams * | Wake Forest | F | Jr. |
| Louis Williams * | Georgia | G | Signee |
| Marvin Williams | North Carolina | F | Fr. |
| Kennedy Winston | Alabama | F | Jr. |
| Antoine Wright * | Texas A&M | G/F | Jr. |
| Bracey Wright | Indiana | F | Jr. |
| * Hasn't hired an agent | |||
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