Men's Basketball

Washington selected for NBA pre-draft camp

Former Virginia Tech basketball player Deron Washington was one of 64 players selected to participate in the NBA's pre-draft camp from Tuesday through Friday in Orlando, Fla.

The camp, which also includes 15 players who were selected for physicals only, is the NBA’s answer to the NFL player combine. The 64 active players will participate in drills on Tuesday evening and Wednesday and Thursday mornings and games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Other ACC players invited to participate in the camp include Wayne Ellington, Danny Green and Ty Lawson of North Carolina, James Gist of Maryland, James Mays of Clemson, DeMarcus Nelson of Duke and Sean Singletary of Virginia.

The NBA Draft will take place on Thursday, June 26 at Madison Square Garden and will be televised live on ESPN, beginning at 7 p.m.