TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Two former Indiana State men's basketball players have made it to the NBA during the 2026 NBA Draft and post-draft signing.
 
Ryan Conwell (2023-24) was selected in the second round of the 2026 NBA Draft to the Oklahoma City Thunder and almost immediately was traded to the Miami Heat. Conwell was selected 37th overall.
 
After the conclusion of the first and second rounds, Robbie Avila (2022-24) signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. This contract is a one-year, non-guaranteed, minimum-salary NBA contract that can be guaranteed or converted into a two-way contract, or the team can waive the player.
 
Conwell was the first Sycamore drafted since Jake LaRavia (2022, 19th overall to Minnesota), and he and Avila will be the first to reach the NBA since Jayson Kent (2022-24). Kent signed with the NBA's G League Rip City Remix and later signed a two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
 
Avila now joins LaRavia on the Lakers' squad after LaRavia was signed to Los Angeles as an unrestricted free agent.
 
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