With two Buckeyes participating in NBA Draft Combine proceedings in Chicago over the next few days, the official measurements for E.J. Liddell and Malaki Branham are in.
Update: A source told Eleven Warriors that neither Liddell nor Branham will participate in five-on-five scrimmages at the combine on Thursday and Friday.
Per Jonathon Givony of ESPN and DraftExpress, Liddell measured in at 6-foot-7 in shoes with just shy of a 7-foot wingspan. Liddell also weighed in at 243 pounds with 12.2 percent body fat.
Ohio State's E.J. Liddell official measurements from the NBA Combine: 6'7 in shoes, 6'11.75 wingspan, 8'7.5 standing reach, 243 lbs with 12.2% body fat
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 18, 2022
Liddell had the highest standing vertical leap of all players who were tested at the combine with a measure of 35.5 inches, and his 38-inch max vertical leap was eighth-best among all participants.
With a 3.23-second shuttle run, Liddell had the 36th-best time, and his 11.11-second lane agility drill ranked behind only 20 other potential draftees. In the three quarter sprint, Liddell ran a time of 3.26 seconds, which ranked 25th among those that were tested.
Branham measured in at 6-foot-5 and one-half inch in shoes with a 6-foot-10 wingspan, and weighed in a 194.8 pounds with 6.1 percent body fat.
Ohio State's Malaki Branham official measurements from the NBA Combine: 6'5.5 in shoes, 6'10 wingspan, 8'6.5 standing reach, 194.8 lbs with 6.1% body fat
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 18, 2022
Branham ranked 11th in the three quarter sprint with a time of 3.17 seconds, 34th in lane agility with an 11.38-second split and 17th in the shuttle run with a 3.09-second time. Branham's standing vertical leap was 29 inches, and his max vert was 35 – 23rd-best among all participants.
