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Mar 13, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions guard D.J. Newbill (2) and Purdue Boilermakers guard P.J. Thompson (3) go for a loose ball during the first half in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

Over the weekend, our own Clint Peterson reported on news that the Utah Jazz were among NBA teams looking to get a jump start on their draft evaluation process. That process begins Wednesday as the team will work out their first group of prospects.

Among those working out for Jazz Wednesday: Trey Zeigler (TCU), D.J. Newbill (Penn State) & Rayvonte Rice (Illinois) pic.twitter.com/0YAmIn6ZpO — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) May 5, 2015

Penn State star D.J. Newbill will be joined by Russell Byrd of Michigan State, Denzel Livingston of Incarnate Word (say wha?), Maurice Ndour of Ohio, Illinois’ Rayvonte Rice and Trey Zeigler from TCU.

Of the group, only Newbill ranks in the Top 100 of draft prospects at DraftExpress or NBADraft.net—the six-foot-four guard checks in at No. 83 on DX’s big board. The invitees come in after completing their senior seasons earlier this year. Per the league’s CBA, underclassmen cannot participate in workouts until after the NBA Draft Lottery.

In 34 games with the Nittany Lions this season, Newbill averaged a Big Ten Conference-leading 20.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest. He finished his career in third place on Penn State’s all-time leading scorers list and was twice named to the All-Big Ten Second Team.

Also, he once made Trey Burke look silly with what Craig Bolerjack might deem a KILLER crossover:

Newbill recently signed with agent Stephen Pina of ASM Sports.

Pending the results of the lottery, the Jazz are currently slated to pick 12th. Their second-round selections falls at the No. 42 spot.

Update 5/5: According to the Bowling Green Daily News, Western Kentucky’s T.J. Price will also work out with the Jazz on Wednesday.

Update 5/6: Price is slated to work out with Thursday’s group of invitees.