A series of 'Athleticism Tests' are performed annually at the NBA pre-draft camp combine held annually. See a description of the tests, and the best results for each year since 2000. Below are the top 10 results for the major tests conducted at the 2012 NBA Combine. The combine is held on the 7-8 June 2012, leading up to the draft on June 28. See the list of the 2012 participants. Figures are based on official NBA documents published online. A European combine is held in early June too.
Bench Press (no. of reps at 185lbs)
rank
reps
player
1
20
Jae Crowder
=2
19
Meyers Leonard
=2
19
JaMychal Green
4
18
Festus Ezeli
=5
17
Darius Johnson-Odom
=5
17
Kevin Jones
=5
17
Scott Machado
8
16
Tyler Zeller
=9
15
Miles Plumlee
=9
15
Jeff Taylor
=9
15
Harrison Barnes
=9
15
Thomas Robinson
Vertical Jump - no step
rank
height (inches)
player
1
38.0
Harrison Barnes
2
34.5
Damian Lillard
=3
34.0
Miles Plumlee
=3
34.0
Festus Ezeli
=5
33.5
Darius Johnson-Odom
=5
33.5
Marcus Denmon
=5
33.5
Jeff Taylor
=5
33.5
Arnett Moultrie
=9
33.0
Jordan Taylor
=9
33.0
Perry Jones
=9
33.0
Bradley Beal
=9
33.0
Darius Miller
Vertical Jump - max
rank
height (inches)
player
1
41.5
Darius Johnson-Odom
=2
40.5
Miles Plumlee
=2
40.5
Marquis Teague
=4
40.0
Marcus Denmon
=4
40.0
Jeff Taylor
=4
40.0
Tony Mitchell
=7
39.5
Harrison Barnes
=7
39.5
Damian Lillard
=7
39.5
Orlando Johnson
10
39.0
Bradley Beal
3/4 Court Sprint
rank
time (seconds)
player
1
3.16
Harrison Barnes
2
3.17
Thomas Robinson
3
3.18
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
=4
3.19
Perry Jones
=4
3.19
Marquis Teague
=4
3.19
Marcus Denmon
=4
3.19
Jordan Taylor
8
3.20
Tyshawn Taylor
9
3.21
Darius Johnson-Odom
10
3.22
Arnett Moultrie
Lane Agility Drill
rank
time (seconds)
player
1
10.48
Quincy Acy
2
10.57
Jordan Taylor
3
10.59
Kim English
4
10.63
JaMychal Green
5
10.64
Miles Plumlee
6
10.65
Marquis Teague
7
10.75
Tony Wroten
8
10.76
Darius Johnson-Odom
9
10.82
Marcus Denmon
10
10.83
Andre Drummond
Tallest Players
The shortest player measured at the combine was by far Tu Holloway 5' 10.5"