Former Gophers guard Cam Christie receives an invitation to the NBA draft combine

Former Gophers guard Cam Christie will officially get a chance to test his NBA Draft stock.

Christie was among 78 players invited to the NBA Draft Combine, which will be held May 12-19 in Chicago, the league announced Friday. Christie, a native of Arlington Heights, Illinois, is among seven Big Ten players invited to the combine, including Zach Edey (Purdue), Coleman Hawkins (Illinois), Payton Sandfort (Iowa), Terrance Shannon Jr. (Illinois) and Kel'el Ware (Indiana).

Christie was a standout freshman for the Gophers last season and quickly showed why he is a four-star, top-100 prospect in the 2023 recruiting class. Christie averaged 11.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists for a Gophers team that drastically improved from last season.

Christie was the Gophers' second-leading scorer and played in 33 games last season, including 26 starts. He averaged the third-most minutes per game on the team at 30.1 minutes.

Christie initially announced his intention to enter the NBA Draft process shortly after the Gophers' season ended. That left the door open for a return to the U.S. team if he wasn't selected in the draft, but he appeared to have that door completely closed when he also entered the transfer portal on Wednesday.