The 2015 NBA Draft gets underway this Thursday night at 7pm at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY and former Liberty-star Darrun Hilliard has a chance to hear his name being called.

The Villanova guard also has a shot of watching the telecast on ESPN throughout its duration and not hearing his name called.

By all accounts, it's really a 50/50 proposition for Hilliard to be drafted Thursday night.

The last player from the Lehigh Valley to get selected in the NBA Draft was in 2007, when Emmaus product, Aaron Gray, was the 49th selection (second round) by the Chicago Bulls. Gray, who became a standout center at Pittsburgh had one trait that all basketball minds covet, which is being a 7-footer.

Hilliard, who measures at 6-foot-6, averaged 14.3 points a game last year for the Wildcats as a guard. He's worked out for nearly 15 NBA teams this off-season and has been living in Los Angeles leading up to the draft.

Hilliard worked out for the Lakers recently and addressed the media following the session with several former college players looking to impress NBA executives.

"It's awesome, I'm living the dream. It's not everyday that you can workout with the Lakers," Hilliard said. "It was great competition against guys from the Big 10 and the ACC and it's great to compete against them."

Hilliard envisions himself playing as a guard in the NBA and his high school coach, Chad Landis of Liberty, has stayed in touch with Hilliard throughout the process and is looking forward to the possibility that this week presents.

"He's a bubble guy," Landis said of Hilliard. "He has a chance to get drafted in the second round and then there's a chance he doesn't get drafted, but get signed by a team and plays in the summer league and some minicamps and then see if he can stick or not. I really don't know what's going to happen though. We're just hoping for the best."

Hilliard had a second workout with the Philadelphia 76ers this week, which could be a good sign, since the Sixers own five draft picks in the second round of this year's draft.

Working out with NBA teams enables Hilliard to show what he can do outside of what he was asked of at Villanova.

"I probably can handle the ball better than what a lot of people thought," Hilliard said. "My athleticism is better than what people thought and a lot of teams are saying that I'm taller and bigger than what they expected."

One thing that everyone should know already is that Hilliard carries an exemplary work ethic, which always helps when teams are deciding on bringing in talent.

"I know he has the work ethic to do it," said Landis when asked if Hilliard can play in the NBA. "You look at a guy like Matthew Dellavedova from Cleveland.

"He's a product of Kyrie Irving getting hurt and then getting a chance. I'm not saying Darrun is that guy, but could it take him three of four years where he has to work his butt off and gets a shot with the right team. You just hope he lands with the best opportunity."