Fifty players who had declared as early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2005 have withdrawn their names from the draft. There are currently 49 collegiate and high school players and 11 international prospects that are early entry candidates.

Here is the list of college and high school players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for NBA Draft 2005:

Jose Juan Barea Northeastern 6-0 Junior Martellus Bennett Taylor HS (TX) 6-7 HS Senior Brandon Bowman Georgetown 6-8 Junior Dee Brown Illinois 5-11 Junior Keith Brumbaugh DeLand HS (FL) 6-8 HS Senior Jermareo Davidson Alabama 6-11 Sophomore Toney Douglas Auburn 6-1 Freshman Torin Francis Notre Dame 6-11 Junior Mike Hall George Washington 6-8 Junior Chris Hernandez Stanford 6-2 Junior Jibril Hodges Long Beach State 6-2 Junior Brian Kim Vanguard University (CA) 6-5 Junior Armein Kirkland Cincinnati 6-8 Junior Carl Krauser Pittsburgh 6-2 Junior Pops Mensah-Bonsu George Washington 6-9 Junior Tim Parham Maryland-Eastern Shore 6-9 Junior T.J. Parker Northwestern 6-2 Junior Kevin Pittsnogle West Virginia 6-10 Junior Chris Rodgers Arizona 6-4 Junior Brandon Rush Mt. Zion Academy (NC) 6-6 HS Senior Marcus Slaughter San Diego State 6-8 Sophomore Steven Smith LaSalle 6-8 Junior Tim Smith East Tennessee State 5-9 Junior B.J. Spencer Jacksonville State 6-4 Junior James White Cincinnati 6-6 Junior Eric Williams Wake Forest 6-9 Junior

Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for NBA Draft 2005:

Nemanja Aleksandrov Reflex (Serbia-Montenegro) 7-0 1987 DOB Luka Bogdanovic Partizan (Serbia-Montenegro) 6-8 1985 DOB Ivan Chiriaev Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 7-1 1984 DOB Rudy Fernandez DKV Joventut (Spain) 6-5 1985 DOB Paulius Jankunas Zalgiris (Lithuania) 6-8 1984 DOB Viktor Keirou Unics Kazan (Russia) 6-6 1984 DOB Tomasz Kesicki Pamesa Castellon (Spain) 6-10 1986 DOB Marko Lekic Atlas (Serbia-Montenegro) 6-10 1985 DOB Steven Markovic West Sydney (Australia) 6-3 1985 DOB Miguel Marriaga Gaiteros (Venezuela) 6-9 1984 DOB Kosta Perovic Partizan (Serbia-Montenegro) 7-1 1985 DOB Aleksander Rindin Gala Baku (Azerbaijan) 7-5 1985 DOB Dusan Sakota Panathinaikos (Greece) 6-10 1986 DOB Predrag Samardziski Partizan (Serbia-Montenegro) 6-11 1986 DOB Cheick Samb Tenerife (Spain) 7-0 1984 DOB Carlos Matias Sandes Boca Juniors (Argentina) 6-7 1984 DOB Thabo Sefolosha Chalon (France) 6-6 1984 DOB Tiago Splitter Tau Ceramica (Spain) 6-11 1985 DOB Tang Zhengdong Jiangsu (China) 7-1 1984 DOB Marko Tomas Zagreb (Croatia) 6-6 1985 DOB Caio Torres Rayet Guadalajara (Spain) 6-11 1987 DOB Konstantinos Vasileiadis PAOK (Greece) 6-6 1984 DOB Panagiotis Vasilopoulos PAOK (Greece) 6-8 1984 DOB Marcus Vieira de Souza Premiata Montegranaro (Italy) 6-9 1984 DOB Following is the list of players who remain early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2005, which will be held Tuesday, June 28, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City:

Alex Acker Pepperdine 6-5 Junior Deji Akindele Chicago State 7-1 Sophomore Kelenna Azubuike Kentucky 6-5 Junior Sean Banks Memphis 6-8 Sophomore Brandon Bass LSU 6-8 Sophomore Jermaine Bell Indian Hills CC (IA) 6-11 Freshman Andray Blatche South Kent Prep (CT) 6-11 HS Senior Andrew Bogut Utah 7-0 Sophomore Curtis Brown Jr. Beach HS (GA) 6-9 HS Senior Andrew Bynum St. Joseph’s HS (NJ) 6-11 HS Senior Ike Diogu Arizona State 6-8 Junior Monta Ellis Lanier HS (MS) 6-3 HS Senior Olu Famutimi Arkansas 6-5 Sophomore Raymond Felton North Carolina 6-1 Junior Anderson Ferreira Chipola JC (FL) 6-8 Sophomore Francisco Garcia Louisville 6-7 Junior John Gilchrist Maryland 6-3 Junior Gerald Green Gulf Shores Academy (TX) 6-8 HS Senior Jarrett Jack Georgia Tech 6-3 Junior Amir Johnson Westchester HS (CA) 6-10 HS Senior Dwayne Jones St. Joseph’s 6-11 Junior Linas Kleiza Missouri 6-8 Sophomore Julius Lamptey Garden City CC (KS) 7-0 Freshman Kyle Luckett South Side HS (IN) 7-0 HS Senior Darshan Luckey St. Francis (PA) 6-5 Junior Sean May North Carolina 6-8 Junior Rashad McCants North Carolina 6-4 Junior C.J. Miles Skyline HS (TX) 6-6 HS Senior J.R. Morris Seton Hall 6-5 Junior Randolph Morris Kentucky 6-10 Freshman Chris Paul Wake Forest 6-0 Sophomore Pierre Pierce Iowa 6-4 Junior Shavlik Randolph Duke 6-10 Junior Anthony Roberson Florida 6-1 Junior Nate Robinson Washington 5-9 Junior Ray Rose Olivet Nazarene (IL) 6-0 Junior Ricky Sanchez IMG Academy (FL) 6-10 HS Senior Chris Taft Pittsburgh 6-10 Sophomore Charlie Villanueva Connecticut 6-10 Sophomore Tiras Wade Louisiana-Lafayette 6-6 Junior Von Wafer Florida State 6-5 Sophomore Matt Walsh Florida 6-6 Junior Martell Webster Seattle Prep 6-7 HS Senior Deron Williams Illinois 6-4 Junior Louis Williams South Gwinnett HS (GA) 6-3 HS Senior Marvin Williams North Carolina 6-9 Freshman Kennedy Winston Alabama 6-6 Junior Antoine Wright Texas A&M 6-7 Junior Bracey Wright Indiana 6-4 Junior

The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into NBA Draft 2005:

Cenk Akyol Efes Pilsen (Turkey) 6-4 1987 DOB Martynas Andriuskevicius Zalgiris (Lithuania) 7-2 1986 DOB Marcin Gortat RheinEnergie Koln (Germany) 7-0 1984 DOB Mile Ilic Reflex (Serbia-Montenegro) 7-0 1984 DOB Ersan Ilyasova Ulker (Turkey) 6-9 1987 DOB Yaroslav Korolev CSKA Moscow (Russia) 6-9 1987 DOB Erazem Lorbek Climamio Bologna (Italy) 6-10 1984 DOB Ian Mahinmi Le Havre (France) 6-9 1986 DOB Drago Pasalic Split (Croatia) 6-10 1984 DOB Johan Petro Pau Orthez (France) 7-0 1986 DOB Roko Leni Ukic Split (Croatia) 6-5 1984 DOB

Via NBA Press Release

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