Apr 30, 2009 11:41 PM EST
Tyreke Evans said on Thursday evening that he will remain in the NBA Draft and hire an agent. Evans has not officially hired an agent, but he indicated that he will do so shortly.
"I’m helping Josh (Pastner, new UM coach) recruit, trying to keep the thing going down here," Evans said. "A lot of people are doubting us next year, saying we won’t be as good, so I’m down here helping out."
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The NBA announced today that 103 players, including 74 players from U.S. colleges and 29 international players, have filed as early entry candidates for the 2009 NBA Draft.
Players wishing to renounce their remaining intercollegiate eligibility and enter the 2009 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to the NBA to be received no later than Sunday, April 26. Players who have applied for early entry have the right to withdraw their names from consideration for the Draft by notifying the NBA of their decision in writing no later than 5 p.m. ET on Monday, June 15.
Following is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who have applied for early entry into the 2009 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 25, at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City:
Darion Anderson, Northern Illinois
Ryan Anderson, Nebraska
Dominique Archie, South Carolina
DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh
Derrick Brown, Xavier
Chase Budinger, Arizona
Nick Calathes, Florida
Earl Clark, Louisville
Dwayne Collins, Miami
Kareem Cooper, Texas-El Paso
Kenneth Coopder, Louisiana Tech
Brandon Costner, North Carolina State
Stephen Curry, Davidson
Bryan Davis, Texas A&M
Austin Daye, Gonzaga
DeMar DeRozan, Southern California
Eric Devendorf, Syracuse
Devan Downey, South Carolina
Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State
Wayne Ellington, North Carolina
Chinemelu Elonu, Texas A&M
Tyreke Evans, Memphis
Gary Flowers, Chipola JC (FL)
Jonny Flynn, Syracuse
Jonathan Gibson, New Mexico State
Kyle Gibson, Louisiana Tech
Taj Gibson, Southern California
Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
D'mond Grismore, Huston-Tillotson (TX)
Rogér Guignard, Texas-Arlington
Daniel Hackett, Southern California
Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
James Harden, Arizona State
Kevin Harris, Northwest Mississippi CC
Paul Harris, Syracuse
Gerald Henderson, Duke
Jordan Hill, Arizona
Jrue Holiday, UCLA
Damion James, Texas
James Johnson, Wake Forest
Mac Koshwal, DePaul
Gani Lawal, Georgia Tech
Ty Lawson, North Carolina
James Lewis, Fresno Pacific
Darnell Lindsay, Tennessee Tech
Dior Lowhorn, San Francisco
Ater Majok, Connecticut
Jodie Meeks, Kentucky
Nate Miles, Southern Idaho
Patrick Mills, St. Mary's
Tasmin Mitchell, LSU
B.J. Mullens, Ohio State
Ronald Ogoke, Paul Quinn College (TX)
Patrick Patterson, Kentucky
Scottie Reynolds, Villanova
D.J. Rivera, Binghamton
Terrence Roderick, Alabama-Birmingham
Magnum Rolle, Louisiana Tech
Junior Salters, Wofford
Donald Sloan, Texas A&M
Tyler Smith, Tennessee
DaJuan Summers, Georgetown
Shawn Taggart, Memphis
Jonathan Tavernari, BYU
Jeff Teague, Wake Forest
Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut
Malcolm Thomas, San Diego City College
Dar Tucker, DePaul
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
Greivis Vasquez, Maryland
Martez Walker, Riverside CC (CA)
Michael Washington, Arkansas
Jeremy Wise, Southern Mississippi
Nic Wise, Arizona
The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2009 NBA Draft:
Amadou Aboubakar Zaki, Nancy (France)
Rodrigue Beaubois, Cholet (France)
Nemanja Bjelica, Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
Georgios Bogris, Ilysiakos (Greece)
Omri Casspi, Maccabi Elite (Israel)
Victor Claver, Pamesa Valencia (Spain)
Vladimir Dasic, Buducnost (Montenegro)
Christian Eyenga, DKV Joventut (Spain)
Vitor Faverani, Unicaja Malaga (Spain)
Sergey Gladyr, Mykolaiv (Ukraine)
Adam Hanga, Albacomp (Hungary)
Bariş Hersek, Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
Rudy Jomby, Le Havre (France)
Tanel Kurbas, Kalev/Cramo (Estonia)
Milan Macvan, Hemofarm (Serbia)
Boban Marjanovic, Hemofarm (Serbia)
Tim Ohlbrecht, Bamberg (Germany)
Carl Ona Embo, Biella (Italy)
Nikolaos Pappas, Real Madrid II (Spain)
Anton Ponomarev, Astana Tigers (Kazakhstan)
Paulo Prestes, Unicaja Malaga (Spain)
Miroslav Raduljica, FMP Zeleznik (Serbia)
Fernando Raposo, Pau Orthez (France)
Ricky Rubio, DKV Joventut (Spain)
Evangelos Sakellariou, Pagrati (Greece)
Alexandros Sigkounas, Olimpia Larissa (Greece)
Ludovic Vaty, Pau Orthez (France)
Ibrahim Yildirim, Banvit (Turkey)
Artem Zabelin, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
*Country indicates where team plays, not country of nationality.
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Brandon Jennings is a projected top-10 pick and many NBA scouts have flown to Europe in order to scout him in person.
"A lot of NBA teams are here now," said Jennings. "The Warriors were here for a couple of days. The Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors were here. A lot of NBA scouts are starting to come over.
"Now I really have to finish strong and try to give them just a little taste of what I got.
"Of course I think I'm ready. The NBA is an open game. It's more one-on-one. It's more free play. Out here, it's not so much free play. If I can get on a team that goes up and down, the sky is the limit."
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Apr 2009 Archive
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ESPN | Apr 25, 2009
Duke guard Gerald Henderson is entering the NBA Draft, but has not hired an agent.
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Darren Rovell/CNBC | Apr 24, 2009
Players from the 2009 NBA Draft are unlikely to receive very lucrative offers from shoe companies.
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Baltimore Sun | Apr 24, 2009
Greivis Vasquez of Maryland has officially declared for the NBA draft, the school announced Thursday.
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Newsday | Apr 24, 2009
LeBron James watched Stephen Curry play this season and he believes he can be a very effective NBA player.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Apr 24, 2009
Ater Majok has declared for the 2009 NBA Draft.
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ESPN | Apr 23, 2009
Tar Heel juniors Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington have decided to enter the NBA draft, just a few weeks after winning a national championship.
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ESPN | Apr 23, 2009
Davidson guard Stephen Curry is entering the NBA Draft and will hire an agent, which will remove the possibility of him returning to school for his senior season.
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NBA.com | Apr 23, 2009
North Carolina's Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington will announce their draft plans on Thursday afternoon, according to the Associated Press.
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ESPN | Apr 23, 2009
Phenom scorer Stephen Curry from Davidson will announce his decision as to whether he's entering the NBA draft or staying in school on Thursday.
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ESPN | Apr 23, 2009
Tennessee forward Tyler Smith has entered his name into the NBA Draft, but by not hiring an agent he has left the door open for a return to school.
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ESPN | Apr 21, 2009
Villanova guard Scottie Reynolds has declared for the NBA Draft, but will not hire an agent so that he can still return for his senior season.
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USA Today | Apr 21, 2009
From next season early entrants to the NBA draft will get more than a month less time to decide whether to remain in the draft or return to school.
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ESPN | Apr 21, 2009
Tyreke Evans will enter his name in the NBA draft, but he will not hire an agent and has not closed the door on a return to Memphis.
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ESPN | Apr 20, 2009
Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio will declare for the 2009 NBA Draft, according to his agent.
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Draft Express | Apr 20, 2009
Davidson guard Stephen Curry will soon declare for the NBA Draft, according to DraftExpress.com.
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Press Release | Apr 17, 2009
Five ties among teams that finished the 2008-09 NBA regular season with identical records were broken today through random drawings to help determine the order of selection for the 2009 NBA Draft.
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Sports Illustrated | Apr 17, 2009
Australian point guard Patrick Mills will test the NBA waters, but will not sign an agent to keep his options open.
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Chicago Tribune | Apr 17, 2009
Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody has declared for the NBA draft, ending the speculation about the talented big mans plans.
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Fox Sports | Apr 16, 2009
Willie Warren will not be available in the 2009 NBA draft.
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SI.com | Apr 16, 2009
John Wall reportedly will spend at least one year playing college basketball before going pro.
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ESPN | Apr 16, 2009
Greg Monroe announced on Wednesday that he will not be entering the NBA draft, and will return to school next season.
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ESPN | Apr 16, 2009
Jonny Flynn is set to sign with Leon Rose, which will end his days at Syracuse.
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ESPN | Apr 16, 2009
Patrick Patterson wants to get a feel of his NBA stock before deciding to stay in the draft or head back to school.
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ESPN | Apr 16, 2009
Damion James has put his name into the NBA Draft pool, but will not hire an agent.
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ESPN | Apr 15, 2009
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is holding out hope that Big East Tournament MVP Jonny Flynn will return to school next fall.
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ESPN | Apr 14, 2009
Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet has decided to officially enter the NBA Draft after talking with family, friends and Huskies coach Jim Calhoun, according to the Associated Press.
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Boston Globe | Apr 13, 2009
In a discussion with the Boston Globe, an NBA scout revealed that he isn't very impressed by national championship North Carolina's three stars.
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AP | Apr 13, 2009
North Carolina freshman forward Ed Davis said on Sunday that he plans to return to school for the 2009-2010 season.
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Los Angeles Times | Apr 9, 2009
Jrue Holiday will be another one and done freshman at UCLA.
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AP | Apr 9, 2009
Dwayne Collins of the Miami Hurricanes has declared for the NBA draft but could return to the school next season because he has not hired an agent.
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Los Angeles Times | Apr 9, 2009
USC's DeMar Derozan, Taj Gibson and Daniel Hackett have decided to enter their names into the NBA draft, sources said.
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AP | Apr 8, 2009
James Harden has declared for the NBA Draft and hired an agent, which will end his tenure at Arizona State.
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SI.com | Apr 8, 2009
Jeff Teague of Wake Forest declared for the NBA draft on Wednesday but did not hire an agent.
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AP | Apr 8, 2009
Jordan Hill will forgo his senior year at the University of Arizona and enter the 2009 NBA Draft.
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ESPN | Apr 8, 2009
Pitt center DeJuan Blair will declare for the NBA draft, but hasn't hired an agent.
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Apr 8, 2009
Pitt center DeJuan Blair is expected to declare for the NBA Draft on Wednesday.
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NBA.com | Apr 8, 2009
Arizona junior forward Chase Budinger is hiring an agent and will enter the NBA draft, according to the Associated Press.
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AP | Apr 7, 2009
Blake Griffin, the consensus likely number one overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, will forgo his junior and senior seasons.
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NBA.com | Apr 7, 2009
South Carolina junior Devan Downey has declared early for the NBA Draft without hiring an agent, meaning he can withdraw his name by June 15 and return to school.
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ESPN | Apr 7, 2009
Oklahoma sophomore Blake Griffin will leave the school early in order to enter the NBA Draft, according to the Associated Press.
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AP | Apr 7, 2009
Kentucky G Jodie Meeks will submit his name for the NBA draft but will not hire an agent.
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