Official List Of Early Entry Candidates Who Are In And Out Of Draft

[MapleLeaf]

From realgm.com

Forty-eight players who had declared as early entry candidates for the 2008 NBA Draft have withdrawn their names from the draft. There are 39 collegiate and five international prospects that remain early entry candidates.

The 2008 NBA Draft will be held on Thursday, June 26 at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Here is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2008 NBA Draft:

A.J. Abrams, Texas
Josh Akognon, Cal State Fullerton
Antonio Anderson, Memphis
Derek Bailey, Providence Christian Academy (SC)
Jason Bennett, Tallahassee CC (FL)
Chase Budinger, Arizona
Derrick Caracter, Louisville
DeMarre Carroll, Missouri
Charles Carter, Oklahoma Baptist
Josh Carter, Texas A&M
Lee Cummard, Brigham Young
Robert Dozier, Memphis
Wayne Ellington, North Carolina
Alonzo Gee, Alabama
Paul Graham III, Florida Atlantic
Danny Green, North Carolina
Lester Hudson, Tennessee-Martin
Stefon Jackson, Texas-El Paso
Ty Lawson, North Carolina
Leo Lyons, Missouri
Jerel McNeal, Marquette
Jeremy Pargo, Gonzaga
Courtney Pigram, East Tennessee State
John Riek, Winchendon School
Josh Shipp, UCLA
Kiwan Smith, Redlands CC (OK)
Ronald Steele, Alabama
Robert Vaden, Alabama-Birmingham
Lorrenzo Wade, San Diego State
Gordon Watt, Houston Baptist
Raymond Wright, Arkansas-Monticello

Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2008 NBA Draft:

Rodrigue Beaubois, Cholet (France)
Mikheil Berishvili, BC Vita (Georgia)
Omri Casspi, Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (Israel)
Victor Claver, Pamesa Valencia (Spain)
Nando de Colo, Cholet (France)
Sergey Ilin, Budivelnik (Ukraine)
Joe Ingles, Melbourne S. Dragons (Australia)
Jonas Jerebko, Biella (Italy)
Mladen Jeremic, FMP Zeleznik (Serbia)
Maxym Korniyenko, Dnipro (Ukraine)
Luc Louves, Orleans (France)
Rudy Mbemba, Solna (Sweden)
Henk Norel, Alicante (Spain)
Maxim Sheleketo, VEF Riga (Latvia)
Giorgi Shermadini, Maccabi Tbilisi (Georgia)
Maksym Vilkhovetskyi, Dnipro (Ukraine)
Ronalds Zakis, VEF Riga (Latvia)

Following is the list of players from U.S colleges and institutions who remain early entry candidates for the 2008 NBA Draft:

Joe Alexander, West Virginia
Ryan Anderson, California
Darrell Arthur, Kansas
D.J. Augustin, Texas
Jerryd Bayless, Arizona
Michael Beasley, Kansas State
Keith Brumbaugh, Hillsborough CC (FL)
Mario Chalmers, Kansas
Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis
C.J. Giles, Oregon State
Eric Gordon, Indiana
Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State
Donte Greene, Syracuse
Kalen Grimes, Missouri
Richard Hendrix, Alabama
J.J. Hickson, North Carolina State
George Hill, IUPUI
Reggie Huffman, Alabama-Birmingham
Shawn James, Duquesne
Davon Jefferson, Southern California
DeAndre Jordan, Texas A&M
Kosta Koufos, Ohio State
Brook Lopez, Stanford
Robin Lopez, Stanford
Kevin Love, UCLA
O.J. Mayo, Southern California
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, UCLA
JaVale McGee, Nevada
Kojo Mensah, Duquesne
Trent Plaisted, Brigham Young
Bruce Price, Tennessee State
Anthony Randolph, LSU
JaJuan Robinson, Lincoln (PA)
Derrick Rose, Memphis
Brandon Rush, Kansas
Walter Sharpe, Alabama-Birmingham
Marreese Speights, Florida
Bill Walker, Kansas State
Russell Westbrook, UCLA

The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2008 NBA Draft:

Alexis Ajinca, Hyeres-Toulon (France)
Nicolas Batum, Le Mans (France)
Danilo Gallinari, Armani Jeans Milano (Italy)
Serge Ibaka, L'Hospitalet (Spain)
Ante Tomic, Zagreb (Croatia)

 

[.GR]

Lawson withrew? Smart move by him, real smart.
I dont understand why Ryan Anderson is entering...

 

[The Young One]

Chase budinger coming back was a good move. Now arizona will b e nice next season with him and bj.

 

[MapleLeaf]

imagine this lineup if Bayless returned

SF- Budinger
SG- Bayless
PG- Jennings

 

[.GR]

Yeah, I think he saw his draft stock fall ALOT. Good choice.

 

[playmaker7]

Yea I think Budinger going back is also a smart choice. He's a beast but not enough to beast it up on the proffessional level IMO. Also Shipp goin back was a good choice.

 

[$tunna]

imagine this lineup if Bayless returned

SF- Budinger
SG- Bayless
PG- Jennings

BEASTLY!

 

[.GR]

Yea I think Budinger going back is also a smart choice. He's a beast but not enough to beast it up on the proffessional level IMO. Also Shipp goin back was a good choice.

I think he can be a good player on the next level. He just needs more time to groom.

 

[$tunna]

why's everybody at UNC staying another year lol

 

[.dk92]

why's everybody at UNC staying another year lol

Trying to win a championship.

 

[The Young One]

Yea I think Budinger going back is also a smart choice. He's a beast but not enough to beast it up on the proffessional level IMO. Also Shipp goin back was a good choice.

Agreed everybody knows shipp will be <Censored> in the league though. Now budinger can come back out next year where there isnt as many forwards who arent like him. SO i can definetly see him going lotto in next years weak draft.

 

[The Young One]

why's everybody at UNC staying another year lol

Cuz their stock is fallin.

 

[.GR]

Whi is Ryan Anderson staying in the Draft?

 

[The Young One]

Whi is Ryan Anderson staying in the Draft?

Cuz he doesnt want to go back to cal. I dont blame him

 

[.GR]

why's everybody at UNC staying another year lol

Lawson has dropped into the second round in most drafts....

 

[.GR]

Cuz he doesnt want to go back to cal. I dont blame him

Lol. If hed wait one more year hed be drafted much higher I can guarentee.

 

[$tunna]

Agreed everybody knows shipp will be <Censored> in the league though. Now budinger can come back out next year where there isnt as many forwards who arent like him. SO i can definetly see him going lotto in next years weak draft.

Next years draft isn't really that weak

 

[The Young One]

Next years draft isn't really that weak

Name me more than 10 players in that draft who u think can be stars. I'll give u derozan,mullens,jennings,evans,rubio,daye

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Green came back because he wasn't even going to be drafted in most Mocks.
Ellington's stock fell to the 2nd round, he believes he's a first round pick.
Lawson was projected late first but he wants to work his way up to mid first.

 

[JoshHoward5]

Yay Abrams is coming back. It would of been dumb for him to go to the draft. Now we have a pretty decent team.