Monday, June 16, 2008

Early-Entry Deadline Update

As the clock ticks towards 5:00 p.m. EST, nearly all of the 20 remaining underclassmen who had yet to make a final decision before today have made an announcement regarding their intentions. While there are a couple of players still on the fence, here is a look at which players are in the NBA Draft and which players are heading back to school.

Note: Updated at 6:12 p.m. with Akognon, Mbah a Moute decisions.

Returning to School (Source in Parenthesis)

A.J. Abrams, Texas (Houston Chronicle)
Josh Akognon, Cal State Fullerton (FOXSports.com)
Chase Budinger, Arizona (FOXSports.com)
Robert Dozier, Memphis (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Wayne Ellington, North Carolina (Scout.com, first broken by FOXSports.com)
Danny Green, North Carolina (Scout.com, first broken by FOXSports.com)
Lester Hudson, Tennessee-Martin (DraftExpress.com)
Ty Lawson, North Carolina (Scout.com, first broken by FOXSports.com)
Jeremy Pargo, Gonzaga (FOXSports.com)
Ronald Steele, Alabama (Mobile Press-Register, first reported by FOXSports.com)
Robert Vaden, UAB (Birmingham News, first reported by ESPN.com)

Staying in the Draft

Ryan Anderson, California (ESPN.com)
Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State: No official word, but signs point to him leaving.
Richard Hendrix, Alabama (FOXSports.com)
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (SI.com)
Bill Walker, Kansas State (FOXSports.com)

Announced Intentions Sunday

Joe Alexander, West Virginia: Signed with agent Doug Neustadt; will not return to school. (FOXSports.com)
Mario Chalmers, Kansas: Informed coaching staff he was staying in the draft. (Kansas City Star)
Lee Cummard, BYU: Coach Dave Rose said Cummard has decided to return to school. (ESPN.com)
J.J. Hickson, North Carolina State: Officially announced on Sunday that he was staying in the Draft. (Scout.com)

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