FORTY-SIX EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES
WITHDRAW FROM 2007 NBA DRAFT
Press Release
NEW YORK, June 19, 2007 Forty-six players who had declared as early entry candidates for the 2007 NBA Draft have withdrawn their names from the draft. There are 32 collegiate and six international prospects that are early entry candidates.
The 2007 NBA Draft will be held on Thursday, June 28 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Here is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2007 NBA Draft:
NCAA OUT
Player School Height Status
Roy Bright Delaware State 6-6 Junior
Aaron Bruce Baylor 6-3 Junior
Jaycee Carroll Utah State 6-2 Junior
Dan Coleman Minnesota 6-9 Junior
P.J. Couisnard Wichita State 6-4 Junior
Sasa Cuic Oregon State 6-10 Junior
Chris Daniels Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7-0 Junior
Drew Gibson Wofford 6-2 Junior
DeVon Hardin California 6-11 Junior
Roy Hibbert Georgetown 7-2 Junior
Leon Jacob Texas A&M International 6-1 Junior
Dominic James Marquette 5-11 Sophomore
Joseph Jones Texas A&M 6-9 Junior
Marcel Jones Oregon State 6-8 Junior
Marcelus Kemp Nevada 6-5 Junior
James Mays Clemson 6-9 Junior
Bo McCalebb New Orleans 6-0 Junior
Tack Minor LSU 6-0 Junior
Bruce Price Tennessee State 6-3 Junior
Shaun Pruitt Illinois 6-10 Junior
Charles Rhodes Mississippi State 6-8 Junior
Maureece Rice George Washington 6-1 Junior
Brandon Rush Kansas 6-6 Sophomore
Sean Singletary Virginia 6-0 Junior
Spencer Tollackson Minnesota 6-9 Junior
Isaac Wells Arkansas State 6-8 Junior
Terrance Whiters Arkansas Tech 5-11 Junior
Internationals OUT
Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2007 NBA Draft:
Player Team/Country* Height Status
Rodrigue Beaubois Cholet (France) 6-0 1988 DOB
Hakan Demirel Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey) 6-4 1986 DOB
Romain Duport Le Havre (France) 7-0 1986 DOB
Vladimir Golubovic Vojvodina (Serbia) 7-0 1986 DOB
Rafael Hettsheimeier Akasvayu Vic (Spain) 6-10 1986 DOB
Deyan Ivanov Drac Inca (Spain) 6-9 1986 DOB
Kaloyan Ivanov Vive Menorca (Spain) 6-9 1986 DOB
Maxym Ivshyn Azovmash (Ukraine) 6-10 1986 DOB
Ivan Maras Buducnost (Montenegro) 6-9 1986 DOB
Manuchar Markoishvili Olimpija (Slovenia) 6-5 1986 DOB
Douglas Angelo Nunes Uberlandia (Brazil) 6-7 1987 DOB
Caner Oner Alpella (Turkey) 6-7 1987 DOB
Miroslav Raduljica FMP (Serbia) 7-0 1988 DOB
Nikita Shabalkin Samara (Russia) 6-9 1986 DOB
Vladimir Stimac Valmiera (Latvia) 6-9 1987 DOB
Gabriel Szalay Norrkoping (Sweden) 7-1 1986 DOB
Ante Tomic KK Zagreb (Croatia) 7-2 1987 DOB
Caio Torres Estudiantes (Spain) 6-11 1987 DOB
Artem Zabelin Avtodor (Russia) 7-0 1988 DOB
*Country indicates where team plays, not country of nationality.
NCAA IN
Following is the list of players from U.S colleges and institutions who remain early entry candidates for the 2007 NBA Draft:
Player School Height Status
Arron Afflalo UCLA 6-5 Junior
Shagari Alleyne Manhattan 7-3 Junior
Corey Brewer Florida 6-9 Junior
Dwight Brewington Liberty 6-5 Junior
Wilson Chandler DePaul 6-8 Sophomore
Michael Conley Jr. Ohio State 6-1 Freshman
Daequan Cook Ohio State 6-5 Freshman
Javaris Crittenton Georgia Tech 6-5 Freshman
JamesOn Curry Oklahoma State 6-3 Junior
Glen Davis LSU 6-9 Junior
Kevin Durant Texas 6-9 Freshman
Jeff Green Georgetown 6-9 Junior
Taurean Green Florida 6-0 Junior
Spencer Hawes Washington 7-0 Freshman
Al Horford Florida 6-10 Junior
Robert Earl Johnson Clinton JC (SC) 6-7 Freshman
Kellen Lee Los Angeles City College 6-11 Sophomore
Dominic McGuire Fresno State 6-8 Junior
Josh McRoberts Duke 6-10 Sophomore
Joakim Noah Florida 6-11 Junior
Greg Oden Ohio State 7-0 Freshman
Kendaris Pelton Southern Mississippi 6-6 Junior
Gabe Pruitt Southern California 6-4 Junior
Ramon Sessions Nevada 6-3 Junior
Jason Smith Colorado State 7-0 Junior
Rodney Stuckey Eastern Washington 6-5 Sophomore
Marcus Williams Arizona 6-7 Sophomore
Sean Williams Boston College 6-10 Junior
Brandan Wright North Carolina 6-9 Freshman
Julian Wright Kansas 6-8 Sophomore
Nick Young Southern California 6-6 Junior
Thaddeus Young Georgia Tech 6-8 Freshman
International IN
The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2007 NBA Draft:
Player Team/Country* Height Status
Ralfi Silva Ansaloni Praia Club (Brazil) 7-0 1987 DOB
Stanko Barac Siroki (Bosnia) 7-2 1986 DOB
Marco Belinelli Climamio Bologna (Italy) 6-5 1986 DOB
Kyrylo Fesenko Cherkasy (Ukraine) 7-0 1986 DOB
Petteri Koponen Honka (Finland) 6-4 1988 DOB
Yi Jianlian Guandong Southern Tigers (China)6-11 1987 DOB
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