According to DraftExpress.com Kansas's Branon Rush will be declaring for the NBA Draft on Friday at a press conference. The sophomore will not be hiring an agent and will wait to see if he is to be a top-20 pick before deciding whether or not to return to school for his junior year. The 6'8" guard led the Jayhawks in scoring at 13.8 and was a deadly outside shooter, hitting 43.1% of his 3-point attempts. Rush is an extremely talented and athletic player and his departure along with the departure of Julian Wright could drop Kansas from a national title contender to a team in the lower portion of the top 25.
According to the Daily Progress Virginia's Sean Singletary is expected to enter the NBA Draft. Sources to the Progress on Friday that the two-time first-team All-ACC guard will enter his name but will not hire an agent, leaving the option for a senior season open. Singletary led the Cavaliers in scoring and assists at 19 and 4.7 respectively, while finishing second with 4.6 rebounds per game. Most NBA Draft sites at this point are projecting Singletary as a second round choice.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia Tech's Thaddeus Young has made himself eligible for the NBA Draft. The freshman does not plan to immediately hire an agent, wanting to get a sense of his stock first. "What we're trying to do is get a more definitive idea of where he'll shake out," Tech coach Paul Hewitt said. "Because of the way the NBA rules are set up, he nor his family could talk to anybody [in the NBA] unless he puts his name in. Now he can find out for sure what's what." Young averaged 14.4 points and 4.9 rebounds in his first season with the Yellow Jackets.
According to the Tennessean SEC Player of the Year Chris Lofton will be returning to Tennessee for his senior year. Lofton made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. “I think that I knew all along that I was coming back,” said Lofton. “I just wanted to see.” Lofton led the SEC in scoring last year at 20.8 points, while connecting on a conference best 3.42 3-pointers per game.
According to the Dallas Morning News Texas A&M's Joseph Jones declared for the NBA Draft on Tuesday. The junior big man averaged 13.4 points and 6.8 rebounds last season in helping the Aggies to a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Jones at this point does not intend to hire an agent, leaving him the option to return for his senior season.
The Associated Press has reported that VMI's Reggie Williams plans to forgo his senior season and enter the NBA Draft. The 6'5" forward led all Division 1 players in scoring at 28.1 points. "I felt that I had a successful season and I would like to explore my options at the next level," he said. Williams, who does not plan to hire an agent yet, had 15 games this season of 30 or more points, including 4 games of more than 40.
According to the Courier-Journal former Mississippi St guard Reginald Delk has decided to transfer to Louisville. The 6'4" sophomore shooting guard, who left Mississippi St last week, averaged 9.5 points and 2.0 rebounds last season. “We watched film on him, and all the coaches think he can be very good player for us,” Louisville coach Rick Pitino said. “He’ll fit in very well with what our needs are.” Delk comes to the Cardinals after starting his first two years at Mississippi State.
Signings of Note From Today
New Mexico State: Darrington Hobson - 6'6" SF - Decatur, IL - 19 ppg, 12 rpg, 7 apg - #25 small forward according to Scout.com; #116 overall according to Rivals.com
North Florida: DeVon Jones - 6'6" F - Jackson, TN - 10.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 63% FG - high school's all-time leader in blocked shots
Florida A&M: Roderick Green - 6'7" Forward - Redland Junior College - 10 ppg, 8 rpg - Played for #1 ranked Juco team in the country
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