NEW YORK, June 16, 2009 -- Fifty-five players who had declared as early entry candidates for the 2009 NBA Draft have withdrawn. There are 39 collegiate and 10 international prospects that remain early entry candidates.
The 2009 NBA Draft will be held on Thursday, June 25 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Here is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2009 NBA Draft:
|
| Player |
School |
Height |
Status |
| Darion Anderson |
Northern Illinois |
6-2 |
Sophomore |
| Ryan Anderson |
Nebraska |
6-4 |
Junior |
| Dominique Archie |
South Carolina |
6-7 |
Junior |
| Dwayne Collins |
Miami |
6-8 |
Junior |
| Kenneth Cooper |
Louisiana Tech |
6-10 |
Junior |
| Bryan Davis |
Texas A&M |
6-9 |
Junior |
| Devan Downey |
South Carolina |
5-9 |
Junior |
| Osiris Eldridge |
Illinois State |
6-3 |
Junior |
| Gary Flowers |
Chipola JC (FL) |
6-8 |
Sophomore |
| Jonathan Gibson |
New Mexico State |
6-2 |
Junior |
| Kyle Gibson |
Louisiana Tech |
6-5 |
Junior |
| Luke Harangody |
Notre Dame |
6-8 |
Junior |
| Kevin Harris |
Northwest Mississippi CC |
5-11 |
Sophomore |
| Damion James |
Texas |
6-7 |
Junior |
| Mac Koshwal |
DePaul |
6-10 |
Sophomore |
| Gani Lawal |
Georgia Tech |
6-9 |
Sophomore |
| James Lewis |
Fresno Pacific |
6-4 |
Junior |
| Dior Lowhorn |
San Francisco |
6-7 |
Junior |
| Ater Majok |
Connecticut |
6-10 |
Freshman |
| Tasmin Mitchell |
LSU |
6-7 |
Junior |
| Patrick Patterson |
Kentucky |
6-9 |
Sophomore |
| Scottie Reynolds |
Villanova |
6-2 |
Junior |
| D.J. Rivera |
Binghamton |
6-4 |
Junior |
| Magnum Rolle |
Louisiana Tech |
6-11 |
Junior |
| Junior Salters |
Wofford |
6-1 |
Junior |
| Donald Sloan |
Texas A&M |
6-3 |
Junior |
| Tyler Smith |
Tennessee |
6-7 |
Junior |
| Jonathan Tavernari |
BYU |
6-6 |
Junior |
| Malcolm Thomas |
San Diego City College |
6-9 |
Sophomore |
| Jarvis Varnado |
Mississippi State |
6-9 |
Junior |
| Greivis Vasquez |
Maryland |
6-6 |
Junior |
| Martez Walker |
Riverside CC (CA) |
6-6 |
Freshman |
| Michael Washington |
Arkansas |
6-9 |
Junior |
| Jeremy Wise |
Southern Mississippi |
6-2 |
Junior |
| Nic Wise |
Arizona |
5-10 |
Junior |
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Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2009 NBA Draft:
|
| Player |
Team/Country* |
Height |
Status |
| Amadou Aboubakar Zaki |
Nancy (France) |
7-1 |
1988 DOB |
| Nemanja Bjelica |
Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) |
6-10 |
1988 DOB |
| Georgios Bogris |
lysiakos (Greece) |
6-10 |
1989 DOB |
| Vladimir Dasic |
Buducnost (Montenegro) |
6-10 |
1988 DOB |
| Adam Hanga |
Albacomp (Hungary) |
6-7 |
1989 DOB |
| Rudy Jomby |
Le Havre (France) |
6-6 |
1988 DOB |
| Tanel Kurbas |
Kalev/Cramo (Estonia) |
6-6 |
1988 DOB |
| Milan Macvan |
Hemofarm (Serbia) |
6-9 |
1989 DOB |
| Boban Marjanovic |
Hemofarm (Serbia) |
7-4 |
1988 DOB |
| Tim Ohlbrecht |
Bamberg (Germany) |
6-11 |
1988 DOB |
| Carl Ona Embo |
Biella (Italy) |
6-1 |
1989 DOB |
| Nikolaos Pappas |
Real Madrid II (Spain) |
6-5 |
1990 DOB |
| Anton Ponomarev |
Astana Tigers (Kazakhstan) |
6-10 |
1988 DOB |
| Paulo Prestes |
Unicaja Malaga (Spain) |
6-11 |
1988 DOB |
| Miroslav Raduljica |
FMP Zeleznik (Serbia) |
7-0 |
1988 DOB |
| Fernando Raposo |
Pau Orthez (France) |
6-9 |
1989 DOB |
| Evangelos Sakellariou |
Pagrati (Greece) |
6-5 |
1989 DOB |
| Alexandros Sigkounas |
Olimpia Larissa (Greece) |
6-7 |
1988 DOB |
| Ludovic Vaty |
Pau Orthez (France) |
6-9 |
1988 DOB |
| Artem Zabelin |
CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
7-1 |
1988 DOB |
| *Country indicates where team plays, not country of nationality. |
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Following is the list of players from U.S colleges and institutions who remain early entry candidates for the 2009 NBA Draft:
|
| Player |
School |
Height |
Status |
| DeJuan Blair |
Pittsburgh |
6-7 |
Sophomore |
| Derrick Brown |
Xavier |
6-8 |
Junior |
| Chase Budinger |
Arizona |
6-7 |
Junior |
| Nick Calathes |
Florida |
6-6 |
Sophomore |
| Earl Clark |
Louisville |
6-9 |
Junior |
| Kareem Cooper |
Texas-El Paso |
7-0 |
Junior |
| Brandon Costner |
North Carolina State |
6-9 |
Junior |
| Stephen Curry |
Davidson |
6-3 |
Junior |
| Austin Daye |
Gonzaga |
6-10 |
Sophomore |
| DeMar DeRozan |
Southern California |
6-7 |
Freshman |
| Eric Devendorf |
Syracuse |
6-4 |
Junior |
| Wayne Ellington |
North Carolina |
6-4 |
Junior |
| Chinemelu Elonu |
Texas A&M |
6-10 |
Junior |
| Tyreke Evans |
Memphis |
6-6 |
Freshman |
| Jonny Flynn |
Syracuse |
6-0 |
Sophomore |
| Taj Gibson |
Southern California |
6-9 |
Junior |
| Blake Griffin |
Oklahoma |
6-10 |
Sophomore |
| D'mond Grismore |
Huston-Tillotson (TX) |
6-6 |
Junior |
| Rogér Guignard |
Texas-Arlington |
5-11 |
Junior |
| Daniel Hackett |
Southern California |
6-5 |
Junior |
| James Harden |
Arizona State |
6-4 |
Sophomore |
| Paul Harris |
Syracuse |
6-5 |
Junior |
| Gerald Henderson |
Duke |
6-5 |
Junior |
| Jordan Hill |
Arizona |
6-9 |
Junior |
| Jrue Holiday |
UCLA |
6-4 |
Freshman |
| James Johnson |
Wake Forest |
6-9 |
Sophomore |
| Ty Lawson |
North Carolina |
5-11 |
Junior |
| Darnell Lindsay |
Tennessee Tech |
6-4 |
Junior |
| Jodie Meeks |
Kentucky |
6-4 |
Junior |
| Nate Miles |
Southern Idaho |
6-7 |
Freshman |
| Patrick Mills |
St. Mary's |
6-0 |
Sophomore |
| B.J. Mullens |
Ohio State |
7-0 |
Freshman |
| Ronald Ogoke |
Paul Quinn College (TX) |
7-0 |
Junior |
| Terrence Roderick |
Alabama-Birmingham |
6-6 |
Sophomore |
| DaJuan Summers |
Georgetown |
6-8 |
Junior |
| Shawn Taggart |
Memphis |
6-10 |
Junior |
| Jeff Teague |
Wake Forest |
6-2 |
Sophomore |
| Hasheem Thabeet |
Connecticut |
7-3 |
Junior |
| Dar Tucker |
DePaul |
6-5 |
Sophomore |
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The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2009 NBA Draft:
|
| Player |
Team/Country* |
Height |
Status |
| Rodrigue Beaubois |
Cholet (France) |
6-0 |
1988 DOB |
| Omri Casspi |
Maccabi Elite (Israel) |
6-9 |
1988 DOB |
| Victor Claver |
Pamesa Valencia (Spain) |
6-9 |
1988 DOB |
| Christian Eyenga |
DKV Joventut (Spain) |
6-5 |
1989 DOB |
| Vitor Faverani |
Unicaja Malaga (Spain) |
6-10 |
1988 DOB |
| Sergey Gladyr |
Mykolaiv (Ukraine) |
6-5 |
1989 DOB |
| Bariş Hersek |
Efes Pilsen (Turkey) |
6-9 |
1988 DOB |
| Martin Kolikoli |
Tanzania |
6-2 |
1989 DOB |
| Ricky Rubio |
DKV Joventut (Spain) |
6-4 |
1990 DOB |
| Ibrahim Yildirim |
Banvit (Turkey) |
6-3 |
1990 DOB |
| *Country indicates where team plays, not country of nationality. |
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