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Early Entry Candidates Announced For 2004 NBA Draft
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Underclassmen and international players wishing to renounce their remaining intercollegiate eligibility and enter NBA Draft 2004 were required to submit a letter to the NBA postmarked no later than Monday, May 10. Players who have applied for early entry have the right to withdraw their names from consideration for the Draft by notifying the NBA of their decision in writing no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 17.
Attached is the list of college and high school players who have applied for early entry into NBA Draft 2004, which will be held Thursday, June 24, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City:
| PLAYER | SCHOOL | HEIGHT | STATUS |
| Chris Acker | Chaminade | 6-1 | Junior |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | Seagoville HS (Texas) | 6-11 | HS Senior |
| Trevor Ariza | UCLA | 6-7 | Freshman |
| Brandon Bass | LSU | 6-8 | Freshman |
| Jermaine Bell | Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) | 6-11 | HS Senior |
| Brandon Bender | Robert Morris College (IL) | 6-9 | Junior |
| Odartey Blankson | UNLV | 6-7 | Junior |
| Darren Brooks | Southern Illinois | 6-3 | Junior |
| Evan Burns | San Diego State | 6-8 | Freshman |
| Jackie Butler | Coastal Christian Academy (Va.) | 6-10 | HS Senior |
| Josh Childress | Stanford | 6-8 | Junior |
| Cortez Davis | Rutgers (2002-03) | 6-8 | Freshman |
| Luol Deng | Duke | 6-8 | Freshman |
| Deng Gai | Fairfield | 6-9 | Junior |
| Ryan Gomes | Providence | 6-7 | Junior |
| Ben Gordon | Connecticut | 6-2 | Junior |
| Devin Harris | Wisconsin | 6-3 | Junior |
| David Harrison | Colorado | 7-0 | Junior |
| JaQuan Hart | Eastern Michigan | 6-6 | Junior |
| Daryll Hill | St. John’s | 5-10 | Sophomore |
| Dwight Howard | SW Atlanta Christian Academy | 6-10 | HS Senior |
| Kris Humphries | Minnesota | 6-8 | Freshman |
| Sani Ibrahim | Gulf Coast CC (Florida) | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Andre Iguodala | Arizona | 6-6 | Sophomore |
| Martin Iti | Charlotte | 7-0 | Freshman |
| Jan Jagla | Penn State | 7-0 | Junior |
| Al Jefferson | Prentiss HS (Mississippi) | 6-9 | HS Senior |
| Marco Killingsworth | Auburn | 6-7 | Junior |
| Shaun Livingston | Peoria Central HS (Illinois) | 6-7 | HS Senior |
| Kevin Martin | Western Carolina | 6-7 | Junior |
| Louis McCullough | Francis Marion University (SC) | 6-6 | Junior |
| Jonathan Moore | North Carolina Central | 6-8 | Junior |
| Emeka Okafor | Connecticut | 6-10 | Junior |
| Randall Orr | Georgia Perimeter College | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| Jason Parker | Kentucky (played 2000-01) | 6-8 | Junior |
| Kelvin Pena | Southeastern CC (Iowa) | 6-3 | Sophomore |
| Roger Powell | Illinois | 6-6 | Junior |
| Lawrence Roberts | Mississippi State | 6-9 | Junior |
| Nate Robinson | Washington | 5-9 | Sophomore |
| Robert Rothbart | Natomas HS (California) | 7-1 | HS Senior |
| Imari Sawyer | DePaul (played 2000-02) | 6-2 | Junior |
| Maurice Shaw | Bridgton Academy (Maine) | 6-9 | HS Senior |
| Ricky Shields | Rutgers | 6-4 | Junior |
| David Simon | Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne | 6-10 | Junior |
| Tremayne Singletary | Southwestern College (Calif.) | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| Donta Smith | Southeastern Illinois (JC) | 6-7 | Sophomore |
| Josh Smith | Oak Hill Academy | 6-8 | HS Senior |
| J.R. Smith | St. Benedict’s (New Jersey) | 6-6 | HS Senior |
| Kirk Snyder | Nevada | 6-6 | Junior |
| Jay Straight | Wyoming | 5-11 | Junior |
| Robert Swift | Bakersfield HS (California) | 7-0 | HS Senior |
| Sebastian Telfair | Lincoln HS (Brooklyn, NY) | 6-0 | HS Senior |
| Harvey Thomas | Baylor | 6-8 | Junior |
| Dijon Thompson | UCLA | 6-7 | Junior |
| Delonte West | St. Joseph’s | 6-4 | Junior |
| Dorell Wright | South Kent Prep (Connecticut) | 6-7 | HS Senior |
The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into NBA Draft 2004:
| PLAYER | SCHOOL | HEIGHT | STATUS |
| Martynas Andriuskevicius | Zalgiris (Lithuania) | 7-1 | 1986 DOB |
| Ender Arslan | Efes Pilsen (Turkey) | 6-3 | 1983 DOB |
| Andris Biedrins | Skonto (Latvia) | 6-10 | 1986 DOB |
| Luka Bogdanovic | Crvena Zvezda-Serbia-Montenegro | 6-8 | 1985 DOB |
| Gary Chathuant | Brest (France) | 6-5 | 1983 DOB |
| Ivan Chiriaev | St. Thomas Aquinas (Canada) | 7-1 | 1984 DOB |
| Murilo da Rosa | Corinthians Mogi (Brazil) | 6-10 | 1983 DOB |
| Marcus de Souza (Marquinhos) | Corinthians Mogi (Brazil) | 6-9 | 1984 DOB |
| Mickael Gelabale | Cholet Basket (France) | 6-7 | 1983 DOB |
| Marcin Gortat | Cologne (Germany) | 7-0 | 1984 DOB |
| Hamid Haddadi | Peykan (Iran) | 7-2 | 1985 DOB |
| Ha Seung-jin | Yonsei University (South Korea) | 7-4 | 1985 DOB |
| Marcelo Huertas | Paulistano (Brazil) | 6-4 | 1983 DOB |
| Mile Ilic | Reflex (Serbia-Montenegro) | 7-0 | 1984 DOB |
| Arturas Kaubrys | Neptunas (Lithuania) | 6-10 | 1983 DOB |
| Ivan Koljevic | Buducnost (Serbia-Montenegro) | 6-1 | 1984 DOB |
| Erazem Lorbek | Skipper Bologna (Italy) | 6-10 | 1984 DOB |
| Dirk Madrich | Braunschweig (Germany) | 6-11 | 1983 DOB |
| Miguel Marriaga | Gaiteros (Venezuela) | 6-9 | 1984 DOB |
| Sergei Monya | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | 6-7 | 1983 DOB |
| Pavel Mroz | Slask Wroclaw (Poland) | 7-0 | 1984 DOB |
| Damir Omerhodzic | Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) | 6-10 | 1985 DOB |
| Drago Pasalic | Split (Croatia) | 6-10 | 1984 DOB |
| Kosta Perovic | Partizan (Serbia-Montenegro) | 7-1 | 1985 DOB |
| Johan Petro | Pau Orthez (France) | 6-11 | 1986 DOB |
| Pavel Podkolzine | Varese (Italy) | 7-4 | 1985 DOB |
| Peter Ramos | Criollos de Caguas (Puerto Rico) | 7-2 | 1985 DOB |
| Jaber Rouzbahani | Zob Ahan (Iran) | 7-4 | 1986 DOB |
| Dusan Sakota | Panathinaikos (Greece) | 6-10 | 1986 DOB |
| Predrag Samardziski | Partizan (Serbia-Montenegro) | 6-11 | 1986 DOB |
| Armands Skele | Slask Wroclaw (Poland) | 6-4 | 1983 DOB |
| Uros Slokar | Benetton Treviso (Italy) | 6-10 | 1983 DOB |
| Jerry Sokoloski | Silverthorn Institute (Canada) | 7-5 | 1983 DOB |
| Tiago Splitter | Tau Ceramica (Spain) | 6-11 | 1985 DOB |
| Marcin Stefanski | Dijon (France) | 6-7 | 1983 DOB |
| Marko Tomas | Zagreb (Croatia) | 6-6 | 1985 DOB |
| Roko Ukic | Split (Croatia) | 6-5 | 1984 DOB |
| Aleksander Vujacic | Udine (Italy) | 6-6 | 1984 DOB |