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Forty-Seven Early Entry Candidates Withdraw From 2006 NBA Draft

Forty Seven players who had declared as early entry candidates for the 2006 NBA Draft have withdrawn their names from the draft. There are currently 37 collegiate and 10 international prospects that are early entry candidates.

Here is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2006 NBA Draft:

Player
School
Height
Status
Akbar Abdul-Ahad
Idaho State
6-0
Junior
Arron Afflalo
UCLA
6-5
Sophomore
Morris Almond
Rice
6-6
Junior
Larry Blair
Liberty
6-1
Junior
Jahsha Bluntt
Delaware State
6-6
Junior
Bobby Brown
Cal State-Fullerton
6-1
Junior
LeRoy Dawson
Emporia State (KS)
6-2
Junior
Cem Dinc
Indiana
6-10
Freshman
Carl Elliott
George Washington
6-4
Junior
Nick Fazekas
Nevada
6-11
Junior
Reggie George
Robert Morris College (IL)
6-10
Junior
Aaron Gray
Pittsburgh
7-0
Junior
Brandon Heath
San Diego State
6-3
Junior
Clarence Holloway
IMG Academy (FL)
7-0
Post-Graduate
Ekene Ibekwe
Maryland
6-8
Junior
Trey Johnson
Jackson State
6-5
Junior
Coby Karl
Boise State
6-4
Junior
Aleks Maric
Nebraska
6-11
Sophomore
Japhet McNeil
East Carolina
5-10
Junior
Evan Patterson
Texas Wesleyan
6-7
Junior
Richard Roby
Colorado
6-6
Sophomore
Blake Schilb
Loyola University (IL)
6-7
Junior
Mustafa Shakur
Arizona
6-3
Junior
Jontae Vinson
Cal State-Los Angeles
6-4
Junior
Ian Vouyoukas
St. Louis
6-10
Junior
Albert Weber
Connors State
6-3
Sophomore


Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2006 NBA Draft:

Player
Team/Country
Height
Status
Andriy Agafonov
Khimik (Ukraine)
6-8
1986 DOB
Nemanja Aleksandrov
FMP Zeleznik (Serb. & Mont.)
7-0
1987 DOB
Yannick Bokolo
Le Mans (France)
6-2
1985 DOB
Carlos Cedeno
Guaiqueries (Venezuela)
6-5
1985 DOB
Tadija Dragicevic
Crvena Zvezda (Serb. & Mont.)
6-8
1986 DOB
Rudy Fernandez
DKV Joventut (Spain)
6-5
1985 DOB
Kyrylo Fesenko
Mariupol (Ukraine)
6-11
1986 DOB
Rafael Hettsheimeier
Akasvayu Vic (Spain)
6-10
1986 DOB
Marko Lekic
Atlas (Serbia-Montenegro)
6-10
1985 DOB
Mickael Mokongo
Chalon (France)
5-11
1986 DOB
Brad Newley
Townsville (Australia)
6-7
1985 DOB
Hrvoje Peric
Split (Croatia)
6-8
1985 DOB
Giorgos Printezis
Olympiacos (Greece)
6-9
1985 DOB
Milovan Rakovic
Atlas (Serbia-Montenegro)
6-10
1985 DOB
Aleksandar Rindin
Gala Baku (Azerbaijan)
7-5
1985 DOB
Dusan Sakota
Panathinaikos (Greece)
6-10
1986 DOB
Renaldas Seibutis
Olympiacos (Greece)
6-5
1985 DOB
Sidiki Sidibe
Levallois (France)
7-0
1985 DOB
Tiago Splitter
Tau Ceramica (Spain)
6-11
1985 DOB
Sun Yue
Beijing Aoshen Olympians (ABA)
6-9
1985 DOB
Ali Traore
Roanne (France)
6-9
1985 DOB


Following is the list of players who remain early entry candidates for the 2006 NBA Draft, which will be held Wednesday, June 28, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City:

Player
School
Height
Status
LaMarcus Aldridge
Texas
6-10
Sophomore
Renaldo Balkman
South Carolina
6-8
Junior
Will Blalock
Iowa State
5-11
Junior
Josh Boone
Connecticut
6-10
Junior
Ronnie Brewer
Arkansas
6-6
Junior
Shannon Brown
Michigan State
6-4
Junior
Derek Burditt
Blinn College (TX)
6-7
Sophomore
Travis DeGroot
Delta State
6-4
Junior
Guillermo Diaz
Miami (FL)
6-2
Junior
Quincy Douby
Rutgers
6-3
Junior
Mike Efevberha
Cal-State Northridge
6-5
Junior
Jordan Farmar
UCLA
6-2
Sophomore
Thomas Gardner
Missouri
6-5
Junior
Rudy Gay
Connecticut
6-8
Sophomore
Daniel Gibson
Texas
6-2
Sophomore
LeShawn Hammett
St. Francis (PA)
6-0
Junior
Tedric Hill
Gulf Coast CC (FL)
6-10
Sophomore
Donald Jeffes
Roxbury CC (MA)
6-8
Sophomore
Alexander Johnson
Florida State
6-9
Junior
David Johnson
Clinton JC (SC)
6-7
Sophomore
Mark Konecny
Lambuth University (TN)
6-10
Junior
Kyle Lowry
Villanova
6-0
Sophomore
Paul Millsap
Louisiana Tech
6-8
Junior
Matt Mitchell
Southern University-New Orleans
6-0
Junior
Adam Morrison
Gonzaga
6-8
Junior
Patrick O'Bryant
Bradley
7-0
Sophomore
Danilo (J.R.) Pinnock
George Washington
6-5
Junior
Leon Powe
California
6-8
Sophomore
Rajon Rondo
Kentucky
6-2
Sophomore
Cedric Simmons
North Carolina State
6-9
Sophomore
Marcus Slaughter
San Diego State
6-8
Junior
Curtis Stinson
Iowa State
6-3
Junior
Tyrus Thomas
LSU
6-9
Freshman
P.J. Tucker
Texas
6-5
Junior
Darius Washington Jr.
Memphis
6-2
Sophomore
Marcus Williams
Connecticut
6-3
Junior
Shawne Williams
Memphis
6-9
Freshman


The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2006 NBA Draft:

Player
Team/Country
Height
Status
Pape-Philippe Amagou
Le Mans (France)
6-0
1985 DOB
Andrea Bargnani
Benetton Treviso (Italy)
6-10
1985 DOB
Lior Eliyahu
Hapoel Galil Elyon (Israel)
6-9
1985 DOB
Joel Freeland
Gran Canaria (Spain)
6-10
1987 DOB
Damir Markota
Cibona (Croatia)
6-10
1985 DOB
Oleksiy Pecherov
Paris Basket Racing (France)
7-0
1985 DOB
Kosta Perovic
Partizan (Serbia & Mont.)
7-2
1985 DOB
Sergio Rodriguez
Adecco Estudiantes (Spain)
6-3
1986 DOB
Saer Sene
Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium)
7-0
1986 DOB
Ejike Ugboaja
Union Bank Lagos (Nigeria)
6-9
1985 DOB