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Forty-Eight Early Entry Canidates Withdraw From 2008 NBA Draft

NEW YORK, June 17, 2008 – Forty-eight players who had declared as early entry candidates for the 2008 NBA Draft have withdrawn their names from the draft. There are 39 collegiate and five international prospects that remain early entry candidates.

The 2008 NBA Draft will be held on Thursday, June 26 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Here is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2008 NBA Draft:.

Player
School
Height
Status
A.J. Abrams
Texas
5-11
Junior
Josh Akognon
Cal State Fullerton
5-11
Junior
Antonio Anderson
Memphis
6-6
Junior
Derek Bailey
Providence Christian Academy (SC)
6-5
Post-Graduate
Jason Bennett
Tallahassee CC (FL)
7-3
Sophomore
Chase Budinger
Arizona
6-7
Sophomore
Derrick Caracter
Louisville
6-9
Sophomore
DeMarre Carroll
Missouri
6-8
Junior
Josh Carter
Texas A&M
6-7
Junior
Lee Cummard
Brigham Young
6-7
Junior
Robert Dozier
Memphis
6-9
Junior
Wayne Ellington
North Carolina
6-4
Sophomore
Alonzo Gee
Alabama
6-6
Junior
Paul Graham III
Florida Atlantic
6-5
Junior
Danny Green
North Carolina
6-6
Junior
Lester Hudson
Tennessee-Martin
6-3
Junior
Stefon Jackson
Texas-El Paso
6-5
Junior
Ty Lawson
North Carolina
5-11
Sophomore
Leo Lyons
Missouri
6-9
Junior
Jerel McNeal
Marquette
6-3
Junior
Jeremy Pargo
Gonzaga
6-2
Junior
Courtney Pigram
East Tennessee State
6-1
Junior
John Riek
Winchendon School (MA)
7-2
Post-Graduate
Josh Shipp
UCLA
6-5
Junior
Kiwan Smith
Redlands CC (OK)
6-8
Sophomore
Ronald Steele
Alabama
6-3
Junior
Robert Vaden
Alabama-Birmingham
6-5
Junior
Lorrenzo Wade
San Diego State
6-6
Junior
Gordon Watt
Houston Baptist
6-6
Junior
Raymond Wright
Arkansas-Monticello
6-9
Junior

Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2008 NBA Draft:

Player
Team/Country*
Height
Status
Rodrigue Beaubois
Cholet (France)
6-0
1988 DOB
Mikheil Berishvili
BC Vita (Georgia)
6-9
1987 DOB
Omri Casspi
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (Israel)
6-9
1988 DOB
Victor Claver
Pamesa Valencia (Spain)
6-9
1988 DOB
Nando de Colo
Cholet (France)
6-5
1987 DOB
Sergey Ilin
Budivelnik (Ukraine)
7-6
1987 DOB
Joe Ingles
Melbourne S. Dragons (Australia)
6-8
1987 DOB
Jonas Jerebko
Biella (Italy)
6-9
1987 DOB
Mladen Jeremic
FMP Zeleznik (Serbia)
6-6
1988 DOB
Maxym Korniyenko
Dnipro (Ukraine)
6-7
1987 DOB
Luc Louves
Orleans (France)
6-10
1989 DOB
Rudy Mbemba
Solna (Sweden)
5-11
1987 DOB
Henk Norel
Alicante (Spain)
6-11
1987 DOB
Maxim Sheleketo
VEF Riga (Latvia)
6-8
1987 DOB
Giorgi Shermadini
Maccabi Tbilisi (Georgia)
7-1
1989 DOB
Maksym Vilkhovetskyi
Dnipro (Ukraine)
6-3
1988 DOB
Ronalds Zakis
VEF Riga (Latvia)
6-9
1987 DOB
*Country indicates where team plays, not country of nationality.

Following is the list of players from U.S colleges and institutions who remain early entry candidates for the 2008 NBA Draft:

Player
School
Height
Status
Joe Alexander
West Virginia
6-9
Junior
Ryan Anderson
California
6-10
Sophomore
Darrell Arthur
Kansas
6-9
Sophomore
D.J. Augustin
Texas
6-0
Sophomore
Jerryd Bayless
Arizona
6-3
Freshman
Michael Beasley
Kansas State
6-10
Freshman
Keith Brumbaugh
Hillsborough CC (FL)
6-10
Sophomore
Mario Chalmers
Kansas
6-1
Junior
Chris Douglas-Roberts
Memphis
6-7
Junior
C.J. Giles
Oregon State
6-10
Junior
Eric Gordon
Indiana
6-4
Freshman
Jamont Gordon
Mississippi State
6-4
Junior
Donte Greene
Syracuse
6-11
Freshman
Kalen Grimes
Missouri
6-9
Junior
Richard Hendrix
Alabama
6-9
Junior
J.J. Hickson
North Carolina State
6-9
Freshman
George Hill
IUPUI
6-2
Junior
Reggie Huffman
Alabama-Birmingham
6-7
Junior
Shawn James
Duquesne
6-10
Junior
Davon Jefferson
Southern California
6-8
Freshman
DeAndre Jordan
Texas A&M
7-0
Freshman
Kosta Koufos
Ohio State
7-0
Freshman
Brook Lopez
Stanford
7-0
Sophomore
Robin Lopez
Stanford
7-0
Sophomore
Kevin Love
UCLA
6-10
Freshman
O.J. Mayo
Southern California
6-5
Freshman
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
UCLA
6-8
Junior
JaVale McGee
Nevada
7-0
Sophomore
Kojo Mensah
Duquesne
6-1
Junior
Trent Plaisted
Brigham Young
6-11
Junior
Bruce Price
Tennessee State
6-3
Junior
Anthony Randolph
LSU
6-10
Freshman
JaJuan Robinson
Lincoln (PA)
5-11
Freshman
Derrick Rose
Memphis
6-3
Freshman
Brandon Rush
Kansas
6-6
Junior
Walter Sharpe
Alabama-Birmingham
6-9
Sophomore
Marreese Speights
Florida
6-10
Sophomore
Bill Walker
Kansas State
6-6
Freshman
Russell Westbrook
UCLA
6-3
Sophomore

The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2008 NBA Draft:

Player
Team/Country*
Height
Status
Alexis Ajinca
Hyeres-Toulon (France)
7-1
1988 DOB
Nicolas Batum
Le Mans (France)
6-7
1988 DOB
Danilo Gallinari
Armani Jeans Milano (Italy)
6-9
1988 DOB
Serge Ibaka
L'Hospitalet (Spain)
6-10
1989 DOB
Ante Tomic
Zagreb (Croatia)
7-2
1987 DOB
*Country indicates where team plays, not country of nationality.