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NEW YORK, June 14, 2011 – Forty-one players who had declared as early entry candidates for the 2011 NBA Draft Presented by Kia Motors have withdrawn. There are 42 collegiate and six international prospects that remain early entry candidates.
The 2011 NBA Draft will be held on Thursday, June 23 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Here is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2011 NBA Draft Presented by Kia Motors:
| PLAYER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Olu Ashaolu | Louisiana Tech |
| Keion Bell | Pepperdine |
| Jacob Blankenship | Southeastern (FL) |
| Laurence Bowers | Missouri |
| TyShwan Edmondson | Austin Peay |
| Kim English | Missouri |
| Ashton Gibbs | Pittsburgh |
| Troy Gillenwater | New Mexico State |
| Desmond Holloway | Coastal Carolina |
| Terrell Holloway | Xavier |
| Orlando Johnson | UC-Santa Barbara |
| Reggie Johnson | Miami |
| Tiondre Johnson | Coastal Bend JC (TX) |
| Kevin Jones | West Virginia |
| Terrence Jones | Kentucky |
| David Loubeau | Texas A&M |
| Greg Mangano | Yale |
| Cameron Moore | Alabama-Birmingham |
| Darrion Pellum | Hampton |
| J.P. Primm | North Carolina-Asheville |
| Ralph Sampson III | Minnesota |
| John Shurna | Northwestern |
| Tony Taylor | George Washington |
| Hollis Thompson | Georgetown |
| Thomas Tibbs Jr. | Staten Island |
| Charlie Westbrook | South Dakota |
| Brandon Wood | Valparaiso |
| Andrew Albicy | Paris-Levallois (France) |
| Furkan Aldemir | Karsiyaka (Turkey) |
| Nihad Djedovic | Lottomatica Roma (Italy) |
| Emmanouil Koukoulas | Ilysiakos (Greece) |
| Joffrey Lauvergne | Chalon (France) |
| Abdoulaye Loum | Le Havre (France) |
| Lucas Riva Nogueira | Estudiantes II (Spain) |
| Femi Oladipo | Crailsheim (Germany) |
| Leon Radosevic | Cibona (Croatia) |
| Negueba Samake | Rouen (France) |
| Tornike Shengelia | Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium) |
| Abdel Kader Sylla | Nancy (France) |
| Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann | Telekom (Germany) |
| Tomislav Zubcic | Cibona (Croatia) |
Following is a list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who remain early entry candidates for the 2011 NBA Draft Presented by Kia Motors:
| PLAYER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Alec Burks | Colorado |
| DeAngelo Casto | Washington State |
| Roscoe Davis | Midland JC (TX) |
| Mamadou Diarra | Chaminade (HI) |
| Jeremy Green | Stanford |
| Jordan Hamilton | Texas |
| Tobias Harris | Tennessee |
| Tyler Honeycutt | UCLA |
| Scotty Hopson | Tennessee |
| Kyrie Irving | Duke |
| Reggie Jackson | Boston College |
| Terrence Jennings | Louisville |
| Cory Joseph | Texas |
| Enes Kanter | Kentucky |
| Ryan Kelley | Colorado |
| Dan Kelm | Viterbo (WI) |
| Brandon Knight | Kentucky |
| Malcolm Lee | UCLA |
| Kawhi Leonard | San Diego State |
| Travis Leslie | Georgia |
| DeAndre Liggins | Kentucky |
| Shelvin Mack | Butler |
| Keishawn Mayes | Campbell |
| Darius Morris | Michigan |
| Marcus Morris | Kansas |
| Markieff Morris | Kansas |
| Willie Reed | St. Louis |
| Jereme Richmond | Illinois |
| Carleton Scott | Notre Dame |
| Josh Selby | Kansas |
| Iman Shumpert | Georgia Tech |
| Chris Singleton | Florida State |
| Greg Smith | Fresno State |
| Isaiah Thomas | Washington |
| Trey Thompkins | Georgia |
| Klay Thompson | Washington State |
| Tristan Thompson | Texas |
| Nikola Vucevic | Southern California |
| Kemba Walker | Connecticut |
| Antoine Watson | Florida International |
| Derrick Williams | Arizona |
| Jordan Williams | Maryland |
Following is a list of international players who remain early entry candidates for the 2011 NBA Draft Presented by Kia Motors:
| PLAYER | TEAM (COUNTRY*) |
|---|---|
| Davis Bertans | Union Olimpija (Slovenia) |
| Bismack Biyombo | Fuenlabrada (Spain) |
| Nikola Mirotic | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| Donatas Motiejunas | Benetton Treviso (Italy) |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) |
| Jan Vesely | Partizan (Serbia) |
*Country indicates where team plays, not country of nationality
