NBA Announces Early Entry Candidates
3rd May, 2007 - 1:46 pm
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The National Basketball Association announced today that 83 players, including 58 players from U.S. colleges and institutions and 25 international players, have filed as early entry candidates for the 2007 NBA Draft.

Players wishing to renounce their remaining intercollegiate eligibility and enter the 2007 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to the NBA to be received no later than Sunday, April 29. 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 p.m. ET on Monday, June 18.

Following is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who have applied for early entry into the 2007 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 28, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City:

EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2007 NBA DRAFT

Arron Afflalo, UCLA, 6-5, Junior
Shagari Alleyne, Manhattan, 7-3, Junior
Corey Brewer, Florida, 6-9, Junior
Dwight Brewington, Liberty, 6-5, Junior
Roy Bright, Delaware State, 6-6, Junior
Aaron Bruce, Baylor, 6-3, Junior
Jaycee Carroll, Utah State, 6-2, Junior
Wilson Chandler, DePaul, 6-8, Sophomore
Dan Coleman, Minnesota, 6-9, Junior
Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State, 6-1, Freshman
Daequan Cook, Ohio State, 6-5, Freshman
P.J. Couisnard, Wichita State, 6-4, Junior
Javaris Crittenton, Georgia Tech, 6-5, Freshman
Sasa Cuic, Oregon State, 6-10, Junior
Chris Daniels, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 7-0, Junior
Glen Davis, LSU, 6-9, Junior
Kevin Durant, Texas, 6-9, Freshman
Drew Gibson, Wofford, 6-2, Junior
Jeff Green, Georgetown, 6-9, Junior
Taurean Green, Florida, 6-0, Junior
DeVon Hardin, California, 6-11, Junior
Spencer Hawes, Washington, 7-0, Freshman
Roy Hibbert, Georgetown, 7-2, Junior
Al Horford, Florida, 6-10, Junior
Leon Jacob, Texas A&M International, 6-1, Junior
Dominic James, Marquette, 5-11, Sophomore
Robert Earl Johnson, Clinton JC (SC), 6-7, Freshman
Joseph Jones, Texas A&M, 6-9, Junior
Marcel Jones, Oregon State, 6-8, Junior
Marcelus Kemp, Nevada, 6-5, Junior
Kellen Lee, Los Angeles City College, 6-11, Sophomore
James Mays, Clemson, 6-9, Junior
Bo McCalebb, New Orleans, 6-0, Junior
Dominic McGuire, Fresno State, 6-8, Junior
Josh McRoberts, Duke, 6-10, Sophomore
Tack Minor, LSU, 6-0, Junior
Joakim Noah, Florida, 6-11, Junior
Greg Oden, Ohio State 7-0, Freshman
Kendaris Pelton, Southern Mississippi, 6-6, Junior
Bruce Price, Tennessee State, 6-3, Junior
Gabe Pruitt, Southern California, 6-4, Junior
Shaun Pruitt, Illinois, 6-10, Junior
Charles Rhodes, Mississippi State, 6-8, Junior
Maureece Rice, George Washington, 6-1, Junior
Brandon Rush, Kansas, 6-6, Sophomore
Ramon Sessions, Nevada, 6-3, Junior
Sean Singletary, Virginia, 6-0, Junior
Jason Smith, Colorado State, 7-0, Junior
Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington, 6-5, Sophomore
Spencer Tollackson, Minnesota, 6-9, Junior
Isaac Wells, Arkansas State, 6-8, Junior
Terrance Whiters, Arkansas Tech, 5-11, Junior
Marcus Williams, Arizona, 6-7, Sophomore
Sean Williams, Boston College, 6-10, Junior
Brandan Wright, North Carolina 6-9, Freshman
Julian Wright, Kansas, 6-8, Sophomore
Nick Young, Southern California, 6-6, Junior
Thaddeus Young, Georgia Tech, 6-8, Freshman

The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2007 NBA Draft:

Ralfi Silva Ansaloni, Praia Club (Brazil), 7-0, 1987
Stanko Barac, Siroki (Bosnia), 7-2, 1986
Rodrigue Beaubois, Cholet (France), 6-0, 1988
Marco Belinelli, Climamio Bologna (Italy), 6-5, 1986
Hakan Demirel, Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey), 6-4, 1986
Romain Duport, Le Havre (France), 7-0, 1986
Kyrylo Fesenko, Cherkasy (Ukraine), 7-0, 1986
Vladimir Golubovic, Vojvodina (Serbia), 7-0, 1986
Rafael Hettsheimeier, Akasvayu Vic (Spain), 6-10, 1986
Deyan Ivanov, Drac Inca (Spain), 6-9, 1986
Kaloyan Ivanov, Vive Menorca (Spain), 6-9, 1986
Maxym Ivshyn, Azovmash (Ukraine), 6-10, 1986
Petteri Koponen, Honka (Finland), 6-4, 1988
Ivan Maras, Buducnost (Montenegro),6-9, 1986
Manuchar Markoishvili, Olimpija (Slovenia), 6-5, 1986
Douglas Angelo Nunes, Uberlandia (Brazil), 6-7, 1987
Caner Oner, Alpella (Turkey), 6-7, 1987
Miroslav Raduljica, FMP (Serbia), 7-0, 1988
Nikita Shabalkin, Samara (Russia), 6-9, 1986
Vladimir Stimac, Valmiera (Latvia), 6-9, 1987
Gabriel Szalay, Norrkoping (Sweden), 7-1, 1986
Ante Tomic, KK Zagreb (Croatia), 7-2, 1987
Caio Torres, Estudiantes (Spain), 6-11, 1987
Yi Jianlian, Guandong Southern Tigers (China), 6-11, 1987
Artem Zabelin, Avtodor (Russia) 7-0, 1988 [READ]

If this is the real list something is telling me a lot of american players are gonna drop in the draft, who would have otherwise gone higher without the EURO invasion.

With IT Track record, the draft is the last thing we have to think about