Junior says he's accomplished goals


CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina junior Rashad McCants said Wednesday he will enter the NBA draft, after helping the Tar Heels win their fourth national championship this season.


McCants, the team's second-leading scorer at 16 points a game, said he was in the process of hiring an agent, a move that would prevent him from returning for his senior season. But he said he would continue working to earn his college degree.


McCants said he came back to school after his sophomore season to win a national championship. He also said he wanted to follow in the footsteps of Michael Jordan, who helped North Carolina win a national title before leaving for the NBA as a junior.


"I felt like my whole reason for coming back last year was to get those goals accomplished," McCants said at a news conference. "And I did."


McCants' announcement made official a decision that had been expected for more than a week. Less than a day after the Tar Heels beat Illinois 75-70 in the NCAA final, coach Roy Williams addressed McCants' future by saying, "We could lose some guys, there's no question about that. And we are going to lose Rashad."


Williams said Wednesday that McCants had his "complete support" in jumping to the NBA.

I don't want McCants. He'll probably slip to the early 20s anyway.

yeah the more of these guys declare the more slip. But still with our 2nd pick at 30, we need a lot of slipping to happen.

there will be so many good players around when our time come we will sure be able to find a couple of good players.