Forty-Six Early Entry Candidates Withdraw from 2007 NBA Draft

FORTY-SIX EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES
WITHDRAW FROM 2007 NBA DRAFT

Press Release

NEW YORK, June 19, 2007 – Forty-six players who had declared as early entry candidates for the 2007 NBA Draft have withdrawn their names from the draft. There are 32 collegiate and six international prospects that are early entry candidates.

The 2007 NBA Draft will be held on Thursday, June 28 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Here is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2007 NBA Draft:

NCAA OUT

Player School Height Status

Roy Bright Delaware State 6-6 Junior

Aaron Bruce Baylor 6-3 Junior

Jaycee Carroll Utah State 6-2 Junior

Dan Coleman Minnesota 6-9 Junior

P.J. Couisnard Wichita State 6-4 Junior

Sasa Cuic Oregon State 6-10 Junior

Chris Daniels Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7-0 Junior

Drew Gibson Wofford 6-2 Junior

DeVon Hardin California 6-11 Junior

Roy Hibbert Georgetown 7-2 Junior

Leon Jacob Texas A&M International 6-1 Junior

Dominic James Marquette 5-11 Sophomore

Joseph Jones Texas A&M 6-9 Junior

Marcel Jones Oregon State 6-8 Junior

Marcelus Kemp Nevada 6-5 Junior

James Mays Clemson 6-9 Junior

Bo McCalebb New Orleans 6-0 Junior

Tack Minor LSU 6-0 Junior

Bruce Price Tennessee State 6-3 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

Sean Singletary Virginia 6-0 Junior

Spencer Tollackson Minnesota 6-9 Junior

Isaac Wells Arkansas State 6-8 Junior

Terrance Whiters Arkansas Tech 5-11 Junior

Internationals OUT

Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2007 NBA Draft:

Player Team/Country* Height Status

Rodrigue Beaubois Cholet (France) 6-0 1988 DOB

Hakan Demirel Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey) 6-4 1986 DOB

Romain Duport Le Havre (France) 7-0 1986 DOB

Vladimir Golubovic Vojvodina (Serbia) 7-0 1986 DOB

Rafael Hettsheimeier Akasvayu Vic (Spain) 6-10 1986 DOB

Deyan Ivanov Drac Inca (Spain) 6-9 1986 DOB

Kaloyan Ivanov Vive Menorca (Spain) 6-9 1986 DOB

Maxym Ivshyn Azovmash (Ukraine) 6-10 1986 DOB

Ivan Maras Buducnost (Montenegro) 6-9 1986 DOB

Manuchar Markoishvili Olimpija (Slovenia) 6-5 1986 DOB

Douglas Angelo Nunes Uberlandia (Brazil) 6-7 1987 DOB

Caner Oner Alpella (Turkey) 6-7 1987 DOB

Miroslav Raduljica FMP (Serbia) 7-0 1988 DOB

Nikita Shabalkin Samara (Russia) 6-9 1986 DOB

Vladimir Stimac Valmiera (Latvia) 6-9 1987 DOB

Gabriel Szalay Norrkoping (Sweden) 7-1 1986 DOB

Ante Tomic KK Zagreb (Croatia) 7-2 1987 DOB

Caio Torres Estudiantes (Spain) 6-11 1987 DOB

Artem Zabelin Avtodor (Russia) 7-0 1988 DOB

*Country indicates where team plays, not country of nationality.


NCAA IN

Following is the list of players from U.S colleges and institutions who remain early entry candidates for the 2007 NBA Draft:

Player School Height Status

Arron Afflalo UCLA 6-5 Junior

Shagari Alleyne Manhattan 7-3 Junior

Corey Brewer Florida 6-9 Junior

Dwight Brewington Liberty 6-5 Junior

Wilson Chandler DePaul 6-8 Sophomore

Michael Conley Jr. Ohio State 6-1 Freshman

Daequan Cook Ohio State 6-5 Freshman

Javaris Crittenton Georgia Tech 6-5 Freshman

JamesOn Curry Oklahoma State 6-3 Junior

Glen Davis LSU 6-9 Junior

Kevin Durant Texas 6-9 Freshman

Jeff Green Georgetown 6-9 Junior

Taurean Green Florida 6-0 Junior

Spencer Hawes Washington 7-0 Freshman

Al Horford Florida 6-10 Junior

Robert Earl Johnson Clinton JC (SC) 6-7 Freshman

Kellen Lee Los Angeles City College 6-11 Sophomore

Dominic McGuire Fresno State 6-8 Junior

Josh McRoberts Duke 6-10 Sophomore

Joakim Noah Florida 6-11 Junior

Greg Oden Ohio State 7-0 Freshman

Kendaris Pelton Southern Mississippi 6-6 Junior

Gabe Pruitt Southern California 6-4 Junior

Ramon Sessions Nevada 6-3 Junior

Jason Smith Colorado State 7-0 Junior

Rodney Stuckey Eastern Washington 6-5 Sophomore

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

International IN

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

Player Team/Country* Height Status

Ralfi Silva Ansaloni Praia Club (Brazil) 7-0 1987 DOB

Stanko Barac Siroki (Bosnia) 7-2 1986 DOB

Marco Belinelli Climamio Bologna (Italy) 6-5 1986 DOB

Kyrylo Fesenko Cherkasy (Ukraine) 7-0 1986 DOB

Petteri Koponen Honka (Finland) 6-4 1988 DOB

Yi Jianlian Guandong Southern Tigers (China)6-11 1987 DOB