It is unfortunately this time of the season for college basketball fans where some of the best underclassmen are leaving college basketball for greener pastures (for the most part). How many of this year's superfreshmen will we say goodbye to? We'll find out by the end of June :)
Here are some of the players who have announced so far, this will be updated in the next few days!
| Player | School | Class | Agent? |
| Brook Lopez | Stanford | Sophomore | ? |
| Robin Lopez | Stanford | Sophomore | ? |
| Not Cedric Simmons (JJ Hickson) | NC State | freshman | ? |
| Derrick Caracter | Louisville | Sophomoric | Gone regardless? | Not Jimi Hendrix (Richard) | Alabama | Junior | No Agent (as of 3/31) |
| JaVale McGee | Nevada | Sophomore | Hired Agent |
| Lester Hudson | Tennessee-Martini | junior | No agent (4/1, Fox Sports) |
| Ryan Anderson | Cal Berkeley | sophomore | No agent (4/3) |
| Eric Gordon | Indiana Sampsons | freshman | Declaring (1070 the fan) |
| Jerryd "Not Skip" Bayless | Arizona | freshman | Declares (AOL Sports) |
| Ron Steele | Alabama | 4th year junior | No Agent (BamaHoops) |
| Earl Clark | PitinoVille | Sophomore | Declaring? Not so fast? Staying in school? |
| Anthony Randolph | LSU | freshman | Declares |
| Mo Spreights | Florida | Sophomore | Test Waters |
| DeAndre Jordan | Texas A&M | Freshman | Declaring |
| Donte Greene | Syracuse | freshman | Declaring |
| Kevin Love | UCLA Slugfest | Freshman | Confusion! Is he declaring? Maybe YES for sure? |
| OJ Mayo | USC | Freshman | Declaring |
| Trent Plaidsted | BYU | sophomore? | Testing waters |
| Michael Beasley | Kansas State | freshman | Going, going, gone, with agent (4/14) |
| Derrick Rose | Memphis | freshman | Gone! (Tax Day) |
| Jeremy Pargo | GoneZaga | junior | Declaring, no agent |
| Brandon Rush | Kansas | junior | Declaring |
| Darrell Arthur (Shady) | Kansas | Sophomore | Declaring |
| Russell Westbrook | UCLA | sophomore | Declaring? |
| Keith Brumbaugh | JuCo (former BCS commit) | Sophomore? | Declaring? |
| CDR (Chris Douglas Roberts) | Memphis | junior | Declaring? |
| Luc Richard Mbah Mute | UCLA | junior | Not a Joke! Declaring |
They said they are returning (but wait for the Draft Deadline before you start a parade in their name)
Draft Stories
Writers discuss the NBA draft in the Bleacher Repor(t).
The New York Times looks at the draft pool, and specifically the freshmen.
Meanwhile, Bruins Nation has done a great job in their write-up on Russell Westbrook and the NBA Draft.
A story posted over and over the net, as if to irritate North Carolina fans says that none of the three UNC players are in the lottery. The trio of course being Tyler "looked like a child against Kansas frontline" Hansbrough, Tywon "I was fast" Lawson, and Wayne "I played with that dirty Dookie in high school" Ellington.
The Sports Flow has a Should I stay or should I go analysis of the high-profile underclassmen from the four Final Four teams. Theme songs: The Clash with the aforementioned title, or for the younger audience, "Stay or Leave" by the DMB.
A complete listing of all the 2008 NBA Draft prospects at CBS Sportsline.
4 comments:
You can also add sophomore JaVale McGee from Nevada to that list. He has reportedly also hired an agent.
Thanks for the update! Added to the list!
Why are Earl Clark and Derrick Caracter leaving? Especially Caracter! This Louisville team would be a top 5 team with both of them back, don't they realize they everyone back but Padgett and Palacios? Clark is still a little raw and he needs one more year to develop a little more and Caracter will likely be passed up on because of his lack of discipline and troubles.
I think Derrick Caracter is probably a push-out. With all the drama, Pitino is probably encouraging him to leave, to make room for Samardo Samuels and such.
Pitino critics could easily point out that is yet another self-serving Pitino moment :)
Of course most coaches wouldn't have stuck with Caracter perhaps for that long, or offered him a scholarship in the first place.
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