And the list keeps growing and growing and growing… Three more underclassmen declared late Wednesday: Memphis juniors Antonio Anderson, Robert Dozier and Texas junior guard A.J. Abrams. Anderson and Dozier were role players on Memphis’ team this year, and their early entries come as a big surprise to me. Neither player signed with an agent, so I would expect both to return to school next season. If Dozier and Anderson were to stay in the draft, that would mean that the entire starting 5 for the Tigers would be in the draft. Let the rebuilding in Memphis begin… Abrams joined fellow Longhorn guard D.J. Augustin in declaring for the draft on Wednesday. Abrams averaged 16.5 points per game last season, but at 5′11″... [Read more]

Two more notable underclassmen declared for the NBA draft on Wednesday: Texas sophomore guard D.J. Augustin and Kansas guard Mario Chalmers. Many NBA draft experts peg Augustin as a lottery pick, so his early entry should not have surprised anybody. Augustin was a consensus first team All-American this season and averaged 19.2 points and 5.8 assists per game for the Longhorns. Chalmers became an instant legend in Kansas folklore when he hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left to send the national championship game against Memphis into overtime. Chalmers averaged 12.8 points and 4.3 assists per game for the national champion Jayhawks. I’m a little surprised that Chalmers declared and would not be at all surprised to see him withdraw... [Read more]

Two more underclassmen have declared themselves eligible for the upcoming NBA draft – Mississippi State point guard Jamont Gordon and Ohio State center Kosta Koufos. Gordon averaged 17.2 points and 4.9 assists per game for the Bulldogs, while freshman center Koufos averaged 14.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per contest. Neither Gordon or Koufos will hire an agent prior to the draft, so the door remains open for them to return to school. [Read more]

It is hard to believe that one year has passed since the tragic campus shooting at Virginia Tech last year stunned the nation. VA Tech head basketball coach Seth Greenberg spoke with ESPN and gave his thoughts about that fateful day. [Read more]

As I predicted a couple of days ago, the number of underclassmen declaring for the NBA draft is steadily rising. The latest two to declare: Memphis junior guard Chris Douglas-Roberts and UCLA forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute. CDR led Memphis in scoring at 18.1 points per game and made a name for himself during the Tigers run through the NCAA tournament. At 6′7″, Douglas-Roberts could easily play the 3 in the NBA. He can shoot from the outside and has a pretty decent post-up game. Mbah a Moute is hoping to get drafted on his defensive abilities alone, which is pretty scary. He only averaged 8.8 points and 6 rebounds this year for the Bruins, who may get Mbah a Moute back as he is not going to hire an agent. [Read more]