Who’s Testing The NBA Draft?
April 30, 2009 by Lyndsey D'Arcangelo
Filed under Basketball
When it comes to underclassmen in the world of college basketball, some player are forgone conclusions as far as the NBA draft is concerned … others not-so-much.
There was hardly a blink of an eye when Hasheem Thabeet, Ty Lawson and Blake Griffin — for example — announced that they were entering the 2009 NBA Draft.
UCONN Center Hasheem Thabeet hired an agent as is more than ready for the NBA.
But players like Eric Devendorf and Roderick Flemings (Hawaii … I know …) make us scratch our heads and say, “Huh?”
The NBA Draft is a tricky thing. It’s like Forrest Gump and his box o’ chocolates — “You never know what you’re gonna get.”
The following is a list of underclassmen who have decided to “test” out the NBA Draft. Some have hired an agent, others have not.
| Dominique Archie | Jr. | South Carolina | |
| DeJuan Blair | Soph. | Pittsburgh | Yes |
| Derrick Brown | Jr. | Xavier | |
| Chase Budinger | Jr. | Arizona | Yes |
| Nick Calathes | Soph. | Florida | |
| Earl Clark | Jr. | Louisville | |
| Dwayne Collins | Jr. | Miami | |
| Brandon Costner | Jr. | N.C. State | Yes |
| Stephen Curry | Jr. | Davidson | Yes |
| DeMar DeRozan | Fr. | USC | Yes |
| Eric Devendorf | Jr. | Syracuse | |
| Devan Downey | Jr. | South Carolina | |
| Chinemelu Elonu | Jr. | Texas A&M | |
| Wayne Ellington | Jr. | UNC | Yes |
| Tyreke Evans | Fr. | Memphis | |
| Roderick Flemings | Jr. | Hawaii | |
| Jonny Flynn | Soph. | Syracuse | Yes |
| Taj Gibson | Jr. | USC | |
| Blake Griffin | Soph. | Oklahoma | Yes |
| Daniel Hackett | Jr. | USC | Yes |
| Luke Harangody | Jr. | Notre Dame | |
| James Harden | Soph. | ASU | Yes |
| Paul Harris | Jr. | Syracuse | |
| Gerald Henderson | Jr. | Duke | |
| Jordan Hill | Jr. | Arizona | Yes |
| Jrue Holiday | Fr. | UCLA | |
| Damion James | Jr. | Texas | |
| James Johnson | Soph. | Wake Forest | Yes |
| Mac Koshwal | Soph. | DePaul | |
| Gani Lawal | Soph. | Georgia Tech | |
| Ty Lawson | Jr. | UNC | Yes |
| Jodie Meeks | Jr. | Kentucky | |
| Tasmin Mitchell | Jr. | LSU | |
| B.J. Mullens | Fr. | Ohio State | Yes |
| Patrick Patterson | Soph. | Kentucky | |
| Scottie Reynolds | Jr. | Villanova | |
| Donald Sloan | Jr. | Texas A&M | |
| Tyler Smith | Jr. | Tennessee | |
| DaJuan Summers | Jr. | Georgetown | Yes |
| Shawn Taggart | Jr. | Memphis | |
| Jeff Teague | Soph. | Wake Forest | |
| Hasheem Thabeet | Jr. | UConn | Yes |
| Dar Tucker | Soph. | DePaul | Yes |
| Greivis Vasquez | Jr. | Maryland | |
| Jarvis Varnado | Jr. | Miss St | |
| Michael Washington | Jr. | Arkansas | |
| Jeremy Wise | Jr. | Southern Miss | |
| Nic Wise | Jr. | Arizona | |
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