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.
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.”
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**It’s always good when minutes are up for grabs, but be careful guys. I picked you guys to be unstoppable.
“‘We always tell recruits, ‘Look at the 2004 team,’” Sellers said. “Six guys on that team got drafted, and that’s because they competed against each other every day. It really, really pushes you, and it makes guys get better because they get pushed.’”
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The Syracuse Orange suffered a huge injury blow on Saturday when junior guard Eric Devendorf tore the ACL in his left knee during the Orange’s 125-75 win over ETSU.
Devendorf, the 2nd leading scorer for the Orange (17 points ppg), was a pre-season member of the Big East All-Conference squad and was the foundation of the Syracuse backcourt.
Devendorf is the second Orange guard to suffer a season-ending knee injury this year. Andy Rautins tore his ACL playing for Team Canada in the FIBA America Championships and is also out for the season.
This injury to Devendorf definitely knocks the Orange down …read more