Surprise Surprise
June 17, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
Almost a month ago—I’m not a professional analyst, yet—I wrote Should I stay or should I go? and proclaimed Jamont Gordon and Bill Walker, among others, would stay in school.
Well, they didn’t.
Walker’s decision wasn’t a big surprise, but Gordon’s was. But even more surprising was the college departures of George Hill and Luc Richard Mbah A Moute and the withdrawing of Ty Lawson, Chase Budinger and the nearly 24 year old Lester Hudson.
The league will have an official list out later on Tuesday.
Below is a list of the guys who were undecided going into …read more
Let the underclassmen exodus to the NBA begin, Part III
April 22, 2008 by Rich Carlson
Filed under Basketball
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.




