Eleven early entry candidates withdraw from 2012 NBA Draft
NEW YORK – Eleven players who had declared as early entry candidates for the 2012 NBA Draft have withdrawn. There are 49 collegiate and seven international prospects that remain early entry candidates.
The 2012 NBA Draft will be held on Thursday, June 28 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The following U.S. college player has withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2012 NBA Draft:
PLAYER SCHOOL
Raymond Taylor Florida Atlantic
Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for the 2012 NBA Draft:
PLAYER TEAM (COUNTRY*)
Jonas Bergstedt Torrelodones (Spain)
Maximilian Klebers Oliver Baskets (Germany)
Lahaou Konate Evreux (France)
Mindaugas Kupsas Baltai Kaunas (Lithuania)
Joffrey Lauvergne Chalon (France)
Abdoulaye Loum Gravelines (France)
Nika Metreveli Sassari (Italy)
Nemanja Nedovic Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
Jakub Parzenski PGB Basket (Poland)
Sertac Sanli Galatasaray (Turkey)
Following is a list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who remain early entry candidates for the 2012 NBA Draft:
PLAYER SCHOOL
Erik Austin Jackson CC (MI)
Harrison Barnes North Carolina
Will Barton Memphis
Bradley Beal Florida
J’Covan Brown Texas
Dominic Cheek Villanova
Jared Cunningham Oregon State
Anthony Davis Kentucky
Andre Drummond Connecticut
Dominique Ferguson Florida International
Justin Hamilton LSU
Moe Harkless St. John’s
John Henson North Carolina
John Jenkins Vanderbilt
Perry Jones III Baylor
Terrence Jones Kentucky
Xavier Jones Missouri State-West Plains
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Kentucky
Doron Lamb Kentucky
Jeremy Lamb Connecticut
Meyers Leonard Illinois
Damian Lillard Weber State
Kendall Marshall North Carolina
Fab Melo Syracuse
Khris Middleton Texas A&M
Quincy Miller Baylor
Tony Mitchell Alabama
Arnett Moultrie Mississippi State
Reeves Nelson UCLA/Zalgiris (Lithuania)
Austin Rivers Duke
Peter Roberson Grambling State
Quincy Roberts Grambling State
Thomas Robinson Kansas
Terrence Ross Washington
Avery Scharer Shoreline CC (WA)
Renardo Sidney Mississippi State
Jonathon Simmons Houston
Terrell Stoglin Maryland
Gerardo Suero Albany
Jared Sullinger Ohio State
Marquis Teague Kentucky
Joston Thomas Hawaii
Hollis Thompson Georgetown
Richard Townsend-Gant Vancouver Island University
Dion Waiters Syracuse
Maalik Wayns Villanova
Royce White Iowa State
D’Angelo Williams Notre Dame de Namur (CA)
Tony Wroten Washington
Following is a list of international players who remain early entry candidates for the 2012 NBA Draft:
PLAYER TEAM (COUNTRY*)
Furkan Aldemir Galatasaray (Turkey)
Evan Fournier Poitiers (France)
Josep Franch Murcia (Spain)
Alen Omic Zlatorog (Slovenia)
Tomas Satoransky Cajasol (Spain)
Tornike Shengelia Spirou (Belgium)
Mathieu Wojciechowski Gravelines (France)
*Country indicates where team plays, not country of nationality