Fifty Early Entry Candidates Withdraw from NBA Draft 2005

[Kori Ellis]

Fifty Early Entry Candidates Withdraw from NBA Draft 2005

NEW YORK, June 21 – Fifty players who had declared as early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2005 have withdrawn their names from the draft. There are currently 49 collegiate and high school players and 11 international prospects that are early entry candidates.

Here is the list of college and high school players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for NBA Draft 2005:

Player School Height Status
Jose Juan Barea Northeastern 6-0 Junior
Martellus Bennett Taylor HS (TX) 6-7 HS Senior
Brandon Bowman Georgetown 6-8 Junior
Dee Brown Illinois 5-11 Junior
Keith Brumbaugh DeLand HS (FL) 6-8 HS Senior
Jermareo Davidson Alabama 6-11 Sop re
Toney Douglas Auburn 6-1 Freshman
Torin Francis Notre Dame 6-11 Junior
Mike Hall George Washington 6-8 Junior
Chris Hernandez Stanford 6-2 Junior
Jibril Hodges Long Beach State 6-2 Junior
Brian Kim Vanguard University (CA) 6-5 Junior
Armein Kirkland Cincinnati 6-8 Junior
Carl Krauser Pittsburgh 6-2 Junior
Pops Mensah-Bonsu George Washington 6-9 Junior
Tim Parham Maryland-Eastern Shore 6-9 Junior
T.J. Parker Northwestern 6-2 Junior
Kevin Pittsnogle West Virginia 6-10 Junior
Chris Rodgers Arizona 6-4 Junior
Brandon Rush Mt. Zion Academy (NC) 6-6 HS Senior
Marcus Slaughter San Diego State 6-8 Sop re
Steven Smith LaSalle 6-8 Junior
Tim Smith East Tennessee State 5-9 Junior
B.J. Spencer Jacksonville State 6-4 Junior
James White Cincinnati 6-6 Junior
Eric Williams Wake Forest 6-9 Junior


Here is the list of international players who have withdrawn their names from consideration for NBA Draft 2005:

Player Team/Country Height Status
Nemanja Aleksandrov Reflex (Serbia-Montenegro) 7-0 1987 DOB
Luka Bogdanovic Partizan (Serbia-Montenegro) 6-8 1985 DOB
Ivan Chiriaev Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 7- 1984 DOB
Rudy Fernandez DKV Joventut (Spain) 6-5 1985 DOB
Paulius Jankunas Zalgiris (Lithuania) 6-8 1984 DOB
Viktor Keirou Unics Kazan (Russia) 6-6 1984 DOB
Tomasz Kesicki Pamesa Castellon (Spain) 6-10 1986 DOB
Marko Lekic Atlas (Serbia-Montenegro) 6-10 1985 DOB
Steven Markovic West Sydney (Australia) 6-3 1985 DOB
Miguel Marriaga Gaiteros (Venezuela) 6-9 1984 DOB
Kosta Perovic Partizan (Serbia-Montenegro) 7-1 1985 DOB
Aleksander Rindin Gala Baku (Azerbaijan) 7-5 1985 DOB
Dusan Sakota Panathinaikos (Greece) 6-10 1986 DOB
Predrag Samardziski Partizan (Serbia-Montenegro) 6-11 1986 DOB
Cheick Samb Tenerife (Spain) 7-0 1984 DOB
Carlos Matias Sandes Boca Juniors (Argentina) 6-7 1984 DOB
Thabo Sefolosha Chalon (France) 6-6 1984 DOB
Tiago Splitter Tau Ceramica (Spain) 6-11 1985 DOB
Tang Zhengdong Jiangsu (China) 7-1 1984 DOB
Marko Tomas Zagreb (Croatia) 6-6 1985 DOB
Caio Torres Rayet Guadalajara (Spain) 6-11 1987 DOB
Konstantinos Vasileiadis PAOK (Greece) 6-6 1984 DOB
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos PAOK (Greece) 6-8 1984 DOB
Marcus Vieira de Souza Premiata Montegranaro (Italy) 6-9 1984 DOB


Following is the list of players who remain early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2005, which will be held Tuesday, June 28, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City:

Player School Height Status
Alex Acker Pepperdine 6-5 Junior
Deji Akindele Chicago State 7-1 Sop re
Kelenna Azubuike Kentucky 6-5 Junior
Sean Banks Memphis 6-8 Sop re
Brandon Bass LSU 6-8 Sop re
Jermaine Bell Indian Hills CC (IA) 6-11 Freshman
Andray Blatche South Kent Prep (CT) 6-11 HS Senior
Andrew Bogut Utah 7-0 Sop re
Curtis Brown Jr. Beach HS (GA) 6-9 HS Senior
Andrew Bynum St. Joseph’s HS (NJ) 6-11 HS Senior
Ike Diogu Arizona State 6-8 Junior
Monta Ellis Lanier HS (MS) 6-3 HS Senior
Olu Famutimi Arkansas 6-5 Sop re
Raymond Felton North Carolina 6-1 Junior
Anderson Ferreira Chipola JC (FL) 6-8 Sop re
Francisco Garcia Louisville 6-7 Junior
John Gilchrist Maryland 6-3 Junior
Gerald Green Gulf Shores Academy (TX) 6-8 HS Senior
Jarrett Jack Georgia Tech 6-3 Junior
Amir Johnson Westchester HS (CA) 6-10 HS Senior
Dwayne Jones St. Joseph’s 6-11 Junior
Linas Kleiza Missouri 6-8 Sop re
Julius Lamptey Garden City CC (KS) 7-0 Freshman
Kyle Luckett South Side HS (IN) 7-0 HS Senior
Darshan Luckey St. Francis (PA) 6-5 Junior
Sean May North Carolina 6-8 Junior
Rashad McCants North Carolina 6-4 Junior
C.J. Miles Skyline HS (TX) 6-6 HS Senior
J.R. Morris Seton Hall 6-5 Junior
Randolph Morris Kentucky 6-10 Freshman
Chris Paul Wake Forest 6-0 Sop re
Pierre Pierce Iowa 6-4 Junior
Shavlik Randolph Duke 6-10 Junior
Anthony Roberson Florida 6-1 Junior
Nate Robinson Washington 5-9 Junior
Ray Rose Olivet Nazarene (IL) 6-0 Junior
Ricky Sanchez IMG Academy (FL) 6-10 HS Senior
Chris Taft Pittsburgh 6-10 Sop re
Charlie Villanueva Connecticut 6-10 Sop re
Tiras Wade Louisiana-Lafayette 6-6 Junior
Von Wafer Florida State 6-5 Sop re
Matt Walsh Florida 6-6 Junior
Martell Webster Seattle Prep 6-7 HS Senior
Deron Williams Illinois 6-4 Junior
Louis Williams South Gwinnett HS (GA) 6-3 HS Senior
Marvin Williams North Carolina 6-9 Freshman
Kennedy Winston Alabama 6-6 Junior
Antoine Wright Texas A&M 6-7 Junior
Bracey Wright Indiana 6-4 Junior


The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into NBA Draft 2005:

Player Team/Country Height Status
Cenk Akyol Efes Pilsen (Turkey) 6-4 1987 DOB
Martynas Andriuskevicius Zalgiris (Lithuania) 7-2 1986 DOB
Marcin Gortat RheinEnergie Koln (Germany) 7-0 1984 DOB
Mile Ilic Reflex (Serbia-Montenegro) 7-0 1984 DOB
Ersan Ilyasova Ulker (Turkey) 6-9 1987 DOB
Yaroslav Korolev CSKA Moscow (Russia) 6-9 1987 DOB
Erazem Lorbek Climamio Bologna (Italy) 6-10 1984 DOB
Ian Mahinmi Le Havre (France) 6-9 1986 DOB
Drago Pasalic Split (Croatia) 6-10 1984 DOB
Johan Petro Pau Orthez (France) 7-0 1986 DOB
Roko Leni Ukic Split (Croatia) 6-5 1984 DOB

[Cant_Be_Faded]

thank god, keep yalls young asses in school

[theMUHMEshow]

Yeah no kidding, I wish these guys would stay longer. It would make me like College Ball maybe as much as NBA

[MissAllThat]

I'm especially happy to see the younger ones, like the just out of HS or college freshman, withdrawing. They need to grow up a bit before jumping right into the NBA.