Ed Davis, a 6′9 Sophomore Forward has declared for the NBA draft according to the University of North Carolina. Davis’ Tar Heels had a disappointing season and although Davis had solid numbers (12.9 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.7 blocks per game), his individual sophomore season was also considered a disappointment after he showed flashes of brilliance as a freshman.
Davis is very raw and is still a while away from really becoming a contributor, but he is still considered a lottery pick.
Davis is unlikely to pull out of the draft.
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Mark Berman of the Roanoke Times reports that Virginia Tech Point Guard Malcolm Delaney has declared for the NBA draft and plans to work out for teams. Delaney has not decided if he will remain in the draft but he wants to get a feel for what teams think of him.
“He’s doing the right thing, just to get the feedback he needs so he can make a good decision,” coach Seth Greenberg said. “We support him 100 percent. I’ve gotten some feedback, and he’ll get direct feedback from the people he works out for. He’ll have about three or four [...]

Per Dan Collins of the Winston-Salem Journal, Al-Farouq Aminu has deciced to skip his final two season and declare for the NBA Draft.
“We talked with him Monday, Coach (Jeff) Battle and I,” Gaudio said. “We sort of knew. It’s no surprise.
“He came in (yesterday) and said `I’m going to go ahead and put my name in, and I’m pretty sure I’m keeping it in.”
Aminu scored 15.8 points per game and lead the ACC with 10.7 rebounds per game for the Deacons this season. He is a very long and athletic player, who plays good defense and is an excellent rebounder. [...]

During a news conference on Monday, Kansas Center Cole Aldirch announced that he will be skipping his junior season to enter the 2010 NBA Draft.
“First of all, I want to thank everybody just for the opportunity I’ve had here,” said Aldrich. “It’s been a fun one.”
Aldrich referred to his paternal grandmother, who died during this past season after a long illness.
“I don’t want to get choked up or anything, but the last three years have been pretty special. It’s been a lot of highs, a few lows with my grandma…”
He paused and looked down.
“It’s been a special time for me [...]

Michigan Junior Manny Harris will enter the 2010 NBA Draft. Harris nearly jumped to the pros last year before deciding to return to school in an attempt to lead Michigan to the NCAA tournament. Harris’ Wolverines did not accomplish their goal of making the field of 65, but the blame can’t be placed on Harris, who averaged 18.1 points per game this season.
Harris, 6′5, projects as a Shooting Guard at the next level. Most pundits view Harris as a second round pick.
Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press has more on Harris’ decision here.
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According to Scott Carter of the Tampa Tribune, South Florida guard Dominique Jones has decided to skip his senior season and enter the NBA Draft.
Well, maybe.
Jones plans to work out for NBA officials next month and then decide by May 8 whether to leave school for the NBA or return to USF.
According to a new NCAA rule, underclassmen who want to maintain their eligibility must pull their name out of the NBA draft by 5 p.m. on May 8. In the past, they could wait until June 15 without penalty.
If Jones does not hire an agent, he can choose to [...]

Oklahoma State Junior Guard James Anderson has declared for the NBA Draft. Anderson led the Big in scoring, putting up 22.3 points per game and was named the Big 12 Player of the Year.
“It was a very difficult decision for me to make,” Anderson said. “After discussing the pros and cons with my parents and coach Ford and my high school coach, I believe now’s the time to pursue my dream by playing in the NBA.”
Anderson’s Cowboys were eliminated in the first round by the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Friday.
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Certainly one of the biggest storylines of yesterday’s draft was Minnesota’s decision to draft consecutive point guards with the fifth and sixth picks. Newly hired GM David Kahn backed up his decision of drafting Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn on back to back picks saying that he believed the two could thrive in the backcourt together.
Personally I don’t see it. Both players thrive with the ball in their hands. And on a team that already employs Al Jefferson and Kevin Love (two other players who need ball in hand) there simply may not be enough ball go around.
The question really [...]

Two hours before the draft was set to start, I had an opportunity to go and play some pick up basketball. The game started at 5:30 and my plan was to play for an hour, get home by 6:30, shower and be ready in time for the pre draft show coverage and the draft. Well, that didn’t work out so well.
A game had finished at 6:19 so I thought I had time to squeeze in one more. On the last game the score was 10-9 (We were playing to 12) and I had the ball on a wing. I was able [...]

If this is the first time any of you have heard of me allow me to give you a quick introduction. My name is Andrew Ungvari and I’m a 32-year-old screenwriter born and raised in Los Angeles.
During the Writers Guild of America strike in 2007-08 I decided to start blogging about basketball as a means to keep my creative juices flowing. I never realized at the time how much I enjoyed writing about the sport or that it would lead to anything more than just free storage space for my thoughts.
Within a few months I had developed a following of [...]