NBA Draft Early Entry List 2006
Draft Early Entry | June 20, 2006
Forty Seven players who had declared as early entry
candidates for the 2006 NBA Draft have withdrawn their names from the
draft. There are currently 37 collegiate and 10 international prospects
that are early entry candidates.
Of the underclassmen who had declared early entry but then withdraw from consideration, InsideHoops.com had Aaron Gray as a probable late first rounder, Rudy Fernandez as a first round bubble player who was more likely to go late first than early second, and Arron Afflalo, Morris Almond, Bobby Brown, Richard Roby and Brad Newley all going in the second round.
This is the final, official NBA early entry underclassmen list for the 2006 draft.
Players from U.S. colleges/institutions who have applied for
early entry into the 2006 NBA Draft:
Player School Height Status
LaMarcus Aldridge Texas 6-10 Sophomore
Renaldo Balkman South Carolina 6-8 Junior
Will Blalock Iowa State 5-11 Junior
Josh Boone Connecticut 6-10 Junior
Ronnie Brewer Arkansas 6-6 Junior
Shannon Brown Michigan State 6-4 Junior
Derek Burditt Blinn College (TX) 6-7 Sophomore
Travis DeGroot Delta State 6-4 Junior
Guillermo Diaz Miami (FL) 6-2 Junior
Quincy Douby Rutgers 6-3 Junior
Mike Efevberha Cal-State Northridge 6-5 Junior
Jordan Farmar UCLA 6-2 Sophomore
Thomas Gardner Missouri 6-5 Junior
Rudy Gay Connecticut 6-8 Sophomore
Daniel Gibson Texas 6-2 Sophomore
LeShawn Hammett St. Francis (PA) 6-0 Junior
Tedric Hill Gulf Coast CC (FL) 6-10 Sophomore
Donald Jeffes Roxbury CC (MA) 6-8 Sophomore
Alexander Johnson Florida State 6-9 Junior
David Johnson Clinton JC (SC) 6-7 Sophomore
Mark Konecny Lambuth University (TN) 6-10 Junior
Kyle Lowry Villanova 6-0 Sophomore
Paul Millsap Louisiana Tech 6-8 Junior
Matt Mitchell Southern Univ-New Orleans 6-0 Junior
Adam Morrison Gonzaga 6-8 Junior
Patrick O'Bryant Bradley 7-0 Sophomore
Danilo (JR) Pinnock George Washington 6-5 Junior
Leon Powe California 6-8 Sophomore
Rajon Rondo Kentucky 6-2 Sophomore
Cedric Simmons North Carolina State 6-9 Sophomore
Marcus Slaughter San Diego State 6-8 Junior
Curtis Stinson Iowa State 6-3 Junior
Tyrus Thomas LSU 6-9 Freshman
P.J. Tucker Texas 6-5 Junior
Darius Washington Jr Memphis 6-2 Sophomore
Marcus Williams Connecticut 6-3 Junior
Shawne Williams Memphis 6-9 Freshman
International players who applied for early entry into the 2006 NBA Draft:
Player Team/Country Height Status
Pape-Philippe Amagou Le Mans (France) 6-0 1985 DOB
Andrea Bargnani Benetton Treviso (Italy) 6-10 1985 DOB
Lior Eliyahu Hapoel Galil Elyon-Israel 6-9 1985 DOB
Joel Freeland Gran Canaria (Spain) 6-10 1987 DOB
Damir Markota Cibona (Croatia) 6-10 1985 DOB
Oleksiy Pecherov ParisBasket Racing-France 7-0 1985 DOB
Kosta Perovic Partizan (Serbia & Mont.) 7-2 1985 DOB
Sergio Rodriguez Adecco Estudiantes-Spain 6-3 1986 DOB
Saer Sene Verviers-Pepinster-Belgium7-0 1986 DOB
Ejike Ugboaja Union Bank Lagos-Nigeria 6-9 1985 DOB
Players from U.S. colleges and institutions who withdrew their names from consideration for the 2006 NBA Draft:
Player School Height Status
Akbar Abdul-Ahad Idaho State 6-0 Junior
Arron Afflalo UCLA 6-5 Sophomore
Morris Almond Rice 6-6 Junior
Larry Blair Liberty 6-1 Junior
Jahsha Bluntt Delaware State 6-6 Junior
Bobby Brown Cal State-Fullerton 6-1 Junior
LeRoy Dawson Emporia State (KS) 6-2 Junior
Cem Dinc Indiana 6-10 Freshman
Carl Elliott George Washington 6-4 Junior
Nick Fazekas Nevada 6-11 Junior
Reggie George R-Morris College (IL) 6-10 Junior
Aaron Gray Pittsburgh 7-0 Junior
Brandon Heath San Diego State 6-3 Junior
Clarence Holloway IMG Academy (FL) 7-0 Post-Graduate
Ekene Ibekwe Maryland 6-8 Junior
Trey Johnson Jackson State 6-5 Junior
Coby Karl Boise State 6-4 Junior
Aleks Maric Nebraska 6-11 Sophomore
Japhet McNeil East Carolina 5-10 Junior
Evan Patterson Texas Wesleyan 6-7 Junior
Richard Roby Colorado 6-6 Sophomore
Blake Schilb Loyola Univ. (IL) 6-7 Junior
Mustafa Shakur Arizona 6-3 Junior
Jontae Vinson Cal State-Los Angeles 6-4 Junior
Ian Vouyoukas St. Louis 6-10 Junior
Albert Weber Connors State 6-3 Sophomore
International players who withdrew their names
from consideration for the 2006 NBA Draft:
Player Team/Country Height Status
Andriy Agafonov Khimik (Ukraine) 6-8 1986 DOB
Nemanja Aleksandrov FMP Zeleznik (Serb. & Mont.) 7-0 1987 DOB
Yannick Bokolo Le Mans (France) 6-2 1985 DOB
Carlos Cedeno Guaiqueries (Venezuela) 6-5 1985 DOB
Tadija Dragicevic Crvena Zvezda (Serb.&Mont.) 6-8 1986 DOB
Rudy Fernandez DKV Joventut (Spain) 6-5 1985 DOB
Kyrylo Fesenko Mariupol (Ukraine) 6-11 1986 DOB
Rafael Hettsheimeier Akasvayu Vic (Spain) 6-10 1986 DOB
Marko Lekic Atlas (Serbia-Montenegro) 6-10 1985 DOB
Mickael Mokongo Chalon (France) 5-11 1986 DOB
Brad Newley Townsville (Australia) 6-7 1985 DOB
Hrvoje Peric Split (Croatia) 6-8 1985 DOB
Giorgos Printezis Olympiacos (Greece) 6-9 1985 DOB
Milovan Rakovic Atlas (Serbia-Montenegro) 6-10 1985 DOB
Aleksandar Rindin Gala Baku (Azerbaijan) 7-5 1985 DOB
Dusan Sakota Panathinaikos (Greece) 6-10 1986 DOB
Renaldas Seibutis Olympiacos (Greece) 6-5 1985 DOB
Sidiki Sidibe Levallois (France) 7-0 1985 DOB
Tiago Splitter Tau Ceramica (Spain) 6-11 1985 DOB
Sun Yue Beijing Aoshen Olympians-ABA 6-9 1985 DOB
Ali Traore Roanne (France) 6-9 1985 DOB
2005 NBA Draft Early Entry List
This is the official 2005 NBA draft early entry list - underclassmen who have declared early entry for the NBA draft.
Originally, at the start of early entry, there were 108 underclassmen who have declared early entry: 61 college players, 12 high school seniors, and 35 international players. The deadline for underclassmen to declare NBA draft early entry was May 14, 2005.
Players had until June 22, 2005 to withdraw from the 2005 Draft.
Now (June 22, 2005), after the withdrawl deadline, 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.
This is the official, final NBA draft early entry list. No one can jump in or out anymore.
NCAA/HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS STAYING IN DRAFT:
| Player |
School |
Height |
Status |
| Alex Acker |
Pepperdine |
6-5 |
Junior |
| Deji Akindele |
Chicago State |
7-1 |
Sophomore |
| Kelenna Azubuike |
Kentucky |
6-5 |
Junior |
| Sean Banks |
Memphis |
6-8 |
Sophomore |
| Brandon Bass |
LSU |
6-8 |
Sophomore |
| Jermaine Bell |
Indian Hills CC (IA) |
6-11 |
Freshman |
| Andray Blatche |
South Kent Prep (CT) |
6-11 |
HS Senior |
| Andrew Bogut |
Utah |
7-0 |
Sophomore |
| 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 |
Sophomore |
| Raymond Felton |
North Carolina |
6-1 |
Junior |
| Anderson Ferreira |
Chipola JC (FL) |
6-8 |
Sophomore |
| 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 |
Sophomore |
| 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 |
Sophomore |
| 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 |
Sophomore |
| Charlie Villanueva |
Connecticut |
6-10 |
Sophomore |
| Tiras Wade |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
6-6 |
Junior |
| Von Wafer |
Florida State |
6-5 |
Sophomore |
| 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 |
INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS STAYING IN DRAFT:
| 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 |
NCAA/HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL:
| 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 |
Sophomore |
| 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 |
Sophomore |
| 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 |
INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL/OVERSEAS:
| 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 |
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