Friday, April 12, 2013

Indiana Connections in the Upcoming NBA Draft


--Allyson Burger--


As the 2012 – 13 NCAA men's basketball season came to a close on Monday, questions abound about what players will test their value as a potential NBA player.  There are several players with Indiana high school hoops ties that will definitely forego their college eligibility to enter their name in the draft, and some that are still undecided on their future.

Players have until Wednesday April 16 to declare their desire to enter the draft, but can pull themselves out by April 28 and regain their college eligibility if they do not hire an agent.  With the current NBA rule forcing players to be 19 years old or at least 1 year removed from high school, many star players play at least one year of college basketball. Often called the "One and Done" rule (made famous in the last couple of years by the University of Kentucky) it causes teams to have to totally reload every year.

What players with Indiana ties are leaving (or considering leaving) early yo look for the big paycheck?:
Declared:
Cody Zeller - Indiana (Washington )
DeShaun Thomas - Ohio State (Ft Wayne)
Victor Oladipo - Indiana 

Undecided:
Gary Harris - Michigan State (HSE)
Brandon Dawson - Michigan State (Gary)
Glenn Robinson III - Michigan (St Johns)

One freshman phenom, Michigan's Mitch McGary (Chesterton) has said he will definitely return for his sophomore season with the Wolverines after a great coming out party in this year's tournament. 

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