College OTR: 12 College Freshmen Entered in NBA Draft

12 College Freshmen Entered in NBA Draft

Posted by Steph 06/25/2008 1:17 PM
Category: Sports

Word on the street is that tomorrow’s NBA draft may be the finest ever for college freshman.

“I knew at the 2007 McDonald’s game that we had a lot of good players in this class,” USC bribe-taker O.J. Mayo told ESPN. “I didn't know the impact on college basketball, but I knew we would all do some special things.”

As Andy Katz reports, “expect to see the freshmen dominate the lottery with the top two picks from this class: Derrick Rose (Memphis) and Michael Beasley (Kansas State). Six of the top seven could all be freshmen.”

The 2008 NBA draft will air live on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Here are the 12 freshman who have entered their names:
Jerryd Bayless, Arizona
Michael Beasley, Kansas State
Eric Gordon, Indiana
Donte Greene, Syracuse
J.J. Hickson, NC State
DeAndre Jordan, Texas A&M
Kosta Koufos, Ohio State
Kevin Love, UCLA
O.J. Mayo, USC
Anthony Randolph, LSU
Derrick Rose, Memphis
Bill Walker, Kansas State

+ 1 comment

Anonymous says,

There is no basis for this statement, please leave sports reporting to the experts. This, by no means, is considered a strong draft year, and in fact, many people believe that this is one of the weaker classes of this decade in terms of depth and star power. If you are going to report on sports, at least be knowledgeable as opposed to just seeing that 12 freshman are draft eligible and assuming this is an outstanding year. This year is nothing more than ordinary at best. Posted 06/25/2008 7:45 PMReply