Oklahoma sophomore forward Blake Griffin, the National Player of the Year and likely No. 1 pick, is among the 103 players listed as early entry candidates for the 2009 NBA draft.The league announced Thursday that 74 players from U.S. colleges and 29 international players had filed for early entry before the April 26 deadline. The draft is set for June 25 and players without agents must withdraw their names by June 15.
Griffin, who led the nation in double-doubles last season, announced his intention to turn pro April 7 after one year with the Sooners.
Joining Griffin on the list is the North Carolina backcourt ofpoint guard Ty Lawson and shooting guard Wayne Ellington.
Among the Big East players who declared are: DeJuan Blair (Pitt); Earl Clark (Louisville); Eric Devendorf (Syracuse); Jonny Flynn (Syracuse); Luke Harangody (Notre Dame); Paul Harris (Syracuse); Mac Koshwal (DePaul); Ater Majok (UConn); Scottie Reynolds (Villanova); DaJuan Summers (Georgetown); Hasheem Thabeet (UConn) and Dar Tucker (DePaul).
U.S. COLLEGES
Darion Anderson, 6-2, G, Soph., Northern Illinois
Ryan Anderson, 6-4, SG, Jr., Nebraska
Dominique Archie, 6-7, F, Jr., South Carolina
DeJuan Blair, 6-7, PF, Soph., Pittsburgh
Derrick Brown, 6-8, F, Jr., Xavier
Chase Budinger, 6-7, SF, Jr., Arizona
Nick Calathes, 6-6, G, Soph., Florida
Earl Clark, 6-9, SF, Jr., Louisville
Dwayne Collins, 6-7, PF, Jr., Miami
Kareem Cooper, 6-10, C, Jr., UTEP
Kenneth Cooper, 6-10, C, Jr., Louisiana Tech
Brandon Costner, 6-8, PF, Jr., N.C. State
Stephen Curry, 6-3, G, Jr., Davidson
Bryan Davis, 6-9, PF, Jr., Texas A&M
Austin Daye, 6-10, PF, Soph., Gonzaga
DeMar DeRozan, 6-6, SF, Fr., USC
Eric Devendorf, 6-2, SG, Jr., Syracuse
Devan Downey, 5-9, PG, Jr., South Carolina
Osiris Eldridge, 6-3, G, Jr., Illinois State
Wayne Ellington, 6-4, SG, Jr., North Carolina
Chinemelu Elonu, 6-10, C, Jr., Texas A&M
Tyreke Evans, 6-5, G, Fr., Memphis
Gary Flowers, 6-8, F, Soph., Chipola JC
Jonny Flynn, 6-0, PG, Soph., Syracuse
Jonathan Gibson, 6-2, G, Jr., New Mexico State
Kyle Gibson, 6-5, F, Jr., Louisiana Tech
Taj Gibson, 6-9, PF, Jr., USC
Blake Griffin, 6-10, PF, Soph., Oklahoma
D’mond Grismore, 6-6, F, Jr., Huston-Tillotson (Texas)
Roger Guignard, 5-11, G, Jr., UT Arlington
Daniel Hackett, 6-5, G, Jr., USC
Luke Harangody, 6-8, PF, Jr., Notre Dame
James Harden, 6-5, SG, Soph., Arizona State
Kevin Harris, 5-11, G, Soph., NW Mississippi JC
Paul Harris, 6-5, SF, Jr., Syracuse
Gerald Henderson Jr., 6-5, SG, Jr., Duke
Jordan Hill, 6-10, PF/C, Jr., Arizona
Jrue Holiday, 6-2, G, Fr., UCLA
Damion James, 6-7, F, Jr., Texas
Brandon Jennings, 6-2, PG, Italy
James Johnson, 6-8, F, Soph., Wake Forest
Mac Koshwal, 6-9, PF, Soph., DePaul
Gani Lawal, 6-9, PF, Soph., Georgia Tech
Ty Lawson, 5-11, PG, Jr., North Carolina
James Lewis, 6-4, G, Jr., Fresno Pacific
Darnell Lindsay, 6-4, G, Jr., Tennessee Tech
Dior Lawhorn, 6-7, F, Jr., San Francisco
Ater Majok, 6-10, F. Fr., UConn
Jodie Meeks, 6-3, SG, Jr., Kentucky
Nate Miles, 6-7, SG, Fr., College of Southern Idaho
Patrick Mills, 6-0, PG, Soph., Saint Mary’s
Tasmin Mitchell, 6-7, F, Jr., LSU
B.J. Mullens, 7-1, C, Fr., Ohio State
Ronald Ogoke, 7-0, C, Jr., Paul Quinn College (Texas)
Patrick Patterson, 6-9, PF, Soph., Kentucky
Scottie Reynolds, 6-2, G, Jr., Villanova
D.J. Rivera, 6-4, G, Jr., Binghamton
Terrence Roderick, 6-6, SF, Soph., UAB
Magnum Rolle 6-11, C, Jr., Louisiana Tech
Junior Salters, 6-1, G, Jr., Wofford
Donald Sloan, 6-3, G, Jr., Texas A&M
Tyler Smith, 6-7, F, Jr., Tennessee
DaJuan Summers, 6-8, SF, Jr., Georgetown
Shawn Taggart, 6-9, PF, Jr., Memphis
Jonathan Tavernari, 6-6, F, Jr., BYU
Jeff Teague, 6-2, G, Soph., Wake Forest
Hasheem Thabeet, 7-3, C, Jr., UConn
Malcolm Thomas, 6-9, F, Soph., San Diego City College
Dar Tucker, 6-5, SF, Soph., DePaul
Jarvis Varnado, 6-9, C, Jr., Mississippi State
Greivis Vasquez, 6-5, G, Jr., Maryland
Martez Walker, 6-6, SF, Fr., Riverside CC
Michael Washington, 6-9, PF, Jr., Arkansas
Jeremy Wise, 6-2, G, Jr., Southern Mississippi
Nic Wise, 5-10, PG, Jr., Arizona
INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS
Amadou Aboubakar Zaki, 7-1, Nancy (France)
Rodrigue Beaubois, 6-0, Cholet (France)
Nemanja Bjelica, 6-10, Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
Georgios Bogris, 6-10, Ilysiakos (Greece)
Omri Casspi, 6-9, Maccabi Elite (Israel)
Victor Claver, 6-9, Pamesa Valencia (Spain)
Christian Eyenga, 6-5, DKV Joventut (Spain)
Vitor Faverani, 6-10, Unicaja Malaga (Spain)
Sergey Gladyr, 6-5, Mykolaiv (Ukraine)
Adam Hanga, 6-7, Albacomp (Hungary)
Baris Hersek, 6-9, Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
Rudy Jomby, 6-6, Le Havre (France)
Tanel Kurbas, 6-6, Kalev/Cramo (Estonia)
Milan Macvan, 6-9, Hemofarm (Serbia)
Boban Marjanovic, 7-4, Hemofarm (Serbia)
Tim Ohlbrecht, 6-11, Bamberg (Germany)
Carl Ona Embo, 6-1, Biella (Italy)
Nikolaos Pappas, 6-5, Real Madrid II (Spain)
Amnton Ponomarev, 6-10, Astana Tigers (Kazakhstan)
Paulo Prestes, 6-11, Unicaja Malaga (Spain)
Mirolslav Raduljica, FMP Zeleznik (Serbia)
Fernando Raposo, 6-9, Pau Orthez (France)
Ricky Rubio, 6-4, DKV Joventut (Spain)
Evangelos Sakellariou, 6-5, Pagrati (Greece)
Alexandros Sigkounas, 6-7, Olimpia Larissa (Greece)
Ludovic Vaty, 6-9, Pau Orthez (France)
Ibrahim Yildrim, 6-3, Banvit (Turkey)
Artem Zabelin, 7-1, CSKA Moscow (Russia)
