2005 NBA Draft Early Entry List
By InsideHoops.com | June 22, 2005
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2005), AFTER THE WITHDRAWL DEADLINE, fifty players who had declared as early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2005 have withdrawn their names from the draft.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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