Wednesday, April 19. 1995
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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
College hoops stars turn pro
The Associated Press
Three more prominent underclassmen — Scotty Thurman of Arkansas, Rodrick Rhodes of Kentucky and Chris Carr of Southern Illinois — decided yesterday to declare for the NBA draft.
The possibility that any collective bargaining agreement reached between the NBA and its players might include a salary cap for rookies has spurred a number of college stars to announce they were coming out.
Earlier, Joe Smith of Maryland, the college player of the Year; Corliss Williamson, who was Thurman's teammate at Arkansas; Gary Trent of
Ohio University and Mario Bennett of Arizona State announced they would pass up their remaining college eligibility for the NBA.
Players have until 11:59 p.m. May 14 to announce for the draft, which is scheduled for June-28 in Toronto. Last year, 20 underclassmen declared and 12 were selected.
NCAA rules are lenient for basketball players, allowing them to try the draft but give them 30 days to return for their remaining college eligibility if they do not sign with an agent or with the team selecting them.
Thurman followed Arkansas roommate Williamson, who announced for the draft last week. They won the NCAA tournament championship a
year ago and took the Razorbacks to the final game this season before losing to UCLA.
Carr, the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and MVP in the conference tournament, called the decision difficult.
"Me and Coach P. have a great relationship," Rhodes said.
Rhodes will have a tutor along for his test. He will attend a pre-draft workout camp in Chicago in June, accompanied by Kentucky coach Rick Pitino.
His performance at the camp could determine where Rhodes goes in the draft, and that also should determine whether he returns to Kentucky, Pitino said.
Recruit is Colorado's future hope
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado coach Joe Harrington is asking fans to be patient as high school All-America guard Chauncey Billups and his new teammates learn to play together.
Billups, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Denver's George Washington High School, has been heralded as Coloado's greatest prep recruit.
Harrington said Billups made the right decision to sign with the Buffaloes but warned against outrageous expectations for Billups and the team.
"He's playing against guys two,
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three, four years older than he is," Harrington said. "That makes a difference at this level (with) the teams we play in the Big Eight and the non-conference opponents we have next year."
Harrington said he still expected Billups to do well as a freshman, adding the recruit was mature enough to handle the pressure. Whether Billups takes Colorado to the next level is another question.
"If we go to the NCAs, good. It'll be the first time in about 30 years," Harrington said. "That would be progress. But if we don't go, I wouldn't say it's not progressing."
Meanwhile, the Buffaloes also have
signed 6-foot-8 forward Charles Thompson,17,a player Harrington called a young kid with potential.
A touch of Irish in downtown Lawrence
Thompson, from Miami's Norland High School, averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds a game last season. His team defeated Billups and George Washington last fall in the City of Palms Tournament in Fort Myers, Fla.
Dennis Griffin from Eastern Arizona Junior College also signed with Colorado last fall, leaving the team with two scholarships.
Harrington said he wanted to sign 7-foot-1, 260-pound Wachira Ngauri of Kenya before the spring signing period ends April 26.
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