
2011 NBA Draft: Will the Top 25 NCAA Tournament Underclassmen Stay or Go?
At the close of every college basketball season, the top underclassmen have the task of figuring out if they are going to enter the NBA draft.
We should all have such problems...
Some make their decision outright. Others go through a period of evaluation where, as long as they don't hire an agent, they can withdraw by a certain date and return to school and continue to play collegiate ball.
The following is a list of the Top 25 underclassmen with a prediction of whether or not they will go into the 2011 NBA draft.
This is not a full-fledged mock draft. It does not include seniors or International players.
25. John Jenkins: Vanderbilt Commodores
1 of 25
Name: John Jenkins
School: Vanderbilt
Year: Soph
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
2010-11 Stats
Points: 19.5 PPG
Rebounds: 3.0 RPG
Assists: 1.2 APG
Draft Stock: Jenkins had a very good sophomore season for the Commodores. Led the SEC in scoring. Second-round pick.
Stay or Go: Stay
24. Darius Morris: Michigan Wolverines
2 of 25
Name: Darius Morris
School: Michigan
Year: Sophomore
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
2010-11 Stats
Points: 15.0 PPG
Rebounds: 4.0 RPG
Assists: 6.7 APG
Draft Stock: Elevated his game considerably from his freshman year. Second-round pick.
Stay or Go: Stay
23. Klay Thompson: Washington State Cougars
3 of 25
Name: Klay Thompson
School: Washington State
Year: Junior
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 202
2010-11 Stats
Points: 22.0 PPG
Rebounds: 5.3 RPG
Assists: 3.8 APG
Draft Stock: Led Pac-10 in scoring. Elevated his game across the board. Second-round pick.
Stay or Go: Stay
22. Ashton Gibbs: Pitt Panthers
4 of 25
Name: Ashton Gibbs
School: Pitt
Year: Junior
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
2010-11 Stats
Points: 16.8 PPG
Rebounds: 2.4 RPG
Assists: 2.8 APG
Draft Stock: Second-round pick.
Stay or Go: Stay
21. Scotty Hopson: Tennessee Volunteers
5 of 25
Name: Scotty Hopson
School: Tennessee
Year: Junior
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 200
2010-11 Stats
Points: 17.0 PPG
Rebounds: 3.3 RPG
Assists: 1.3 APG
Draft Stock: Second-round pick.
Stay or Go: Go (in order to avoid all of the NCAA craziness and a coaching change)
20. Tristan Thompson: Texas Longhorns
6 of 25
Name: Tristan Thompson
School: Texas
Year: Freshman
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 225
2010-11 Stats
Points: 13.1 PPG
Rebounds: 7.8 RPG
Assists: 1.3 APG
Draft Stock: Announced that he was returning to school. Would have been a late first-round pick.
Stay or Go: Stay
19. Tyler Zeller North Carolina Tar Heels
7 of 25
Name: Tyler Zeller
School: North Carolina
Year: Junior
Height: 7'0"
Weight: 250
2010-11 Stats
Points: 15.6 PPG
Rebounds: 7.2 RPG
Assists: 0.6 APG
Draft Stock: Late first-round to second-round pick; could go higher with a good Final Four showing.
Stay or Go: Go
18. Nikola Vucevic: USC Trojans
8 of 25
Name: Nikola Vucevic
School: USC
Year: Junior
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 260
2010-11 Stats
Points: 17.1 PPG
Rebounds: 10.3 RPG
Assists: 1.6 APG
Draft Stock: Already announced that he is entering the draft. Has signed with an agent. Late first-round pick.
Stay or Go: Go
17. William Buford: Ohio State Buckeyes
9 of 25
Name: William Buford
School: Ohio State
Year: Junior
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 205
2010-11 Stats
Points: 14.4 PPG
Rebounds: 3.9 RPG
Assists: 2.9 APG
Draft Stock: Had a solid junior season. Late first-round pick.
Stay or Go: Stay (Will be influenced by Sullinger's decision to return.)
16. Kawhi Leonard: San Diego State
10 of 25
Name: Kawhi Leonard
School: San Diego State
Year: Sophomore
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 225
2010-11 Stats
Points: 15.5 PPG
Rebounds: 10.6 RPG
Assists: 2.5 APG
Draft Stock: Elevated his game and his team. Lottery to mid-first-round pick.
Stay or Go: Go
15. Alec Burks: Colorado Buffaloes
11 of 25
Name: Alec Burks
School: Colorado
Year: Sophomore
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 195
2010-11 Stats
Points: 20.5 PPG
Rebounds: 6.5 RPG
Assists: 2.9 APG
Draft Stock: No sophomore slump here. He is the main reason that Buffalo basketball was relevant in 2010-11. Lottery to mid-first-round pick.
Stay or Go: Go
14. Tyler Honeycutt: UCLA Bruins
12 of 25
Name: Tyler Honeycutt
School: UCLA
Year: Sophomore
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 188
2010-11 Stats
Points: 12.8 PPG
Rebounds: 7.2 RPG
Assists: 2.8 APG
Draft Stock: Continues to tantalize with his elusive "upside." Late first-round pick.
Stay or Go: Stay
13. Chris Singleton: Florida State Seminoles
13 of 25
Name: Chris Singleton
School: Florida State
Year: Junior
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 225
2010-11 Stats
Points: 13.1 PPG
Rebounds: 6.8 RPG
Assists: 1.2 APG
Draft Stock: Length and lock-down defending skills have NBA scouts drooling. Late first-round pick.
Stay or Go: Go
12. Trey Thompkins: Georgia Bulldogs
14 of 25
Name: Trey Thompkins
School: Georgia
Year: Junior
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 245
2010-11 Stats
Points: 16.4 PPG
Rebounds: 7.6 RPG
Assists: 1.4 APG
Draft Stock: Slight falloff in numbers. May not want to risk having only a good senior year. Late first-round pick.
Stay or Go: Go
11. Markieff Morris: Kansas Jayhawks
15 of 25
Name: Markieff Morris
School: Kansas
Year: Junior
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 245
2010-11 Stats
Points: 13.6 PPG
Rebounds: 8.2 RPG
Assists: 1.4 APG
Draft Stock: Late first-round pick.
Stay or Go: Stay (If Kansas wins the national championship, he goes)
10. Marcus Morris: Kansas Jayhawks
16 of 25
Name: Marcus Morris
School: Kansas
Year: Junior
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 235
2010-11 Stats
Points: 17.1 PPG
Rebounds: 7.4 RPG
Assists: 1.6 APG
Draft Stock: Big 12 Player of the Year. Mid-first-round pick.
Stay or Go: Stay (If Kansas wins it all, he and his brother bolt).
9. Terrence Jones: Kentucky Wildcats
17 of 25
Name: Terrence Jones
School: Kentucky
Year: Freshman
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 244
2010-11 Stats
Points: 15.9 PPG
Rebounds: 8.7 RPG
Assists: 1.6 APG
Draft Stock: Lottery pick.
Stay or Go: Go (imagine that...a Calipari player going after their freshman year)
8. Perry Jones: Baylor Bears
18 of 25
Name: Perry Jones III
School: Baylor
Year: Freshman
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 235
2010-11 Stats
Points: 13.9 PPG
Rebounds: 7.2 RPG
Assists: 1.2 APG
Draft Stock: Had been mentioned in the middle of the season as potentially being the first pick. A Top 10 pick.
Stay or Go: Go
7. Brandon Knight: Kentucky Wildcats
19 of 25
Name: Brandon Knight
School: Kentucky
Year: Freshman
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
2010-11 Stats
Points: 17.2 PPG
Rebounds: 3.8 RPG
Assists: 4.2 APG
Draft Stock: Different player than John Wall, but just as effective. Lottery pick.
Stay or Go: Go
6. John Henson: North Carolina Tar Heels
20 of 25
Name: John Henson
School: North Carolina
Year: Sophomore
Height: 6'10
Weight: 210
2010-11 Stats
Points: 11.9 PPG
Rebounds: 10.1 RPG
Assists: 0.8 APG
Draft Stock: Has shown that he can be a force in the middle. Sam Perkins in the making. Lottery pick.
Stay or Go: Go
5. Kemba Walker: Connecticut Huskies
21 of 25
Name: Kemba Walker
School: UConn
Year: Junior
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 172
2010-11 Stats
Points: 23.9 PPG
Rebounds: 5.3 RPG
Assists: 4.5 APG
Draft Stock: Lottery Pick. Could work his way into the Top 10 if the Huskies win it all.
Stay or Go: Go
4. Harrison Barnes: North Carolina Tar Heels
22 of 25
Name: Harrison Barnes
School: North Carolina
Year: Freshman
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 210
2010-11 Stats
Points: 15.6 PPG
Rebounds: 5.8 RPG
Assists: 1.4 APG
Draft Stock: Started off the year slowly. Has come on very strong in the second half of the year. A Top Five pick.
Stay or Go: Go
3. Kyrie Irving: Duke Blue Devils
23 of 25
Name: Kyrie Irving
School: Duke
Year: Freshman
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
2010-11 Stats
Points: 17.5 PPG
Rebounds: 3.4 RPG
Assists: 4.3 APG
Draft Stock: A Top Five pick. Being injured this year has not negatively impacted his draft stock.
Stay or Go: Go
2. Jared Sullinger: Ohio State Buckeyes
24 of 25
Name: Jared Sullinger
School: Ohio State
Year: Freshman
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 280
2010-11 Stats
Points: 17.2 PPG
Rebounds: 10.2 RPG
Assists: 1.2 APG
Draft Stock: Announced that he was returning to school. Otherwise, Sullinger would be a Top Five pick.
Stay or Go: Stay
1. Derrick Williams: Arizona Wildcats
25 of 25
Name: Derrick Williams
School: Arizona
Year: Sophomore
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 241
2010-11 Stats
Points: 19.5 PPG
Rebounds: 8.3 RPG
Assists: 1.1 APG
Draft Stock: A great freshman year turned into an even better sophomore year. A Top Five pick. Could be first player selected.
Stay or Go: Go







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