Built Ford Tough Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 And the draft just keeps on getting stronger. John Calipari's third University of Kentucky basketball team will have something his first two lacked: star sophomores. Forward Terrence Jones announced Saturday that he'll withdraw from the NBA draft and return for his sophomore year at UK.He joins Doron Lamb as high-profile freshmen to eschew the one-and-done approach under Calipari, who lost freshmen John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe and Daniel Orton to the draft last season. Jones is the biggest name to return for a second season at Kentucky under Calipari. The 6-foot-8 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year averaged 15.7 points and a team-high 8.8 rebounds in helping lead the Wildcats to the NCAA Final Four, where they lost to Connecticut in a national semifinal. “Last year was an unbelievable experience, but we left a lot on the table,” Jones said in a release. “I've decided to come back and help us get back to the Final Four and bring the Big Blue Nation a national championship.” UK freshman Brandon Knight announced on Friday that he would remain in the draft. Knight is a projected top-10 pick, and Jones was a projected first-round pick if he'd remained in the June 23 draft. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110507/SPORTS03/305070108/Terrence-Jones-spurns-NBA-draft-returns-Kentucky-basketball?odyssey=nav%7Chead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Kentucky is gonna be loaded next year. Maybe Cal finally wins one...even though it'll be vacated shortly after. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre smoothwhite Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Good move by T he needs to work on his game a lot more if he wants to be a top 5 Pick. If he works hard he will easily be a top 5 pick next year. I know him well he's from Portland baby... ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Good move by T he needs to work on his game a lot more if he wants to be a top 5 Pick. If he works hard he will easily be a top 5 pick next year. I know him well he's from Portland baby... ^_^ He wasn't even considered to be a top 5 pick in what is widely speculated as the worst draft since 2000 and you think he has any sort of chance at being a top 5 pick in a draft that is projected to be one of the deepest since 03? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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