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They also anticipated Williams' departure. The Connecticut coaching staff said throughout the season that they expected Gay to be gone. He has until June 18 to withdraw from the draft.Ĭonnecticut is also expecting junior point guard Marcus Williams to announce his intentions to leave for the NBA and sign with an agent later this week. Hasn't hired an agent, allowing him the option of returning to school next Junior Josh Boone has entered himself in the draft but He is the second underclassman to leave early for the Huskies He scored 20 in the Huskies' loss to George Mason in the Gay had a career-high 28 points in the Maui Invitational againstĪrkansas. "He was having a terrific year on a terrific "The year he just put together, the kid got overlooked a littleīit," Calhoun said. Veteran players like seniors Rashad Anderson, Hilton Armstrong andĭenham Brown and his numbers were in line with being on a very deep Calhoun pointed out that Gay was surrounded by Two years with his thunderous dunks, but could never consistently The athletic and rangy Gay delighted UConn fans over the past A consensus All-American as a sophomore, he was one of fourįinalists for the Naismith player of the year. Will fulfill the promise that those people who draft him have inĪ prep star out of Archbishop Spalding in Severn, Md., GayĪppeared in 64 games for UConn and finished averaging 13.6 points a
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"This is the time for a tremendously talented guy to takeĪdvantage of a tremendous opportunity," Calhoun said. The scouting reports helped that decision for him.īased on his conversations with NBA executivesĪnd scouts, UConn coach Jim Calhoun said Gay is projected to be taken in the top six of the June When I came to UConn Iĭidn't think about any time period or any time when I should "When you sign on the dotted line to go toĬollege, you plan on being there four years. He alsoĪveraged 6.4 rebounds and had a team-high 56 steals for the Huskies Past season, and is projected to be a lottery pick. The 6-foot-9 Gay averaged a team-best 15.2 points a game this Will forgo his final two years of eligibility and enter the NBAĮSPN.com's Andy Katz reports that Gay is likely to hire an agent, thus forfeiting his eligibility. Connecticut forward Rudy Gay said Monday he