COLLEGE BASKETBALL / DAILY REPORT : Reports: Marbury Headed to NBA

Stephon Marbury, the star freshman guard for Georgia Tech, intends to leave college to enter the NBA, it was reported. However, the school said no decision has been made.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and ESPN said Marbury planned to make the announcement next week in New York.

Neither Georgia Tech Coach Bobby Cremins nor Marbury, who averaged 18.9 points and 4.4 assists, could be reached for comment. But Marbury said Saturday he was leaning toward returning to school next year.

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Massachusetts junior center Marcus Camby and Connecticut junior guard Ray Allen headline the John Wooden All-American team announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

The Wooden Award winner, presented to the player of the year, will be announced by Wooden next Thursday.

Joining Camby and Allen as finalists are Georgetown sophomore guard Allen Iverson, Wake Forest junior center Tim Duncan and Villanova senior guard Kerry Kittles.

Also named to the All-American team are Kentucky senior guard Tony Delk, Cincinnati sophomore forward Danny Fortson, Utah junior forward Keith Van Horn, Kansas junior guard Jacque Vaughn and Marbury.

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Billy Donovan, a Rick Pitino protege, was hired as Florida’s coach and pledged to produce entertainment and victories.

He did both under Pitino, as a player on his Providence team that reached the Final Four in 1987, and as an assistant under him at Kentucky, including the 1993 Final Four team.

Donovan, 30, spent the past two seasons as coach at Marshall, where he was 35-20.

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Jimmy Collins, passed over for Lou Henson’s job at Illinois, took over the program at Illinois Chicago with a smile and a promise to put his recruiting skills to good use.