NOW YOU KNOW

A look at the NBA draft (June 24) early entries. The players have until June 17 to remove their names from the draft. If they did not hire an agent, they will retain their NCAA eligibility:

*--* Player Class Position School Trevor Ariza Freshman Forward UCLA Josh Childress Junior Forward Stanford Luol Deng Freshman Forward Duke Ben Gordon Junior Guard Connecticut David Harrison Junior Center Colorado Dwight Howard H.S. senior Forward SW Atlanta Christian Academy Kris Humphries Freshman Forward Minnesota Andre Iguodala Sophomore Forward Arizona Al Jefferson H.S. senior Forward Prentiss (Miss.) HS Marco Killingsworth Junior Forward Auburn Shaun Livingston H.S. senior Guard Peoria (Ill.) Central Emeka Okafor Junior Center Connecticut Lawrence Roberts Junior Forward Mississippi St. J.R. Smith H.S. senior Guard St. Benedict’s, Newark, N.J. Josh Smith H.S. senior Forward Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Va. Kirk Snyder Junior G-F Nevada Dijon Thompson Junior G-F UCLA Delonte West Junior Guard Saint Joseph’s

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