Sunday, July 15, 2007

Bracketology 101's NBA Draft Recap

The 2007 NBA Draft has come and gone and its impact on the college basketball landscape was significant. Greg Oden and Kevin Durant headlined this year's class of drafted underclassmen, which is listed below. In all, 32 underclassmen declared for this year's draft. Nineteen were picked in the first round, seven were picked in the second round, and six went undrafted. Each player's overall pick is in parentheses.

Arron Afflalo, G, junior, UCLA, Detroit, 1st Round (27)
Shagari Alleyne, C, junior, Manhattan, Not Selected
Corey Brewer, F, junior, Florida, Minnesota, 1st Round (7)
Dwight Brewington, F, junior, Liberty, Not Selected
Wilson Chandler, F, sophomore, DePaul, New York, 1st Round (23)
Mike Conley, Jr., G, freshman, Ohio State, Memphis, 1st Round (4)
Daequan Cook, G/F, freshman, Ohio State, Philadelphia, 1st Round (21)
Javaris Crittenton, G, freshman, Georgia Tech, L.A. Lakers, 1st Round (19)
JamesOn Curry, G, junior, Oklahoma State, Chicago, 2nd Round (51)
Glen Davis, C, junior, LSU, Boston, 2nd Round (35)
Kevin Durant, G/F, freshman, Texas, Seattle, 1st Round (2)
Jeff Green, F, junior, Georgetown, Boston, 1st Round (5)
Taurean Green, G, junior, Florida, Portland, 2nd Round, (52)
Spencer Hawes, C, freshman, Washington, Sacramento, 1st Round (10)
Al Horford, F/C, junior, Florida, Atlanta, 1st Round (3)
Robert Earl Johnson, F, freshman, Clinton JC, S.C., Not Selected
Kellen Lee, C, sophomore, Los Angeles City College, Not Selected
Dominic McGuire, F, junior, Fresno State, Not Selected
Josh McRoberts, F, sophomore, Duke, Portland, 2nd Round (37)
Joakim Noah, F/C, junior, Florida, Chicago, 1st Round (9)
Greg Oden, C, freshman, Ohio State, Portland, 1st Round (1)
Kendaris Pelton, F, junior, Southern Mississippi, Not Selected
Gabe Pruitt, G, junior, USC, Boston, 2nd Round (32)
Ramon Sessions, G, junior, Nevada, Milwaukee, 2nd Round (56)
Jason Smith, F, junior, Colorado State, Miami, 1st Round (20)
Rodney Stuckey, G, sophomore, Eastern Washington, Detroit, 1st Round (15)
Marcus Williams, F, sophomore, Arizona, San Antonio, 2nd Round (33)
Sean Williams, F/C, junior, Boston College, New Jersey, 1st Round (17)
Brandan Wright, F, freshman, North Carolina, Charlotte, 1st Round (8)
Julian Wright, F, sophomore, Kansas, New Orleans, 1st Round (13)
Nick Young, G/F, junior, Southern Cal, Washington, 1st Round (16)
Thaddeus Young, F, freshman, Georgia Tech, Philadelphia, 1st Round (12)