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John Wall to 2009 NBA draft?
Submitted by timstevens on 04/15/2009 - 08:50
Raleigh Word of God's John Wall may be eligible for the 2009 NBA draft, though there has been no indication from Wall or his advisers that the 6-foot-4 point guard will apply for early eligibility.
Typically, a player is not eligible for the draft until at least one NBA season has elapsed since his high school graduation, which is more commonly known as the "one-and-done" rule, which is why players spend at least a year in college.
But a player can enter the draft if he is at least 19 years old (Wall is), has not graduated from high school and at least one NBA season has elapsed since the graduation of the class with which the player would have graduated had he graduated from high school.
Wall is scheduled to graduate from Word of God this spring but is in his fifth year of high school. He spent two years at Garner High School and started his junior year at Broughton before transferring to Word of God, which reclassified him as a sophomore. If he had stayed at Broughton or at Garner, he would have graduated in 2008.
NBA spokesman Tim Frank said the league would look into Wall's situation if he applies to enter the draft.
"Any player that declares for early eligibility is verified after they
apply ... if he applies, we will do our due diligence at that time," Frank said.
Neither Wall nor Brian Clifton, the head of his summer team, could be reached immediately for comment. Clifton has said previously that Wall was likely to enter the draft in 2010, when he was widely expected to be the first or second player taken.
He's not listed on many of the 2009 mock drafts. This year's draft includes several point guards who could be lottery picks — Ricky Rubio of Spain, Jeff Teague of Wake Forest (considering the draft), Stephen Curry of Davidson, Brandon Jennings (prep star who played overseas this season), Ty Lawson of North Carolina and Tyreke Evans of Memphis.
Wall was outstanding in last week's Nike Hoops Summit game in Portland, Ore., setting the game record with 11 assists and tying the record for steals with five.
He is expected to play in the Jordan Brand All-America Game in Madison Square Garden this week and make an official visit to Miami next week.
Last Thursday, Wall said he was considering scholarship offers from N.C. State, Memphis, Miami, Kentucky, Kansas, Duke and Baylor.
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Clifton has said
Mon, 10/19/2009 - 14:40 — cenotaphNeither Wall nor Brian Clifton, the head of his summer team, could be reached immediately for comment. Clifton has said previously that Wall was likely to enter the draft in 2010, when he was widely expected to be the first or second player taken.
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Fri, 08/28/2009 - 18:35 — ninaninaThey must know be busy about the administration and management. The time to the next match is getting closer. classified ads |part time jobs |bathroom vanity
encouraged to drop school?
Wed, 05/06/2009 - 10:52 — bookieoutsource...why would he have to drop school for being eligible for this year?
Let's not get too Judgemental
Wed, 04/15/2009 - 23:40 — unc1dmoLast i looked, the only pure PG on the UNC roster was Larry Drew....he's small/ not very muscular/average shot.....and a back up at best .... at this level.
With Davis.. Ginyard....Thompson..Henson.....and the Wears up front....
Strickland as the probable SG..assuming Ellington is gone......
i'll take a "1 and done " PG .. certainly one that most rate the best in this recruiting class.
Drew IS NOT the solution to complete this line up.
Think Back
Thu, 04/16/2009 - 06:29 — TarheelJayYour judgement of Larry Drew needs some tweaking. Think back to Ty Lawson's Freshman year, and you will remember that he didn't shoot a lot, but worked hard to get his teammates involved and run Roy's system. he did that while getting the majority of the minutes from the eighth game on that season. Larry has gottn infrequent minutes while backing up Ty, and has handled himself well! As for his shot, did you forget that he won the 3-ball award at the Mickey-D's game last year. He will be FINE once he has the chance to make the team his! Give him time to step up before you dismiss him!
Don't get your head swell-up, John Wall
Wed, 04/15/2009 - 21:51 — Z1234567Don't get your head swell-up John Wall. Learn from past mistakes from ediots that went Pro early.
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Fri, 11/06/2009 - 18:32 — zerocoolGreat post and love to read it indeed.
The Wall saga has become tiring
Wed, 04/15/2009 - 20:57 — Mick007The Wall saga has become tiring, to say the least. This kid STILL has not made up his mind where to play basketball next year - his only year in college. Does it matter? Really. Something here is not kosher....probably the kid's grades. If he could, he would be better off going to the NBA out of high school. He is not college material and will leave after one year anyhow.
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Wed, 04/15/2009 - 17:47 — unc1dmoJohn Wall is not expected to make decisions that make alot of sense....
But the cesspool NBA that deserves NO RESPECT..continues to troll the country.....like an online sexual predator for it's next under aged victim.
If John Wall is NBA eligible,
Wed, 04/15/2009 - 15:19 — jeromfitzI have to say "hotdog"! This guy is in their and solid top 5 lottery pick I believe. He that good but have some things to work on like defense, when not to penetrate and when to shoot from downtown. Fundmentally sound with handling skills, athleticism and witty passes. If dollars calling like that go on down the road, don't want to see the balloons burst on this kid at a college level.
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Wed, 04/15/2009 - 13:17 — OneLuvLots of you cats have absolutely NO IDEA what is going on with this kid academically or socially- there is a lot of "rushing to judgment" on his eligibility issues. My son has been in school there for 3 years and I speak frequently to the A.D. John has made the qualifying score on the SAT and has boosted his GPA over the past 3 years. Duke has recently offered him a fulled athletic grant- thus he has options. I would appreciate it if individuals who contribute to the blog(s), would speak with intelligence based on knowledge, opposed to ignorance and lack of credibility- which is based on proverbial "hearsay".
which leads us to wonder........
Wed, 04/15/2009 - 22:48 — mayberry_lady1why is the A.D. discussing Wall's grades and scores with you, the parent of another student? I assume you do know that discussing such matters with other parents is a violation of privacy laws. I sense a lack of credibility in your information.
Notice no one mentions his grades?
Wed, 04/15/2009 - 22:42 — mayberry_lady1Something tells me that him not graduating with his class may not be something he has a choice in. He lost a school year on transfer from Broughton which generally means he failed some classes or made D's that didn't transfer. He's going to be able to get high enough on SAT's to go into college? Funny, Seniors are suppose to have taken SAT's by now....... why aren't they boasting that he has the scores to go to college? I think he will go pro. One and done will certainly be agreeable to taking the money early and the whole scenario is being fanned by the publicity he's getting.......he may figure going before graduating HS will be his only way to be eligible to play since colleges require you to get a certain grade level to be academically eligible.
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Wed, 04/15/2009 - 11:18 — kinghuskerThe entire John Wall infatuation by the News and Observer is a joke!! If I could have played high school basketball for 5 years, or until I was 19, I would have been a superstar too!! At least he is honest enough to know he is totally unprepared for college! Let him go straight to the NBA. Odds are he won't even have to go to class to remain eligible to play for the one year he plans to stay in college, so why waste time? "Schools" like Word of God, Mount Zion, etc., exist for one reason-to assist academically and socially retarted children who can't cut it in public school, whether it concerns grades or athletic competition. The last N&O high school superstar that was "ready for the pros" was Shav Randolph. How did that work for you? At least he had some college education and a family to back after he failed. One day John Wall will have to make a decision on his on-let's hope it isn't passing the wine bottle to Chris Washburn under the bridge in Atlanta!!
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Wed, 04/15/2009 - 10:53 — tarheelyanknc state has 2 chances to get wall and slim is already out the door. K doesn't want one and outers or so he says so where does that leave wall in the acc? out the door thats where. he'll take his act somewhere where he doesn't have to do a thing but basketball. he's not going to do books.
najhril...
Wed, 04/15/2009 - 09:49 — GoPirates6442It's a bi-conditional. If he graduates high school, as scheduled to do this Spring (draft is in June), then he would need to wait a year to be eligible for the draft ("and be a year removed from his high school graduation (Wall is scheduled to graduate from Word of God this spring). " But if he doesn't graduate high school, then the criteria would revert to being a year removed from his class' graduation, last spring, making him elgible this year. Ala, drop out of highschool and go this year, or graduate and wait a year.
go pirates? what?
Wed, 04/15/2009 - 09:15 — najhrilHe is not being encouraged to drop out of school...are you kidding? please read....
The idea is that his original HS class has already graduated, therefore he should be eligible for the NBA. He had better go this year b/c when the CBA (collective bargaining agreement) ends in 2010 the rule will likely change to being two years removed from HS AND 20 years old [minimum].
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Wed, 04/15/2009 - 09:07 — GoPirates6442So to be eligible for this years draft he's being encouraged to drop out of high school?