The Daily OrangeSource: Devendorf will declare for NBA Draft
By Michael Bonner and Zach Schonbrun
Posted: 4/8/09, 10:43 PM EST Section: Sports
Eric Devendorf will declare for the NBA Draft, a source close to Devendorf told The Daily Orange Wednesday afternoon.
It is unknown whether or not Devendorf, a fourth-year junior, will hire an agent. If he does not, Devendorf has until June 15 to withdraw his name from the draft and still maintain his final year of eligibility.
Pete Moore, Syracuse's director of athletic communications, said he was unaware of Devendorf's plans to declare and had no comment.
When reached at the family's home in Bay City, Mich., Devendorf's mother, Cindy, declined to comment.
Devendorf, a junior guard, was Syracuse's second-leading scorer this season with 15.7 points per game. He appealed for and was granted a fifth year after tearing his ACL 10 games into the 2007-08 season.
Devendorf led the Orange in 3-point shooting in 2008-09 at a 39 percent clip. He started 28 of Syracuse's 36 games.
In December, Devendorf was suspended for two games by the university for his role in a verbal altercation with a female student. The suspension, originally issued by the university's judicial board, was for the remainder of the season, but after Devendorf appealed, it was reduced.
- Staff writer Matt Gelb contributed reporting
mibonner@syr.edu
zsschonb@syr.edu.
It is unknown whether or not Devendorf, a fourth-year junior, will hire an agent. If he does not, Devendorf has until June 15 to withdraw his name from the draft and still maintain his final year of eligibility.
Pete Moore, Syracuse's director of athletic communications, said he was unaware of Devendorf's plans to declare and had no comment.
When reached at the family's home in Bay City, Mich., Devendorf's mother, Cindy, declined to comment.
Devendorf, a junior guard, was Syracuse's second-leading scorer this season with 15.7 points per game. He appealed for and was granted a fifth year after tearing his ACL 10 games into the 2007-08 season.
Devendorf led the Orange in 3-point shooting in 2008-09 at a 39 percent clip. He started 28 of Syracuse's 36 games.
In December, Devendorf was suspended for two games by the university for his role in a verbal altercation with a female student. The suspension, originally issued by the university's judicial board, was for the remainder of the season, but after Devendorf appealed, it was reduced.
- Staff writer Matt Gelb contributed reporting
mibonner@syr.edu
zsschonb@syr.edu.
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PENI5
posted 4/09/09 @ 7:56 AM EST
HAHA too bad the nba doesn't have a 3rd round. See ya chump.
ESF '80
posted 4/09/09 @ 8:05 AM EST
BIG MISTAKE!!! HE WILL BE BACK THUGGING ON THE
STREETS OF DETROIT BEFORE WE KNOW IT.
DOES ERIC SPEAK, CROATIAN, ITALIAN, OR SOME OTHER LANGUAGE, BECAUSE WHERE HE LANDS PLAYING PROFESSIONAL BALL, ENGLISH WILL NOT BE THE FIRST LANGUAGE!
HE IS SEVERELY DELUDED IF HE THINKS HE IS NBA CALIBUR AT THIS TIME!!!
BrianAlt
posted 4/09/09 @ 9:41 AM EST
Reminds me of a student broadcast I once listened to:
Caller 1:"Do you think will go pro?"
Student:"Yeah, I think can play in the pros. Yeah, I think he will. (Continued…)
Louie
posted 4/09/09 @ 10:21 AM EST
OK, Devo, if you are reading this...take notice, test your waters, learn what the NBA wants from you...but you are not ready for the NBA. You will be, stay straight, focus, keep the eye on the prize. (Continued…)
appalled
posted 4/09/09 @ 11:23 AM EST
OKay, so he beats up a girl, gets away with it, and now wants to become an NBA basketball player?
Well, that's justice...
=/
Alan
posted 4/09/09 @ 1:57 PM EST
It would be a mistake for him to leave...only Flynn is NBA draft worthy and even Flynn is unlikely to be a starter his first year in the NBA.
Syracuse has been selected by four pre-season basketball blogs written by established writers as the pre-season # 3 team in college basketball for next year assuming no one leaves. (Continued…)
Marc LeVine
posted 4/13/09 @ 10:56 AM EST
Hey, you three guys! How about a little school pride like the rest of us alumni? I've been out of school since 1978 and still bleed Orange. Some of the pride is for Syracuse's standing in academic community. (Continued…)
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