|
|
Article: Jeffries chooses NBA over Indiana
- Article from:
- University Wire
- Article date:
- April 9, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
00-00-0000
(Indiana Daily Student) (U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- He's gone.
One week after Indiana's loss to Maryland in the NCAA Tournament championship
game, IU sophomore Jared Jeffries declared himself eligible for the
June NBA Draft, forgoing his final two years of eligibility.
"All my life, I've had two dreams -- the first was to hear my name
called on college graduation day," Jeffries said in a press conference
in Assembly Hall Monday afternoon, when he made the formal announcement.
"The second was to hear my name called in the NBA Draft."
Jeffries, a Bloomington High School North graduate, said he plans
to hire an agent as early as Tuesday. That ...