Diogu to remain in draft

Arizona State’s Ike Diogu, the third player ever to lead the Pac-10 in scoring and rebounding in the same season, was among several players who indicated Tuesday they would remain in the NBA Draft.

The players who had declared for the early entry process had until Tuesday – one week before the draft – to withdraw their names and retain their college eligibility.

Among those who announced they would remain in the draft were junior center Dwayne Jones of Saint Joseph’s, freshman center Randolph Morris of Kentucky, junior forward Shavlik Randolph of Duke, sophomore forward Linas Kleiza of Missouri, junior guard Anthony Roberson of Florida and sophomore forward Olu Famutimi of Arkansas.

Among those removing their name were junior forward Torin Francis of Notre Dame, junior forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu of George Washington and junior forward Steven Smith of La Salle.