N.C. State forward C.J. Leslie has told the Wolfpack's coaches that he did not petition the NBA for inclusion in this summer's draft as an early-entry candidate, team spokeswoman Annabelle Myers said this afternoon.
The deadline for underclassmen to enter the draft was 11:59 p.m. on Sunday.
Leslie, who's from Holly Springs and played for Word of God Academy in high school, was named to the ACC all-freshman team last season. He led the Wolfpack in rebounding (7.2 rpg) and was second in scoring (11.0 ppg) only to senior Tracy Smith as N.C. State finished 15-16 in coach Sidney Lowe's final season.
After the April 5 news conference to announce the hiring of coach Mark Gottfried, Leslie said he wanted to get to know Gottfried better before deciding whether to enter the draft. A 6-foot-8 forward, Leslie joins Lorenzo Brown and Scott Wood to give N.C. State three returning starters in Gottfried's first season.
Ken Tysiac
Monday, April 25, 2011
Leslie staying at N.C. State
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C.J. LESBAD is back. Bobby Lose will coach'em up
real clever.
Umm...should we be surprised? 11-7 for a bad State team hardly screams lotto pick.
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