Speights will enter NBA Draft

April 08th, 2008 | Category: Florida Gators Blog

Florida sophomore center Marreese Speights has decided to enter the NBA Draft but will not hire an agent.

By taking that route, Speights, a St. Petersburg local, is leaving open the option of returning to school.

Speights finished the season as the Gators’ second-leading scorer (14.5) and top rebounder (8.1). He had a team-high 10 double-doubles on the year, including a16-point, 18-rebound effort

against UMass in the NIT semifinals.

???Marreese has informed me that he would like to explore his future options in the NBA,??? UF head coach Billy Donovan said in a statment. ???I will do whatever I can to help Marreese gather all essential knowledge to assemble an educated decision.???

– Antonya English, Times Staff Writer

Original post by Times Editor

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