Uno's Mc Calebb Withdraws From Draft

[MeanGreen61]

N.O.'s McCalebb was Sun Belt's top player

Jeff Goodman / FOXSports.com

Posted: 15 hours ago

New Orleans 5-foot-11 junior guard Bo McCalebb, the Sun Belt Player of the Year, has withdrawn from the NBA Draft after testing the waters.

McCalebb averaged a league-leading 25 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game last season and has 1,937 career points. He was also the sixth-leading scorer in the country last year.

"I just wanted to get a feel for where I was at," McCalebb said. "My whole intention was to come back for my senior year."

McCalebb is one of four returning starters for Buzz Williams' Privateers club. New Orleans is coming off a 14-17 campaign and an 8-8 mark in the Sun Belt.

"Next year we've got the second-best recruiting class in the conference coming in," McCalebb said. "We're adding a couple of good big guys, so we're going to be alright."

"Bo just wanted to get a barometer from the undergraduate advisory committee," Williams said. "We're ecstatic to have him back. He's going to become the all-time leading scorer in Sun Belt history this year and he's meant more to this program that I can ever mean."

McCalebb also is coming off his best semester in the classroom and is on track to graduate next year.

"I was blessed in my first year to be able to coach a player like Bo and I'm looking forward to doing it again this season," Williams added.

Jeff Goodman is a senior college basketball writer for FOXSports.com. He can be reached at GoodmanonFOX@aol.com.

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[CMJ]

That guy is an absolute killer. I wouldn't be surprised it he plays pro ball overseas in acouple of years.

[Harry]

Ouch he's a good one. I wonder how his supporting cast looks at NO next season?

[Travis]

I didn't know you could just withdraw like that.

[CMJ]

I didn't know you could just withdraw like that.

As long as you don't hire an agent.