There will be no big-name surprises when the NBA gets around to drafting this year's undergraduate candidates.
Louisiana State's Chris Jackson and Georgia Tech's Dennis Scott, the nation's eighth and ninth leading scorers last season, are among 13 underclassmen who will be eligible for the NBA draft on June 27.The league released a list of undergraduate candidates Thursday that also included 6-foot-9 Sean Higgins of Michigan, 6-8 Marcus Liberty of Illinois, 6-10 Jerrod Mustaf of Maryland, 6-7 Per Stumer of Loyola Marymount and 6-8 Kenny Miller of Loyola of Chicago.
But missing from the list were UNLV's Larry Johnson and Stacey Augmon, both of whom had been rumored prepared to enter the draft after the Runnin' Rebels won the NCAA championship.
The 6-1 Jackson, an All-American as a freshman and sophomore who decided to bypass his final two seasons, averaged 27.8 points a game last year while Scott, 6-8, was next at 27.7.
Miller led the nation in rebounding in 1988 as a freshman, averaging 13.6 per game.
Also applying were 6-6 Kelvin Ardister of Pensacola Junior College, 6-11 Herb Barthol of Cleveland State, 6-7 Gabe Estaba of South Alabama, 6-2 David Shon Henderson of Idaho, 6-10 Jesse Spinner of Grambling State and 6-9 Ken Williams of Elizabeth City State.
Underclassmen who sought to forgo their remaining college eligibility and apply for the 1990 draft were required to submit a letter to the league office postmarked no later than Sunday, May 13.
Carl Herrera, a junior at the University of Houston, said he had sent such a letter from his home in Venezuela, but it had not arrived at the NBA offices by Thursday. League officials said that when the letter arrives with the proper postmark, Herrera will be included among the early entry eligibles.