Koufos to enter NBA draft

Freshman center Kosta Koufos announced Monday that he will declare but will not hire an agent, therefore maintaining his remaining three years of eligibility should he decide to back out of the June draft.

"I am declaring for the 2008 NBA Draft but not hiring an agent and maintaining my college eligibility," Koufos wrote in a text message to The Canton Repository.

The GlenOak alumnus averaged 14.4 points and 6.7 rebounds for Ohio State last season. He led the Buckeyes' charge to the National Invitation Tournament title with stellar late-season play.

All players must declare their intent to enter the draft by Sunday, but those who do not hire an agent can remove their name from consideration at any time.

Should Koufos decide to back out of the draft there is a possibility he will sign with a team in Greece, his mother's native country.

Koufos' draft status has declined recently as several other top college underclassmen announced their decisions to declare including Memphis' Chris Douglas-Roberts and the UCLA trio of Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute.

Originally projected as a lottery pick going into the season, Koufos stock has fallen to mid-to-late first round.

Phone calls to the house of Koufos' mother were not returned.

Zack Timmons can be reached at timmons.60@osu.edu.

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