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March Madness All Season found this 6/16/2008 on msn.foxsports.com [flag]
"He's definitely staying in, said Walker's advisor, Chris Rivers of Reebok. Walker had fully anticipated staying in the draft prior to suffering a slight tear in the meniscus of his right knee — even as far as to remove the nameplate from his locker at Kansas State. However, the family huddled Monday afternoon just hours before the 5 p.m. ET deadline to withdraw from the draft and opted to ... [link]

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Early-Entry Deadline Update
Published 6/16/2008 by Jeff (noreply@blogger.com) at March Madness All Season
... News, first reported by ESPN.com) Staying in the Draft Ryan Anderson, California (ESPN.com) Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State: No official word, but signs point to him leaving. Richard Hendrix, Alabama (FOXSports.com) Bill Walker, Kansas State (FOXSports.com) No Definitive Word Yet ...

NBA Draft: early-entry withdrawal deadline is here
Published 6/16/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... has decided to return to UNC according to a source close to him. Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com says Kansas State forward Bill Walker is staying in despite recently injuring his knee. ...

Early Entry Winners and Losers
Published 6/17/2008 by rtmsf at Rush the Court
... , former K-State guard had it in his head all along that he was going League.  So even though he sat out the NBA Predraft Camp and then proceeded to seriously hurt his knee during a workout last weekend - giving scouts even more pause about his shaky sticks - Walker decided that he was ready for the NBA and shouldn’t be too surprised if he finds himself in the D-League next season. ...

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