Hollis Thompson declared for the NBA draft Tuesday.

Thompson intends to hire an agent, according to Georgetown coach John Thompson III.

“Hollis returned for his junior year after submitting his name for the 2011 NBA draft,” Thompson said in a statement. “We fully anticipated he would enter the 2012 draft after this season. He is an extremely hard worker and we wish him the best as he takes his next step.”

Thompson, a 6-foot-8, 212-pound swingman, led the Big East in three-point shooting percentage, connecting on 43 percent of his attempts.

Troy Williams has cut his list of possible college destinations to North Carolina, Georgetown, and Kentucky.

Williams, a 6-foot-6 small forward, is considered one of the top-10 prospects in the class of 2013.

He attends Hampton, Va., Phoebus High School.

Nerlens Noel, a 6-foot-10 shot-blocking center out of Everett, Mass., has drawn comparisons to Bill Russell and Alonzo Mourning, among others.

Noel said he most likes to be compared to Russell, who won 11 NBA championships in thirteen seasons with the Celtics.

“I like the comparison to Bill Russell,” Noel explained. “He was a great legend of the game. And he won multiple championships in Boston, and that’s where I’m from. So, that comparison means a lot to me.”

Noel has narrowed his college choices to Kentucky, Syracuse, and Georgetown and will base his decision in part on their perceived ability to prepare him for the NBA.

“I want to play for a coaching staff that I can trust and that I know will be able to develop me and prepare me for the next level,” Noel said.

Nerlens Noel has cut his list of possible college destinations to three.

"(I've) narrowed down to UK, Syracuse and Georgetown," Noel told Scout.com on Sunday.

Noel, the nation’s top recruit, opted to eliminate Connecticut and North Carolina from consideration.

He’s expected to make his decision in April.

Louisville defeated Cincinnati by a final score of 50-44 to win the 2012 Big East Tournament.

Rick Pitino's Cardinals came into the tournament as the No. 7 seed and won four consecutive games to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Peyton Siva was named Tournament MVP.

On the All-Tournament Team is Louisville's Gorgui Dieng and Kyle Kuric, Cincinnati's Yancy Gates and Cashmere Wright and Syracuse's Dion Waiters.

Nerlens Noel confirmed that he will visit Georgetown next week and is planning to travel to North Carolina sometime later this month.

The 6-foot-10 shot-blocker is also considering Kentucky, Syracuse and UConn.

Kris Joseph of regular season champion Syracuse headlines the 2012 All-Big East First Team. He is joined by Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom of Marquette, Jason Clark of Georgetown, Kevin Jones of West Virginia and Jeremy Lamb of Connecticut.

Crowder was named Big East Player of the Year.

On the All-Big East Second Team is Scoop Jardine of Syracuse, Jack Cooley of Notre Dame, Sean Kilpatrick of Cincinnati, Jordan Theodore of Seton Hall and Maalik Wayns of Villanova.

Dion Waiters of Syracuse headlines the All-Big East Third Team and is joined by Darryl Bryant of West Virginia, Vincent Council of Providence, Herb Pope of Seton Hall and Henry Sims of Georgetown.

Receiving Honorable Mention consideration is Ashton Gibbs of Pitt, Maurice Harkless of St. John's, Kyle Kuric of Louisville, Cleveland Melvin of DePaul and Hollis Thompson of Georgetown.

Fab Melo of Syracuse was named Defensive Player of the Year, while teammate Waiters was named Sixth Man of the Year. Cooley won the Most Improved Player award.

On the All-Rookie Team is Andre Drummond of Connecticut, Chane Behanan of Louisville, Anthony Collins of South Florida, Jerian Grant of Notre Dame, LaDontae Henton of Providence, and Maurice Harkless and D'Angelo Harrison of St. John's.

Harkless was named Rookie of the Year.