The NBA Pre-Draft Camp begins today in Chicago, but Kendrick Perkins won't be a part of it even though the University of Memphis signee was invited.

"We will not be there," said Andre Boutte, Perkins's coach at Ozen High in Beaumont, Texas. "Kendrick's just going to do individual workouts, and that's it."

A 6-11 center who has made himself eligible for the draft, Perkins has worked out for the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs but hasn't participated in any camps.

Boutte said Monday that his McDonald's All-American remains open to the possibility of becoming a Tiger and still has not hired an agent.