The National Basketball Association announced today that 91 players, including 69 players from U.S. colleges and institutions and 22 international players, have filed as early entry candidates for the 2008 NBA Draft.

Players wishing to renounce their remaining intercollegiate eligibility and enter the 2008 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to the NBA to be received no later than Sunday, April 27. Players who have applied for early entry have the right to withdraw their names from consideration for the Draft by notifying the NBA of their decision in writing no later than 5 p.m. ET on Monday, June 16.

Following is the list of players from U.S. colleges and institutions who have applied for early entry into the 2008 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 26, at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City:

EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2008 NBA DRAFT

A.J. Abrams      
Josh Akognon      
Joe Alexander      
Antonio Anderson  
Ryan Anderson      
Darrell Arthur    
D.J. Augustin      
Derek Bailey      
Jerryd Bayless  
Michael Beasley
Jason Bennett  
Keith Brumbaugh  
Chase Budinger  
Derrick Caracter
DeMarre Carroll  
Charles Carter  
Josh Carter      
Mario Chalmers      
Lee Cummard      
Chris Douglas-Roberts
Robert Dozier        
Wayne Ellington
Alonzo Gee      
C.J. Giles      
Eric Gordon        
Jamont Gordon    
Paul Graham III  
Danny Green      
Donte Greene    
Kalen Grimes      
Richard Hendrix  
J.J. Hickson      
George Hill      
Lester Hudson    
Reggie Huffman    
Stefon Jackson    
Shawn James        
Davon Jefferson
DeAndre Jordan
Kosta Koufos  
Ty Lawson      
Brook Lopez      
Robin Lopez      
Kevin Love      
Leo Lyons      
O.J. Mayo      
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
JaVale McGee        
Jerel McNeal        
Kojo Mensah      
Jeremy Pargo      
Courtney Pigram
Trent Plaisted  
Bruce Price    
Anthony Randolph
John Riek      
Derrick Rose      
Brandon Rush      
Walter Sharpe    
Josh Shipp        
Kiwan Smith      
Marreese Speights
Ronald Steele      
Robert Vaden      
Lorrenzo Wade    
Bill Walker      
Gordon Watt    
Russell Westbrook    
Raymond Wright      

The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2008 NBA Draft:

Alexis Ajinca      
Nicolas Batum      
Rodrigue Beaubois  
Mikheil Berishvili
Omri Casspi      
Victor Claver      
Nando de Colo      
Danilo Gallinari          
Serge Ibaka      
Sergey Ilin      
Joe Ingles      
Jonas Jerebko      
Mladen Jeremic    
Maxym Korniyenko    
Luc Louves      
Rudy Mbemba      
Henk Norel      
Maxim Sheleketo      
Giorgi Shermadini      
Ante Tomic        
Maksym Vilkhovetskyi
Ronalds Zakis