Butler sophomore Gordon Hayward confirmed to the Associated Press on Thursday that he will remain in the NBA Draft.

He was scheduled to discuss the decision at a news conference on Friday.

"For me there really wasn't any doubt," Hayward said. "I "went into it and when I declared, this was what I decided I wanted to do. I hadn't hired an agent because I hadn't picked one yet and hadn't done the interview process. If I had a breakdown or something, I would have come out."

RealGM's Christopher Reina has Hayward going 23rd in his latest 2010 Mock NBA Draft.