Andrew Goudelock has been named Eurocup Most Valuable Player for the 2013-14 season.

A rookie in European basketball, Goudelock started 21 of his team's 22 games prior to the Eurocup Finals and scored in double figures in every one.

Goudelock finished fourth in the competition in scoring, with 19.1 points per game, ranked ninth in three-pointers made per game (2.4) and sixth in free-throw accuracy (90.5%).

Goudelock actually raised his scoring average to 20.1 points and his performance index rating to 16.8 (from 15.9) in the eight games Unics won by less than 10 points. Goudelock went even higher with the season on the line, averaging 22 points and an 18.8 index rating in six elimination-rounds games. 

The NBA has announced 75 early entry candidates for the 2014 NBA Draft, including 45 players from colleges and 30 International players.

PLAYER, SCHOOL

Jordan Adams, UCLA 
William Alston, CC of Baltimore County Dundalk 
Mychal Ammons, South Alabama 
Kyle Anderson, UCLA 
Isaiah Austin, Baylor 
Chane Behanan, Louisville 
Sim Bhullar, New Mexico State 
Khem Birch, UNLV 
Jabari Brown, Missouri 
Jahii Carson, Arizona State 
Semaj Christon, Xavier 
Jordan Clarkson, Missouri 
DeAndre Daniels, Connecticut 
Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado 
Joel Embiid, Kansas 
Tyler Ennis, Syracuse 
Aaron Gordon, Arizona 
Jerami Grant, Syracuse, 
P.J. Hairston, North Carolina/Texas (D-League) 
Gary Harris, Michigan State 
Rodney Hood, Duke 
Nick Johnson, Arizona 
Alex Kirk, New Mexico 
Zach LaVine, UCLA 
James Michael McAdoo, North Carolina 
K.J. McDaniels, Clemson 
Mitch McGary, Michigan 
Eric Moreland, Oregon State 
Johnny O'Bryant III, LSU 
Jabari Parker, Duke 
Elfrid Payton, Louisiana-Lafayette 
Julius Randle, Kentucky 
Glenn Robinson III, Michigan 
LaQuinton Ross, Ohio State 
Antonio Rucker, Clinton JC (SC) 
Jakarr Sampson, St. John's, 
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State 
Roscoe Smith, UNLV 
Nik Stauskas, Michigan 
Jarnell Stokes, Tennessee 
Noah Vonleh, Indiana 
T.J. Warren, North Carolina State 
Andrew Wiggins, Kansas 
James Young, Kentucky 
Ta'Quan Zimmermann, Thompson Rivers (Canada)

The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2014 NBA Draft:

PLAYER, TEAM (TEAM COUNTRY) / HOME COUNTRY

Eleftherios Bochoridis, Aris (Greece) / Greece 
Matias Bortolin, Regatas Corrientes (Argentina) / Argentina 
Nedim Buza, Spars Sarajevo (Bosnia)/ Bosnia & Herzegovina 
Bruno Caboclo, Pinheiros (Brazil) / Brazil 
Berkay Candan, TED Kolejliler (Turkey) / Turkey 
Clint Capela, Chalon (France) / Switzerland 
Joonas Cavén, Joventut (Spain) / Finland 
Nemanja Dangubic, Mega Vizura (Serbia) / Serbia 
Moussa Diagne, Fuenlabrada (Spain) / Senegal 
Tomas Dimša, Zalgiris (Lithuania) / Lithuania 
Marcus Eriksson, Manresa (Spain) / Sweden 
Danté Exum, Australia, 
Ilja Gromovs, Ventspils (Latvia) / Latvia 
Damien Inglis, Roanne (France) / France 
Nikola Jokic, Mega Vizura (Serbia) / Serbia 
Michalis Kamperidis Filathlitikos (Greece) / Greece 
Artem Klimenko, Avtodor (Russia) / Russia 
Rasmus Larsen, Manresa (Spain) / Denmark 
Lucas Mariano, Vivo Franca (Brazil) / Brazil 
Vasilije Micic, Mega Vizura (Serbia) / Serbia 
Jusuf Nurkic, Cedevita (Croatia) / Bosnia & Herzegovina 
Mateusz Ponitka, Oostende (Belgium) / Poland 
Kristaps Porzingis, Cajasol (Spain) / Latvia 
Marko Ramljak, Zadar (Croatia) / Croatia 
Dario Šarić, Cibona (Croatia) / Croatia 
Ojars Silins, Reggio Emilia (Italy) / Latvia 
Alejandro Suarez, Joventut (Spain) / Spain 
Devon Van Oostrum Vitoria (Spain)/ Holland 
Guillem Vives, Joventut (Spain) / Spain 
Adin Vrabac, Spars Sarajevo (Bosnia) / Bosnia & Herzegovina

Dario Saric has formally declared for the NBA Draft, according to a Twitter post by his agent.

Saric is expected to be a first round pick.

Saric withdrew from the draft in 2013.

Andres Nocioni received interest from several NBA teams last summer and said he could revisit a possible return.

Nocioni averaged 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in eight NBA seasons, most notably with the Chicago Bulls and the last of which in 2011-12 with the Philadelphia 76ers. He has since played overseas.

"Europe is a great, great place to play basketball," Nocioni said. "I came back here because I sat on the bench a lot in Philly and that was frustrating for me because all my life I have played. But my situation has changed a little bit. I don't need to play as many minutes. I'm too old.

"So maybe I go to the NBA and try to enjoy a good organization and try to help young guys and the team to win games. I think about playing more like a veteran helping with fewer minutes and more experience. But I have no decision now. I'm not thinking long-term."

Ettore Messina has emerged as a strong candidate to become the next head coach of the Utah Jazz.

Messina is currently head coach at CSKA and spent one season as an assistant for Mike Brown with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Jazz announced on Monday that they would not renew the contract of Ty Corbin.

Jim Boylen is also a candidate, but his rough stint at the University of Utah could make selling his hire on the local fans difficult.

Bryant Dunston of Olympiacos Piraeus has been named playoffs Game 3 MVP honors after leading the Reds to a 78-76 victory over Real Madrid.

Dunston was equally brilliant and efficient with 21 points on 9-of-10 two-point shooting, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals en route to a performance index rating of 32, the best of all players in playoffs Game 3. 

After intending to declare for the NBA, French center Mouhammadou Jaiteh won’t formally enter his name in the June Draft, a source told RealGM.

Jaiteh had been gauging feedback from the NBA, and the 6-foot-10 prospect ultimately decided to forgo the draft. Jaiteh will likely re-sign in France’s ProA league to continue his development.

RealGM reported on March 25 that Jaiteh would declare for the draft. The 19-year-old also entered the draft process a year ago before pulling out in the weeks before the 60 selections.

Jaiteh averaged 5.4 points and 3.9 rebounds with JSF Nanterre this season.

Ricky Hickman of Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv was named MVP for Playoffs Game 1 with a performance index rating of 36 in his come-from-behind, overtime 101-99 road win against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.

Hickman had a near-perfect shooting night, hitting 3-of-3 three-point shots and all of his nine free throw tries on the way to 26 points. He scored 14 of those points in the game's last 7 minutes; the final 2 minutes of the fourth quarter - when Maccabi erased an 84-72 deficit - and overtime. He added four rebounds, a steal, three assists and 10 fouls drawn.

With the highest index rating of Game 1, Hickman earned the second weekly MVP honor of his career, after having done so in last season's Top 16 Round 3. 

Dario Saric will declare for the 2014 NBA Draft, though it is uncertain if he will remain beyond the withdrawal deadline.

"Dario will declare for the 2014 draft in the next seven days for sure, what's a logical step after the best season in his career," said his new agent Misko Raznatovic. "He was voted the best young player in Europe by FIBA, as well as MVP of the Adriatic League."

Raznatovic was asked if he'll keep his name in the draft.

"It is very difficult to say at this moment. His target is to be in the top 10 picks of the draft this year, maybe it would be acceptable to be a lottery pick. If we have a clear situation for getting where we would like him to be drafted, then for sure he will keep his name in."

Saric is unlikely to join the NBA immediately.

"Dario's ultimate dream is to be a NBA All-Star and he absolutely does not accept anything less than that. At this moment he believes that is better to stay in Europe for a season or two, to get a taste of the Euroleague, and then to enter the NBA when he has more experience. He believes that it will be a shortcut for making his dream. But he did not make a final decision about that, and I will not absolutely exclude that option as well. He just wants to make a proper step and be in a place where he will be able to develop and play."

Amar'e Stoudemire says he is open to the possibility of leaving the NBA when his contract ends after next season in order to play for Hapoel Jerusalem, the Israeli club he partially owns.

“We’ll see,’’ Stoudemire said. “You can’t rule anything out. The future is unknown and so if I have an opportunity to [play in Israel] and am still in great health, it would be great. I have one more year left on my deal and we’ll go from there.’’

Ori Allon, head of Hapoel's ownership group, has discussed the chance with Stoudemire before.

“We’ve discussed it in the past,’’ Allon said. “It would be tremendous and unbelievable but it’s still early. I think it’s a real possibility, but he played very well this season so it’s up to him.’’