North Carolina State center Cedric Simmons will forfeit his final two years of college eligibility to enter the NBA Draft, according to a report published by the Associated Press.  Simmons intends to hire an agent, which would close the door on a possible return to the college ranks.

Simmons said in April that he would seek an evaluation to determine how he would fare in the draft. He was free to return to school as long as he didn't hire an agent.

"I thought that Cedric was really, as he said, testing the waters," assistant coach Larry Harris said Tuesday. "His point was if he was going to be a very high draft pick, he thought he would go and if not he'd come back to school."

Simmons' hiring of an agent was originally reported by DraftExpress.com.