European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              April 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 27 Durant leaving Texas to enter Aba draft by Jim Vertuno the associated press Texas by the look of his Texas tank top and Kevin Durant might have fooled someone into thinking hed changed his was it a hint he might stay in College no the kid is leaving for the an 18yearold freshman and the associated press player of the said tuesday he will leave the longhorns to enter the june bringing a Quick end to what was a Short but spectacular col lege i just thought it was time to Durant said at a news conference to announce his its been my dream for a i Felt i was after an Al american season in which he swept the major player of the year few expected Durant to stay at now the question is whether hell be the first player Durant and Ohio states freshman Cen Ter Greg Oden who has not yet said if hell leave College Are considered the Likely first two i know ill be one of the higher it Doest really matter if i go one or two As Long As i Durant Durant Wayne and Wanda said his year in College was Ivalu the University of Texas has been very Good to Wayne Pratt Hes matured a so much so that the player whose diet often consisted of too much who was so Humble hed keep stats at team Man agers pickup said Hes ready to matchup up with Kobe Tim Dun can and the rest of the nabs you trying to scare me Durant it will be a Challenge i dont want to be just a player in the i want to have an Durant attire at his news conference suggests he never wants to leave the basketball announcing a pro career sure to bring millions of dollars in playing and endorse ment contracts might Hajj for a new suit or at least a Durant Skinny arms poked out of his practice uniform As he sipped on a sports he looked somewhat eager to get Back on the court for a pickup game with his teammates when he was done an swering in still a part of this Durant in proud of Point guard Augustin i saw what he was going i know it was a Tough Durant was one of the country most heralded recruits when he arrived on Cam an Aba Rule change required players to be 19 and out of High school for a year be fore they could enter the Durant was a dominant Force in College from the the big 12 player and freshman of the he averaged Points and re Bounds one of three players in the coun try to average More than 20 Points and 10 he shot 47 percent from the 40 per cent from three Point Range and 82 percent from the foul he led the longhorns in steals and blocked shots and scored at least 30 Points a big 12record 11 he led which started four fresh to a third place finish in the big 12 and to the second round of the Mcaa tour where the longhorns lost to South Ern the longhorns finished what he has accomplished this year has never been coach Rick Barnes everybody goes to College to better them very few get to see their dreams come so Early in Durant made his decision last weekend when he was in los Angeles to receive John wooden although word leaked out monday Durant said he didst Tell his coach or his teammates until Jack Texas freshman Kevin the a player of the announces he will enter the draft during a news conference he didst really think about the Magni tude of it All until he had a quiet moment by himself in his i just started Durant its been my dream since i was Lawson opt to stay with tar heels the associated press Chapel Tyler Hansbrough and to Lawson will return to North Carolina next sea son instead of entering the Aba draft Ive definitely decided that i will be Back for my Junior Hansbrough said tuesday night after the teams annual awards Cerim not ready for the next step of the playing another year with coach Roy Williams will help me improve my game individual theres also some team things that i want to College is a great experience for and id like to be Here another who had the Best As Sis turnover ratio in the Atlantic coast announced he would return for his Sophomore season by dead panning a joke Dur ing the ceremony at the Dean Smith i just like being a College basketball Lawson said after the they became the third tar heels this week to announce they would return for another joining shooting guard Wayne Al school spokesman Steve Kir Schner said acc Rookie of the College basketball year Brandan Wright has not made his decision and would have no immediate the Earl entry deadline is april Williams said he Doest expect Wrights decision before april 20 because the coach will spend much of the upcoming week visit ing his son in London and i know Hes not going to do anything until i get Wright had always been the most Likely of the tar heels to leave Early because of his size and shot altering the re turn of Hansbrough and Lawson want a huge Surprise both players had said they were leaning toward coming Back next Williams said Hansbrough and Lawson reached their decisions separately nearly two weeks earlier but kept silent because i Felt like it would put undue pressure on Brandan to make a decision but As we went it just got to be a situation where we needed to go ahead and say some thing so we could get everybody off their Hansbrough was the acc fourth leading its Sec want to save thousands of dollars on your new car please Contact us for details of our unbeatable military pricing  on Best rebounded and a Consen sus Al conference selection one of Only four players in school history to be unanimously named Lawson ranked fourth on the team in averaging and his assist turnover ratio of was the Best Ever by a North Carolina the tar heels 317 shared their acc regular season Champi won their first conference tournament since 1998 and were seeded 1 in the East their season ended in the East regional finals blowing an 11point Lead to Afflalo skipping senior year Urcla Al american guard Arron Afflalo is passing up his senior year to enter the Aba who averaged rebounds and assists and led the brains to consecutive final announced his decision tuesday at a news con Ference on the 21yearold Junior from Compton declared for the draft last but withdrew his name and returned to school after attend ing evaluation a player who declares a second time int Al Lowed to return to the decision want he i did this for my personal my happiness and where i Felt i should be As an what can get me to compete and be the Best basketball player i can Afflalo averaged Points while starting each of Duclas 29 games As a and a Tea leading Points As a when the Bruins 327 reached the Mcaa championship game before losing to Flor Ida Urcla 306 was eliminated by the gators for a second straight year on March losing 7666 in the National Florida beat Ohio state 8475 in the title Afflalo was the pac10 player of the year this season and finished sixth in the voting for the John wooden Given to College basketballs outstanding Demoss Steps Down As Kentucky women coach Kentucky women basketball coach Mickie Demoss abruptly resigned wednesday after four saying she wants to step away from the game after 30 Demoss said she has been coaching since she was 21 and has never really had a i need some time to myself right Demoss said at a morning news Demoss met with players Early said Susan who handles Media relations for the lax said Demoss Depar Ture was initiated by the not the Demoss said athletic director Mitch Barnhart asked her to re think her decision which she did but reached the conclusion she wants time away from the i appreciate the Effort and Energy Mickie put into the growth of our women basketball pro Gram Over the last four Barnhart said in a i also appreciate the 30 years of ser vice she gave to women collegiate a former assistant coach to Pat Summitt at Tennes agreed to a new contract last year that would have kept her with the school through 2011 and would have paid her about a the wildcats finished 2014 68 Southeastern conference this making the National invitation last Demoss led the wildcats to their first Mcaa tournament appear Ance in seven years and a breakout season that included a Victory Over the to ranked lady Demoss departure Means Ken Tucky will have a new coach for both the mens and women pro Billy Gillispie was hired last week As the mens coach after Tubby Smith left for Demoss was an assistant at ten Nessee for 18 she also was head coach at Florida for four sea from her career record As a head coach is she was 7156 at leu hires former olympic coach Van Chancellor former olympic and Wanba coach Van Chancellor will be hired As leu women basketball replacing Pokey a top athletic department official told the associated press on the appointment was to be announced at an afternoon news conference on the Baton said the who spoke on condition of anonymity because the hiring was not yet an Chatman resigned March 7 amid allegations of inappropriate conduct with a former leu player when that player was a member of the women basketball Chancellor was the women coach at Mississippi from 197897 before leading the Wanba hous ton comets to four straight championships he also coached the team to a Gold medal at the 2004 olympics and has a 380 record in International