Samardo Samuels will stay in the draft

Louisville sophomore center Samardo Samuels will keep his name in the draft and retain the services of an agent, multiple sources have told ESPN.com.

An announcement is expected Wednesday.

Samuels is considered a fringe second-round pick and his entry into the draft shocked Louisville coaches and administrators, who believed he was making a mistake

The Jamaica native came out of St. Benedict's (N.J.) High School as the national USA Today Player of the Year and started from his first day as a Cardinal. He averaged 11.8 points and 4.9 rebounds as a freshman on the 2009 team that won the Big East title, earned the overall No. 1 NCAA tournament seed and advanced to the Elite Eight. Last season he led the team in scoring (15.3 points per game) and rebounding (7) but occasionally struggled rebounding, passing and scoring as an undersized big man against quality frontcourts.