Hobson and Crawford stay in NBA draft

New Mexico junior forward Darington Hobson will forego his senior season and remain in the NBA draft, Lobos coach Steve Alford confirmed Friday night. The deadline to withdraw under a new NCAA rule is 5 p.m. Saturday. Hobson averaged 15.9 points and 9.3 rebounds for the Mountain West champs (30-5, 14-2) in his lone season in Albuquerque. Hobson helped lead New Mexico to the second round of the NCAA tournament.



Now Jordan Crawford has a chance to dunk on LeBron James again. The Xavier sophomore star has decided to enter the NBA draft and hire an agent. Crawford averaged 20.5 points and led the Atlantic 10 in scoring last year. He made an impact in the NCAA tournament when he scored 32 in a 101-96 double-overtime loss to Kansas State in the West regional semifinals. Crawford (Detroit CMA) made headlines before he played a minute for the Musketeers. Last summer in a camp hosted by LeBron James, Crawford (kind of) dunked on the NBA superstar.