NBA Draft: Bogut Admits His Return is Unlikely

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Andrew Bogut says there is "still a chance" he will return to the Utah Utes next season, rather than leave school early to enter the NBA draft after being named the ESPN.com National Player of the Year.
    But does anybody believe it?
    In yet another sign that Bogut will forego his final two years of college eligibility for the riches of the NBA, the No. 16 Utes plan to honor the sophomore center, along with senior guard Marc Jackson, before their final home game of the season today against San Diego State in the Huntsman Center - "just in case" the 7-foot Australian does not return.
    "He has meant a lot to the university and the program the last two years," coach Ray Giacoletti said. "And we just want to make sure that if it is [his final home game], that we have a chance to say thank you."
    Though he's not ready to definitively declare his intentions, Bogut acknowledged there is a "high chance I'm not coming back" once the Utes complete their amazing season. He plans to make an announcement "as soon as the season's over," and even said he expects the emotion of the today's pregame ceremony - his father is traveling from Australia to attend - to "hit me once I leave," suggesting further that his mind is pretty well made up.</div> Source
     

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