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With the return of Gani Lawal, Georgia Tech should have a great season lined up. Being that it's Georgia Tech, though, don't write it down until it's done. Still, with one truly great player in Derrick Favors and a lot of pretty darn good ones, they should improve. If they ...
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Via Today's ACC Headlines
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June 15, 2009
Gani Lawal, the 6'9 rising junior has taken his name out of the NBA draft hat. Lawal told Hoopsworld.com that he valued the experienced he gained throughout the past two months (of NBA workoust), but after talking with teams and his family he decided the 2010 draft was better suited for him.No one is happier to hear this news than Paul Hewitt and the Georgia Tech basketball program...
Via DukeBasketballReport.com
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June 14, 2009
Gani Lawal has pulled out of the draft and thus ensures Georgia Tech of having one of the most imposing frontlines in college basketball next season.
Via DukeBasketballReport.com
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June 15, 2009
As we learned Sunday, Georgia Tech's Gani Lawal has pulled out of the draft after realizing that his skills weren't up to NBA standards. Tech is going to be loaded up front, and Iman Shumpert had a solid freshman year. Jay Bilas says Tech's main question now is at guard, ...
Via CBSSports.com
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June 15, 2009
Georgia Tech has more reasons to be optimistic about its basketball season after learning that Gani Lawal will remain at the school.
Via Rip City Project
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June 15, 2009
Two Blazers relevant nuggets of news this afternoon following the crowning of the Lakers as NBA Champions:
-Georgia Tech’s Gani Lawal, a popular pick in many mock drafts for Portland (but not here), has withdrawn from the draft to play his junior season at the collegiate level. I know this disappoints many of you, but there [...]
Via Georgia Tech Athletics
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June 15, 2009
Georgia Tech sophomore Gani Lawal said Monday he has removed his name from the upcoming NBA draft, and will remain at Tech for his junior year.
Via Fox Sports
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June 14, 2009
Georgia Tech sophomore big man Gani Lawal will return for his junior season.
Via Sacbee
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June 14, 2009
Underclassmen have until Monday to withdraw from NBA draft consideration and retain their college eligibility.
And for most of the spring, Gani Lawal of Georgia Tech and Derrick Brown of Xavier have both heard the whispers that they can enhance their stock considerably if they played one more year of college ball.
But these two want to play for pay … now.
Lawal,...
Via ESPN
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June 14, 2009
If Georgia Tech harbored hopes of going from last place in the ACC to the NCAA tournament in one season, then the Yellow Jackets probably needed sophomore forward Gani Lawal to withdraw from the NBA draft. Sunday afternoon, he did.
Via MSNBC
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June 15, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Tech has more reasons to be optimistic about its basketball season after learning that Gani Lawal will remain at the school.
Via The Big Lead
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June 15, 2009
NBA Draft: Today’s the final day for college kids who haven’t signed with an agent to pull out of the NBA draft. A couple guys did so over the weekend: Georgia Tech’s Gani Lawal, who we thought would go in the first round; South Carolina PG Devan Downey (the 2nd nice piece of news for [...]
Via Dime
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June 15, 2009
It’s a great day for Georgia Tech and Texas. The slept-on Yellow Jackets get their high-energy, athletic power forward back from the brink of the NBA Draft. Gani Lawal decided to withdraw his name to go back to Atlanta for a chance at doing serious damage in the ACC alongside Derrick Favors.
And Texas is [...]
Via Today's ACC Headlines
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June 16, 2009
The final tally:In the draftG Jeff Teague, Wake ForestF James Johnson, Wake ForestG Gerald Henderson, DukeG Wayne Ellington, UNCG Ty Lawson, UNCF Brandon Costner, N.C. StateOut of the draft:G Greivis Vasquez, MarylandF Gani Lawal, Georgia TechF Dwayne Collins, MiamiF Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest
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June 15, 2009
Via ACC Now:
The final tally:
In the draft
G Jeff Teague, Wake Forest
F James Johnson, Wake Forest
G Gerald Henderson, Duke
G Wayne Ellington, UNC
G Ty Lawson, UNC
F Brandon Costner, N.C. State
Out
G Greivis Vasquez, Maryland
F Gani Lawal, Georgia Tech
F Dwayne Collins, Miami
F Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest
As J.P. Giglio rightly points out, Wake Forest is the one...
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