Herb Pope to Test Waters

Excerpt from ESPN:

Seton Hall forward Herb Pope will declare for the NBA draft, the player said in an e-mail sent to family advisor Tony Pullen.

"After careful consideration of my options, and considering the needs of my family in Pittsburgh and a desire to compete at the next level, I have decided to enter the 2010 NBA draft," Pope wrote in a statement attached to the e-mail. "While I will continue to attend class at Seton Hall, allowing me the option of 'testing the waters,' I am 110 percent committed at this time to staying in this draft.

"I have room to improve, but I am confident that I will perform well in on-site workouts."