Tyler Honeycutt Leaving UCLA to Enter NBA Draft

Excerpt from The Sports Network:

UCLA forward Tyler Honeycutt is leaving school to enter the NBA draft, giving up his final two years of eligibility.

Honeycutt made the announcement in a conference call on Monday. He plans to sign with an agent, which would preclude him from returning to school.

Honeycutt could have continued attending classes while mulling over where he might land in the June draft, but he wants to focus on basketball in his bid to be a lottery pick.

"I'm going all out for it," he said. "I'm pretty high right now and this year considered being a weak draft is a good reason to leave."

"I'm pretty confident he'll go in the first round and hopefully go real high," coach Ben Howland said. "He's very, very athletic. He can block shots. He shoots the ball extremely well."