complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university. The basic requirement for automatic eligibility for a U.S. player is the completion of his college eligibility. Players who meet the CBA definition of "international players" are automatically eligible if their 22nd birthday falls during or before the calendar year of the draft (i.e., born on or before December 31, 1990). U.S. players who were at least one year removed from their high school graduation and have played minor-league basketball with a team outside the NBA are also automatically eligible. A player who is not automatically eligible must declare his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft. For the 2012 draft, this date fell on April 29. Under NCAA rules, players will only have until April 10 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility. A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice, the NCAA mandates that a player who has declared twice loses his college eligibility. Entrants Early entrants On May 3, 2012, the league announced a list of 67 early entry candidates which consists of 50 collegiate players and 17 international players. At the withdrawal deadline, 11 early entry candidates withdrew from the draft, leaving 49 collegiate players and 7 international players as the early entry candidates for the draft. College underclassmen (All players are Americans except as indicated.) Erik Austin – F, Jackson College (sophomore) Harrison Barnes – SF, North Carolina (sophomore) Will Barton – G, Memphis (sophomore) Bradley Beal – G, Florida (freshman) J'Covan Brown – G, Texas (junior) Dominic Cheek – G, Villanova (junior) Jared Cunningham – G, Oregon State (junior) Anthony Davis – F/C, Kentucky (freshman) Andre Drummond – C, Connecticut (freshman) Dominique Ferguson – F, Florida International (sophomore) Justin Hamilton – C, LSU (junior) Maurice Harkless – F, St. John's (freshman) John Henson – F, North Carolina (junior) John Jenkins – SG, Vanderbilt (junior) Perry Jones III – F, Baylor (sophomore) Terrence Jones – F, Kentucky (sophomore) Xavier Jones - G, Missouri State-West Plains (sophomore) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – G, Kentucky (freshman) Doron Lamb – G, Kentucky (sophomore) Jeremy Lamb – G/F, Connecticut (sophomore) Meyers Leonard – C, Illinois (sophomore)