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Kansas says star freshman guard Josh Selby is declaring for the NBA draft. The 6-foot-3 Selby was rated overall No. 1 prospect in the nation when Kansas coach Bill Self signed him last year. He was suspended the first nine games by the NCAA for amateurism violations and missed several more with a foot injury. Selby tweeted Thursday that he will miss Allen Fieldhouse but was looking forward to "a new journey." ESPN.com

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When Kansas coach Bill Self asked for the freshmen on his team to walk to the front of the room at the Jayhawks’ annual banquet on Monday night in Lawrence, freshman guard Josh Selby was nowhere to be found. Self said Selby was still in Las Vegas working out and gathering information about where he could be picked in the June NBA draft. He also said a decision should be coming in the next few days. “I talked to (his mother) today, and that decision is coming real soon,” Self said. “He’s done the work he needs to do to academically pass his classes, but he’s been gone now six days. If he’s going to come back, then he’ll be coming back real soon. If not, then he won’t. But certainly he’s going to salvage the semester academically and pass his classes, which is good.” Kansas City Star

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Josh Selby – Immediately after Selby committed to Kansas, he made it clear how long he expected to be in Lawrence. "God willing one year," he said at the time. "But I have to get where I need to be." After a disappointing freshman season that hurt his stock, it seemed like Selby would be returning for his sophomore season. However, that doesn't appear to be the case. Apparently, he got where he needed to be because he's currently working out at Impact Basketball in Las Vegas. He's one of the only players in attendance that hasn't declared and he's missing classes to be there. Sources close to Selby continue to say that he'll declare soon. While Bill Self has stated that no decision has been made, Selby's camp and a certain agent would be very surprised if he returned to school. HoopsWorld

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Kansas University freshman guard Josh Selby hasn’t declared for the 2011 NBA Draft ... yet. Tuesday’s news that the 6-foot-2 Baltimore native is in Las Vegas working out at Impact Basketball with famed trainer Joe Abunasser, seems to indicate he’s leaning heavily in the direction of playing for pay, however. “He’s in Vegas working out. He has no agent. He hasn’t declared for the draft. He hasn’t done anything except work out,” Selby’s mom, Maeshon Witherspoon, said Tuesday in a phone interview. “There’s been no decision. He could come back to school. He could leave,” she added. Lawrence Journal-World

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Impact Basketball’s official website refers to Abunasser as “the world’s top basketball trainer and trainer to the pros.” College players must pay their own way to work out at such a facility. “Josh went to Las Vegas with our permission to work out a few days to get a feel for where he’d potentially be (in 2011 NBA Draft). It’s something we did not discourage. We are fine with it,” Self said. “He has not declared (for draft) nor is he committed to an agent. We said he could have a few days to get a better feel for where he is by working out with some folks in Vegas. “As far as schoolwork, he is OK there. He has put himself in a position he could afford to miss a few days. He will need to get back by next week,” Self added. Lawrence Journal-World

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Though Kansas freshman Josh Selby hasn't officially declared for the NBA draft, the 6-2 guard is in Las Vegas working out at Impact Basketball, according to his mom. Maeshon Witherspoon, Selby's mom, told The (Lawrence) Journal-World Tuesday that while Selby is working out in Las Vegas, he is still enrolled in classes at Kansas and has yet to hire an agent. "He's in Vegas working out. He has no agent. He hasn't declared for the draft," Witherspoon said. "He hasn't done anything except for work out. There's been no decision. He could come back to school. He could leave." USA Today

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Alex Kennedy: Josh Selby will enter the NBA Draft and hire an agent, according to sources. He's currently working out at Impact Basketball in Las Vegas. Twitter

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