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Daye leaving Gonzaga for NBA

Updated: June 15, 2009, 8:11 PM ET
By Andy Katz | ESPN.com

Austin Daye was looking for a first-round guarantee. He still doesn't have one, but the Gonzaga sophomore forward is willing to take the risk by staying in the draft.

Gonzaga coach Mark Few said Monday that he spoke with Daye, just 40 minutes before the 5 p.m. ET deadline to withdraw, and Daye told him he wasn't returning to school.

"We're excited for Austin. It's what he wants to do," Few said in a news release. "He was great to coach and was a great teammate. He ...

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