When I was looking down the NBA's official list of who withdrew from the NBA Draft, one out of the 48 names (31 are from U.S. colleges) caught my eye.

Derrick Caracter.

So I called Rick Pitino.

Pitino told me D.C. is transferring. However, he still needs to finish up a few summer school classes so he can leave in academic standing and is able to transfer.

Who in their right mind is going to take a shot at Caracter?

I would have said Bobby Gonzalez at Seton Hall, but Caracter can't transfer to another Big East school.

OTHER NAMES ON THE NBA'S WITHDRAWAL LIST

Here are a few of those who haven't been written about that withdrew yesterday:

Jason Bennett - The 7-foot-3 big man from Tallahassee Community College
Paul Graham - Florida Atlantic
Courtney Pigram, East Tennessee State
Kiwan Smith - Athletic wing at Redlands Community College
Gordon Watt, Houston Baptist - Started his career at Boston College

THOSE WHO STAYED IN

In addition to the big names that everyone knows about who remained in the draft, there were some other lower-profile guys who remained:

Keith Brumbaugh, Hillsbrough CC
C.J. Giles - Tossed out of Oregon State
Kalen Grimes - Tossed out of Missouri
Reggie Huffman, UAB
Kojo Mensah, Duquesne
Bruce Price - What is the Tennessee State guard thinking?
JaJuan Robinson, Lincoln (Pa.) - WHO?         
Walter Sharpe, UAB - Talented, but had too many off-court issues