Arizona basketball: Cats who left early for NBA

Eric Money 

Years at UA: 1972-74

Year drafted: 1974

Drafted: Second round (33rd overall) by Detroit Pistons 

Years in NBA: 1974-80

How he's fared since: In six years in the NBA, Money, a guard, averaged 12.2 points and 3.8 assists per game.   

Coniel Norman 

Years at UA: 1972-74

Year drafted: 1974

Drafted: Third round (37th overall) by Philadelphia 76ers 

Years in NBA: 1974-79

How he's fared since: In five seasons in the NBA, Norman, a guard, averaged 6.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.  

Brian Williams 

Years at UA: 1988-91

Year drafted: 1991

Drafted: First round (10th overall) by Orlando Magic  

Years in NBA: 1991-99

How he's fared since: In eight years in the NBA, Williams, a center who later went by the name Bison Dele, averaged 11.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.   

Mike Bibby 

Years at UA: 1996-98 

Year drafted: 1998

Drafted: First round (second overall) by Vancouver Grizzlies 

Years in NBA: 1998-2012

How he's fared since: In 14 years in the NBA, Bibby, a guard, averaged 14.7 points and 5.5 assists per game.   

Richard Jefferson 

Years at UA: 1998-2001 

Year drafted: 2001

Drafted: First round (13th overall) by Houston Rockets 

Years in NBA: 2001-present 

How he's fared since: In 14 years in the NBA, Jefferson, a forward, has averaged 13.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.   

Gilbert Arenas 

Years at UA: 1999-2001 

Year drafted: 2001

Drafted: Second round (31st overall) by Golden State Warriors 

Years in NBA: 2001-2012

How he's fared since: In eleven years in the NBA, Arenas, a guard, averaged 20.7 points and 5.3 assists per game.  

Michael Wright 

Years at UA: 1998-2001 

Year drafted: 2001 

Drafted: Second round (39th overall) by New York Knicks 

Years in NBA: Zero 

How he's fared since: Wright was cut by the Knicks and started playing overseas. 

Andre Iguodala 

Years at UA: 2002-04 

Year drafted: 2004

Drafted: First round (ninth overall) by Philadelphia 76ers 

Years in NBA: 2004-present 

How he's fared since: In eleven years in the NBA, Iguodala, a guard/forward, has averaged 14.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.   

Marcus Williams 

Years at UA: 2005-07 

Year drafted: 2007

Drafted: Second round (33rd overall) by San Antonio Spurs 

Years in NBA: 2007-09

How he's fared since: In two years in the NBA, Williams, a guard/forward, played a combined 13 games and averaged 1.1 points per game. 

Jerryd Bayless 

Years at UA: 2007-08 

Year drafted: 2008

Drafted: First round (11th overall) by Indiana Pacers 

Years in NBA: 2008-present 

How he's fared since: In seven years in the NBA, Bayless, a guard, has averaged 8.3 points and 2.9 assists per game.  

Jordan Hill 

Years at UA: 2006-09

Year drafted: 2009

Drafted: First round (eighth overall) by New York Knicks 

Years in NBA: 2009-present 

How he's fared since: In six years in the NBA, Hill, a forward/center, has averaged 7.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.  

Chase Budinger 

Years at UA: 2006-09 

Year drafted: 2009

Drafted: Second round (44th overall) by Detroit Pistons 

Years in NBA: 2009-present 

How he's fared since: In six years in the NBA, Budinger, a forward, has averaged 8.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.  

Derrick Williams 

Years at UA: 2009-11

Year drafted: 2011

Drafted: First round (second overall) by Minnesota Timberwolves 

Years in NBA: 2011-present 

How he's fared since: In four years in the NBA, Williams, a forward, has averaged 9.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.  

Grant Jerrett 

Years at UA: 2012-13 

Year drafted: 2013

Drafted: Second round (40th overall) by Portland Trail Blazers 

Years in NBA: 2013-present 

How he's fared since: In two years in the NBA, Jerrett, a forward, has played in eight total games and averaged 2.0 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.   

Aaron Gordon 

Years at UA: 2013-14

Year drafted: 2014

Drafted: First round (fourth overall) by Orlando Magic 

Years in NBA: 2014-present 

How he's fared since: In one year in the NBA, Gordon, a forward, has averaged 5.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.  

Nick Johnson 

Years at UA: 2011-14

Year drafted: 2014

Drafted: Second round (42nd overall) by Houston Rockets 

Years in NBA: 2014-present 

How he's fared since: In one year in the NBA, Johnson, a guard, has averaged 2.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.  

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 

Years at UA: 2013-15

Hollis-Jefferson has declared for the 2015 NBA draft. 

Brandon Ashley 

Years at UA: 2012-15

Ashley has declared for the 2015 NBA draft. 

Stanley Johnson 

Years at UA: 2014-15

Johnson has declared for the 2015 NBA draft.