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Star UCLA guards to test the NBA waters

LOS ANGELES, April 20 (UPI) -- Guards Arron Afflalo and Jordan Farmar of UCLA Thursday both announced intentions to enter the 2006 NBA Draft.

They said they will not hire agents and would return for their junior seasons if they were unhappy with their draft status.

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"I am totally 100 percent behind Arron and Jordan, as is our entire UCLA basketball family, in their decision to test the waters and give this opportunity a great shot," said UCLA Coach Ben Howland. "They are the first two recruits that signed at UCLA when I became the head coach. I am indebted to them forever."

Led by Afflalo and Farmar, UCLA was 32-7 overall and captured both the Pac-10 regular season title and tournament championships.

UCLA advanced to the Final Four and lost the national title game to Florida.

Farmar averaged 13.5 points per game and led the Bruins in assists. Afflalo led the Bruins in scoring with a 15.8 points per game average.

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