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Syracuse guard Tyus Battle withdraws name from NBA draft

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse guard Tyus Battle has decided to withdraw from the NBA draft and return to school for his junior year.

Battle says in a statement on the university website that he feels it's in his best interest "to focus on improving some fine points" in his game and work toward his degree.

Battle says he plans to re-enter the draft next year and calls his decision to return an easy one.

Leaders
Points:	T. Battle	19.2
Rebounds:	O. Brissett	8.8
Assists:	F. Howard	4.7
FG%:	T. Battle	39.9%
FT%:	T. Battle	83.9%
3P%:	F. Howard	32.7%
Steals:	F. Howard	1.8
Blocks:	P. Chukwu	2.5

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Atlantic Coast Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
1 Virginia	17-1	31-3
9 Duke	13-5	29-8
20 Clemson	11-7	25-10
10 North Carolina	11-7	26-11
22 Miami (FL)	11-7	22-10
North Carolina State	11-7	21-12
Virginia Tech	10-8	21-12
Florida State	9-9	23-12
Louisville	9-9	22-14
Syracuse	8-10	23-14
Notre Dame	8-10	21-15
Boston College	7-11	19-16
Georgia Tech	6-12	13-19
Wake Forest	4-14	11-20
Pittsburgh	0-18	8-24
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	66.6 (318)
Rebounds:	11.9 (56)
Assists:	10.7 (338)
FG%:	41.7% (318)
FT%:	73.6% (91)
3P%:	31.8% (329)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	63.8 (10)
Rebounds:	25.2 (180)
Assists:	16.0 (330)
FG%:	39.1% (5)
FT%:	73.1% (283)
3P%:	31.8% (23)