Florida Gator junior Alex Tyus is placing his name into the upcoming NBA draft but will not have an agent so he could return for his senior season in Gainesville.

According to Kevin Brockway of Gator Sports, under the new NCAA rules that were set, Tyus has until May 8th to make his final decision on if he wants to enter the draft or return for his last year as a Florida Gator.

Tyus will look to be faxing a letter to the NBA that will announce his official decision today.

Tyus spoke with the Gainesville Sun and said;

“Mainly, I just want to see where I stand,” Tyus told The Sun on Wednesday. “I want to go through the process, getting a chance to meet some teams, working out against other players, trying to get better.”

This past season Alex Tyus averaged 11.8 points per game along with 6.9 boards each game which was tied with his teammate Chandler Parsons. Tyus helped lead the Gators onto their first NCAA Tournament appearance in three seasons this past year, even though it ended in the first round against a great BYU team.

With Tyus entering his name into the NBA draft without an agent, this will make him the third underclassmen in the past three seasons to do so, along with Marreese Speights in 08 and also Nick Calathes in 09 who went overseas to play ball in Greece and is actually having a real successful career so far.

Gator Sports Nation will release any other news on Tyus and will also try to get a quote from him.