Stackhouse Nba-Bound

All-America forward Jerry Stackhouse will be leaving North Carolina for the NBA, according to a published report.

Stackhouse is expected to declare today he will forgo the last two years of his college career, the News & Observer of Raleigh said, quoting unidentified sources close to the school’s program.

Stackhouse and coach Dean Smith will appear at a news conference this morning to discuss the player’s future. The News & Observer said Stackhouse was considering his options this weekend, but sources told the newspaper Stackhouse was basing his decision to leave Chapel Hill on his mother’s ill health, teammate Rasheed Wallace’s departure for the NBA and a possible NBA rookie salary cap.