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Michigan point guard Trey Burke, according to one report, will leave school for the NBA draft at season's end. As will Tim Hardaway Jr.

(Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com)

ATLANTA -- According to at least one report Thursday, Michigan sophomore point guard Trey Burke and junior guard Tim Hardaway Jr. will leave school at season's end and declare for the NBA draft.

Darren Heitner, a sports and entertainment attorney and a contributing writer for Forbes, sent out a tweet Thursday afternoon claiming that both players will exit school early.

"Source: Trey Burke will leave MICH early. Will interview 5 agents: Jeff Schwartz, Arn Tellem, Henry Thomas, Bill Duffy, Alonzo Shavers," Heitner wrote. "Source: Tim Hardaway Jr. will leave MICH early & very strong chance he signs w/ Henry Thomas of CAA."

Hours after the Heitner's report surfaced, Burke's mother, Ronda, took to Twitter to claim her son had not made up his mind just yet.

"Trey Burke is focused on the task at hand "ATLANTA," she wrote. "Let the season end & allow him to actually make a decision & stop assuming!!"

As for Hardaway, Heitner later tweeted that his father, Tim Hardaway Sr., also refuted his report -- saying his son hasn't made up his mind either.

Burke and Hardaway are currently in Atlanta with Michigan (30-7), who will take on Syracuse in the Final Four on Saturday (8:49 p.m., CBS).

When asked previously about their respective NBA decisions, both players said they planned on waiting until the season was over to discuss their futures.

If an underclassmen declares for the NBA draft, he has until April 16 -- by NCAA rule -- to withdraw his name in order to maintain college eligibility.

Players wishing to apply for information from the undergraduate advisory committee, a group who gives feedback on potential draft status, must do so by April 10. That committee then has until April 15 to respond, one day before the withdraw cutoff date.

Beyond that, any underclassman wishing to submit his name into the NBA draft must do so by April 28.

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