The Big Three of Texas go pro; who else has been hit hard by early entry?

On Thursday, news leaked that Tristan Thompson would be entering the NBA Draft.

It was mildly surprising, simply because of the number of players that have been returning to school and the fact that Thompson made mention that he would not be going pro once the Longhorn's season ended.

On Friday, Jordan Hamilton officially entered his name into the NBA Draft and announced that he would be signing an agent, which was an even less surprising move than Thompson's decision.

What was surprising, however, was that freshman point guard Cory Joseph also put his name into the NBA Draft. Joseph had a decent season, but he came no where near living up to the hype that he had coming out of high school. Part of the problem was the fact that he had to share ball-handling duties with Dogus Balbay and J'Covan Brown, and while Balbay graduated, Rick Barnes brought in Myck Kabongo, who may be the best pure point guard in the country this season. If Joseph has no desire to play another season splitting minutes as the lead guard, there is a chance that he could stay in the draft.

If he does, it will be interesting to see what happens to Texas. With all three back, the Longhorns were a top ten team and the favorite in the Big XII. Without all three gone, this team could fall to the NIT. Their front line will consist of Alexis Wangmene and a group of freshmen. Their back court will lack size and experience, relying on Kabongo and Brown to do all the scoring.

That's a precipitous drop for a program that recruits the way that Texas does.

Here are a couple of other programs that have had a season obliterated by early entry:

2011 Georgia: The Bulldogs made the NCAA Tournament in 2011, although they still had a bit of a disappointing season. With two potential lottery picks on their roster in Tristan Thompkins and Travis Leslie, the Bulldogs lost two of their last three games, backed into the tournament as a 10 seed, and lost to Washington in the first round. With Leslie and Thompkins both entering the draft, it will be tough for Mark Fox's program to get back to the dance.

2010 Nevada: Yes, Nevada deserves to be on this list. In 2010, this looked like a team that was peaking. They had won 21 games and finished in tied for second in the WAC regular season race. The Wolfpack made the second round of the NIT, but then both Luke Babbitt and Armon Johnson entered the NBA Draft. Combine that with Mark Fox's decision to take the head coaching job at Georgia, and Nevada had a disastrous season in 2011. They finished 13-19, a record that was bolstered by an 8-8 record in a watered-down WAC.

2009 Arizona: Despite losing five of their last six games in the regular season, Arizona was led by Chase Budinger and Jordan Hill to the Sweet 16 of the 2009 NCAA Tournament. But after the season, as Arizona made their fourth coaching change in four seasons, both Hill and Budinger went pro, skipping their senior seasons. The Wildcats finished 2010 just a game over .500 and didn't play in the postseason.

2009 USC: The Pac-10 was loaded in 2009, which is why USC -- like Arizona -- was able to get into the NCAA Tournament with a 9-9 league record. A 10 seed, the Trojans advanced past Boston College before falling to eventual national runner-up Michigan State in the second round. But after the season, the drama surrounding OJ Mayo's recruitment by Tim Floyd came to a head. Taj Gibson, Daniel Hackett, and Demar DeRozan all entered the draft, Floyd resigned his position, and the Trojans lost their entire recruiting class. USC finished 16-14 overall and 8-10 in 2010.

Ironically, the Trojans seemed to be the surprise team of the nation in 2009-2010 after winning eight in a row. But USC handed down a self-imposed postseason ban for the 2010 season in December of 2009.

2008 Stanford: In 2008, the Cardinal rode the broad shoulders of twins Brook and Robin Lopez to the Pac-10 title game and the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. But after the season, the sophomores both left for the NBA, leaving Stanford with a depleted roster. The Cardinal won their first 10 games in 2008-2009, but they finished 6-12 in Pac-10 play and were forced to participate in the CBI.

2008 UCLA: This was the culmination of a number of years of early entry for the ruins. From 2006-2008, Ben Howland had himself a powerhouse in Westwood, making three straight Final Fours in that time. But after the 2008 season, freshman Kevin Love, sophomore Russell Westbrook, and junior Luc Richard Mbah a Moute all went pro. UCLA still made the tournament in 2009, as a six seed, but with Josh Shipp and Darren Collison graduating and Jrue Holiday leaving as a freshman, the Bruins were out of the postseason in 2010.

2007 Florida: This may be the most ironic inclusion on this list. Florida came from virtually no where to win the 2006 national title, and instead of going pro, Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah, Al Horford, and Taureen Green all decided to return for another season. They ended up winning back-to-back national titles, and after that group decided to enter the NBA Draft in 2007, the Gators ended up going to back-to-back NIT's in 2008 and 2009.

2007 Ohio State: Thad Matta has had as many one-and-done players as any coach in the country, and never was that more evident than in 2007. Riding one of the best recruiting classes in the country, the Buckeyes made the 2007 national title game. But after the season, Greg Oden, Mike Conley, and Daequan Cook all went pro after just one season in Columbus. The Buckeyes were in the NIT in 2008.

2006 UConn: UConn had as much talent on their roster in 2006 as any team in the past five seasons, but Jim Calhoun was never quite able to get this team to put it all together. They struggled through the 2006 NCAA Tournament before succumbing to one of the greatest upsets of all-time, when George Mason beat them for the right to go to the Final Four. After the season, Josh Boone, Rudy Gay, Marcus Williams, and Hilton Armstrong all left for the NBA. Combine that with Rashad Anderson and Denham Brown graduating, and the Huskies were left with an empty cupboard in 2007.