STORRS, Conn. - Connecticut sophomore Charlie Villanueva said Tuesdayhe will skip his final two years of college eligibility to enter the NBA draft.

UConn's 6-foot-11, 240-pound forward will be going through the NBA evaluation process for the second time. Coming out of Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J., in 2003, Villanueva declared for the draft, but changed his mind after workouts in front of NBA scouts.

Villanueva led the Huskies in scoring this season, averaging 13.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.

PONTIAC, Mich. - A fan charged with throwing a chair during one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history pleaded no contest Tuesday to a felony assault count.Bryant Jackson was the only one of the 13 players and fans charged with a felony for their alleged role in the Nov. 19 melee during an Indiana Pacers-Detroit Pistons game at the Palace of Auburn Hills.Jackson, 37, is accused of dislodging a chair and heaving it over his head, hitting several people. He also is accused of throwing a drink at the Pacers as they left the court area.He pleaded no contest to one count of felony assault and one count of misdemeanor assault and battery. A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing purposes.Three other fans were sentenced to probation earlier this month.A motion hearing is scheduled for April 8 in the cases of the five Pacers charged in the brawl - Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal, Stephen Jackson, Anthony Johnson and David Harrison - and the other four fans.