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PROVO, Utah (Aug. 10, 2006) -- BYU men's basketball recruit Luiz de Toledo has decided to pursue a professional basketball career instead of playing college basketball, BYU coach Dave Rose announced Thursday.
"Luiz has decided to play professionally in Brazil this season," Rose said. "As a coaching staff, we had looked forward to working with him at BYU, but we respect his decision and wish him the very best."
A native of Araraquara, Brazil, de Toledo signed a National Letter of Intent last November and was expected to enroll at BYU this fall before making the decision to turn professional. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward recently completed his senior season at Modesto Christian High School in Modesto, Calif.
