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Kansas’ Wiggins likely to declare for NBA Draft
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All posts by Alan DraperUpdated1 hour ago on April 29, 2024
Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins is expected to announce on Monday that he will leave Kansas after one season to enter the 2014 NBA Draft.
The school has scheduled a news conference for Monday afternoon, ESPN.com reported.
Wiggins averaged 17.1 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Jayhawks this season, which ended with a third-round loss to Stanford in the NCAA Tournament.
A native of Ontario, Wiggins is projected as a top-three pick in the June draft. His decision to leave would come as no surprise. When Wiggins signed with Kansas, it was almost a foregone conclusion that he would be a one-and-done player.
Kansas teammate Joel Embiid also is expected to declare himself eligible for the draft, but the 7-foot freshman center said last week that he has yet to make a final decision.
Embiid was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year after breaking the school record for blocked shots by a freshman with 72.
Both Wiggins and Embiid were named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Freshman All-America team. Wiggins also was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year.
