Kansas All-American Ochai Agbaji and fellow guard Christian Braun announced Sunday they are entering the NBA draft.
Agbaji was named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four after the Jayhawks defeated North Carolina 72-69 in the national championship game earlier this month.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com"From start to finish, this entire season felt like it had been scripted," Agbaji said. "A season I'll remember forever. One I'll never take for granted. ...
Agbaji is the 31st consensus first-team All-American in Kansas history and finishes his career ranked 15th in school history with 1,652 points and fourth with 250 3-point baskets. Agbaji's top performance during the NCAA Tournament came when he scored 21 points and was 6 of 7 from 3-point range as the Jayhawks routed Villanova 81-65 to reach the title game. He scored 12 points in the win over North Carolina."We believe Ochai has a chance to be a lottery pick," Self said in a news release. "The process that he went through last year, in returning, helped him tremendously.
"Just a kid from Kansas. That's where I started this journey. Now, three years later I'm a National Champion," Braun wrote. "None of that would be possible though, without the best teammates, coaches, and fans in the world. To say I love Kansas would be an understatement. This place is beyond special. No matter where life or basketball takes me, I will be a Jayhawk forever and represent this program to the best of my abilities.
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