Texas freshman Myles Turner declares for NBA Draft
Texas forward Myles Turner is officially one and done.
The Big 12 Freshman of the Year released a video on YouTube on Monday morning, announcing his plans to enter the NBA Draft.
Thank you #longhornnation it's been real! https://t.co/s9ltQhtXvv #hookemforever
— Myles Turner (@Original_Turner) March 30, 2015
The 6-foot-11, 240-pound Euless, Texas native was a consensus top 10 recruit in the 2015 class and a McDonald's All-American. He chose Texas over Kansas and Duke and was one of Rick Barnes' biggest recent recruiting coups.
This season, he averaged 10.1 points and 6.5 rebounds along with 2.6 blocks, which led the Big 12. He was productive, but Barnes also benched him for long stretches in a handful of games. Turner finished the season averaging 22 minutes per game.
Sunday, Texas announced Barnes had been stepped down after 17 seasons as head coach.
Turner is widely projected as a lottery pick in this summer's draft. He and senior Jonathan Holmes are expected to be Texas' only losses from a 20-14 team in 2014-15. Butler eliminated the 11-seed Longhorns in the first round of the tournament.
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