APRIL 9: Brown will remain in the draft and will hire an agent, league sources tell Michael Scotto of The Athletic (Twitter link). By doing so, he’ll forgo the final two years of his NCAA eligibility.
MARCH 22: Miami sophomore Bruce Brown is the latest underclassman to declare his intent to enter the 2018 NBA draft, with the Hurricanes’ making it official via an announcement on Twitter. Brown won’t hire an agent immediately though, which will allow him to retain his NCAA eligibility in case he wants to withdraw from the draft this spring.
Brown, a 6’5″ guard, had a somewhat disappointing season for Miami. Despite a slight uptick in minutes, he saw his PPG (11.4), FG% (.415), 3PT% (.267), and FT% (.629) decline in his sophomore year, though he did increase his RPG (7.1) and APG (4.0). Brown’s season came to an early end due to a left foot injury — he played his last game on January 27.
Although he didn’t take a major step forward in his second college season, Brown is still viewed as a “willing passer, lockdown defender, and gritty rebounder,” according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony, who adds that the youngster has the potential to develop an adequate jump shot too. Givony, who ranks Brown 29th on his 2018 big board, also has the Miami guard coming off the board at No. 29 in his most recent mock draft.
We’re tracking all of this year’s early entrants for the 2018 NBA draft right here.
Anyone else read that Bruce BOWEN was going to test NBA Draft? I had to re-read to check hahaha
Lol every time I see this guys name, I think that.