West Virginia sophomore point guard Miles McBride will test the draft waters but maintain his college eligibility, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. McBride is currently ranked No. 35 overall on ESPN’s Best Available list and No. 8 among point guard prospects. He averaged 15.8 PPG, 4.9 APG and 1.9 SPG this season. McBride racked up 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists against Morehead State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
We have more draft-related news:
- Confirming a report earlier this week, Auburn freshman guard Sharife Cooper is declaring for the draft and will forego his remaining college eligibility by hiring an agent, Givony writes in a separate story. Cooper is ranked No. 17 by ESPN. “This season was a roller coaster filled with many ups and some downs,” Cooper said. “But I wouldn’t trade it for anything, even through the bad times I enjoyed every second at Auburn.” Eligibility issues and an ankle injury limited him to 12 games but he averaged 20.2 PPG and 8.1 APG in those contests.
- Michigan forward Isaiah Livers underwent surgery on his right foot and will require a minimum of six months to recover, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports tweets. Livers, ranked No. 47 by ESPN, missed the NCAA Tournament due to the injury. He averaged 13.1 PPG and 6.0 RPG for the Big Ten regular-season champions.
- Gonzaga point guard Jalen Suggs has risen to No. 2 overall behind Cade Cunningham in the latest rankings by The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie. Vecenie notes that Suggs’ “ability to pair powerful athleticism and downhill driving/transition ability with high-IQ passing and legitimate shot-making potential is everything that NBA teams are looking for out of lead ball-handlers in today’s game.”
- Providence’s David Duke will sign with an agent and enter the draft, Rothstein tweets. The junior guard averaged 16.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG and 4.8 APG. He’s listed as the 67th-best prospect by ESPN.
- Rutgers swingman Ron Harper Jr. will test the waters but maintain his eligibility, Rothstein adds in another tweet. He averaged 14.9 PPG and 5.9 RPG for the Scarlet Knights.
- Oklahoma State’s Avery Anderson has also declared while keeping his eligibility option open, according to Rothstein (Twitter link). The sophomore guard averaged 12.2 PPG and 4.0 RPG this season.
There were no “eligibility” issues with Cooper. Plain and simple, the NCAA does not like his father who happens to be an agent. They found zero irregularities and jerked him around for no reason.
Suggs is the player the Knicks need to trade up for and offer the Dallas picks and two of theirs to move up and get it done to whoever gets the second pick. Add a quality max free agent and you’re a contender.
Draft picks
Age comparison -look
Those Baylor look old
They are not as young as Luka, Zion and LaMelo
They look like
John Wall, Westbrook and Harden
What r u talking about? Lol. Mitchell was born is 98 and Butler was born in 00. So Butler is younger then Luka. Luka born in 99. First off speak in actual sentences. Second do a quick google search. Third learn basketball. Payton Pritchard who is playing big rotation minutes with the Celtics was a senior and born in 98. The age of a kid doesn’t matter that much to real basketball guys. Can they play or not. And Butler and Mitchell at Baylor r NBA guys no doubt. And for the record Zion was born in 2000 same as Butler and LaMelo was born in 01. So they r all right around the same age and that makes sense since they were all drafted a year apart and would of all been coming out after there freshman years in college. And in Zions case did.
Just more anti-Rockets trolling, pay no attention to him.
David Duke is a 1st rd pick easy. He played more like a combo guard. I see him as big PG, scoring PG also plays D. I’d love to get him for Knicks.
Yeah, but the white nationalist stuff has to go.
White nationalists can’t play Ball lol.
Well played. I laughed.
Hope Gonzaga wins and plays Baylor. Love to see how Suggs does against Mitchell n Butler. Both are PGs to me. Mitchell I hope is in play for Knicks first pick in 1st rd. Suggs is a true PG, for real. I see Cade more as a wing with great vision. To me the top 5 picks all could all go #1. Really about what team need is. Man if you have not watched Jalen Green. Go chk out his clips and videos. He’s Big Time.
Mitchell and Quickley the future point guards in NY would b fun to watch.
If the Rockets draft either Cunningham or Suggs I’ll be happy.
You need to to pray you get that pick. If you do, Rockets take a big step towards respectability
Suggs vs Baylor’s Mitchell #45 will be a tremendous PG matchup in the finals (if it happens). Suggs is like Chris Paul and Mitchell carries momentum in his back pocket. The other Baylor guard is like a bigger Paul but had trouble getting clear in the turny.
Houston… a scrappy bunch with a crap coach. In the south they call rules violations, cleverness.
Suggs I thought had a bad game against UCLA. He didn’t look like he wanted it or was it Defense. But he closed it. Gotta give it to him. He hung in there and he was tough. Let’s see what he does against Baylor. Cause they were tested tonight.
I feel bad for Juzang. His brother flew for 25 hours in from Vietnam to wave to him outside a hotel window then watch him lose a heartbreaker. UCLA was the first team in months to just lose by single digits to Gonzaga.
He is a fool if he doesnt stay in shcool