Projected lottery pick Bennedict Mathurin has announced on Twitter that he will leave Arizona and declare for the NBA draft.
The 19-year-old sophomore earned Pac 12 Player of the Year honors and was a second team all-American selection this season. He averaged 17.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 37 games and helped lead the Wildcats to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Mathurin is ranked 11th overall and is the second-best small forward on ESPN’s big board. He developed into an explosive scorer and a floor spacer during his second collegiate season, shooting 47.1% from the field and 41.8% from three-point range.
“I would like to thank my family and friends for supporting me through my career at Arizona,” Mathurin wrote in his announcement. “The city of Tucson has been great to me and the best fan base in the world has welcomed me with open arms. … It has always been a dream of mine to play in the NBA and I am ready to take that step forward.”
Another one…(Canadian talent)
Great name I wanna go to brunch with this fool
You would like you some avocado toast and mimosas with those two douchey nicknames of yours.
Mathurin shot 37% in the tournament and came up small in some big spots. He’ll need to shoot a lot better than that and work a ton on his defense and passing because there’s no way he makes a meaningful impact out of the gate… which makes him a perfect bust of a pick for the NYK, ha.
You obviously missed his game against TCU
This kid is gonna be the best player from UofA ever
Jud Buechler has entered the chat.
Gilbert Arenas has entered the chat… with a gun
This is the cheerleader guy right?
Best SF in draft. I wish we could get him. Only way is to trade up. I doubt Knicks do that. I think Knicks are good with who drops to them. No PG worth taking in lottery for us.
Pacers will take either Mathurin or Murray.
Come on Kings.
Wings for Kings