Saint Joseph’s forward/center Rasheer Fleming is declaring for the 2025 NBA draft, agents Rich Paul and Lucas Newton tell Jonathan Givony of ESPN.
Fleming is coming off an impressive junior season in which he averaged 14.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.5 blocks per game in 35 appearances (31.1 minutes). He posted a shooting slash line of .531/.390/.743 for the Hawks.
According to Givony, Fleming wasn’t a highly touted prospect coming out of high school, but he has improved across the board over the past three years for St. Joe’s, particularly in 2024/25, when he was named to All-Atlantic Ten First Team. He’s ranked No. 30 in ESPN’s latest draft projections, making him a potential first-round pick.
Givony’s report doesn’t say anything about Fleming maintaining his college eligibility, so it sounds like he intends to stay in the draft.
He should finish his senior year. Needs one more year to develop as well. His stats show he is ready to make another jump but it’s his call
Take a chance and get drafted later and hopefully last in the NBA and not fizzle out like alot do or take a chance and improve and get a better chance but also taking the chance on loosing it all if he fails. Tricky spot. Would you go for the guaranteed one year spot in the NBA?
He should go back for his senior year, graduate, improve and be a NCAA leader and not get hurt is what he should do