Kentucky guard Brandon Knight decides to stay in NBA draft
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By Brett Dawson, Louisville Courier-Journal
Kentucky point guard Brandon Knight will remain in the NBA draft, he announced Friday morning, becoming the fifth one-and-done player in John Calipari's two seasons as the Wildcats' coach.
Knight said he "strongly considered" returning to UK for his sophomore season but ultimately couldn't pass on the opportunity to be a top-10 pick in the June draft.
"My main goal was to be a top-10 pick. Nothing's for sure in the draft, but I wanted to hear something like that," Knight said. "A lot of feedback was in that area. Coach Cal basically said whatever my decision was, he'd have a lot of confidence in me and he told me to test the waters, and the feedback was great."
Knight, who averaged averaged 17.3 points and 4.2 assists per game as the Wildcats reached the Final Four, joins last season's four freshmen — John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe and Daniel Orton — in jumping to the NBA draft after one season at Kentucky.
Another current freshman, Terrence Jones, put his name in the draft but has not announced whether he'll return to school. The NCAA's deadline for players to withdraw from the draft is Sunday.
Junior DeAndre Liggins also is testing the waters. He's headed to an NBA workout in New Jersey this weekend.
Knight said that he "definitely" will finish his degree and will try to get credit hours during the NBA lockout.
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