Kentucky freshman point guard De'Aaron Fox is heading for the NBA.
Fox announced Monday he will enter the 2017 NBA Draft after spending one season with the Wildcats.
Thank you #BBN for the support that you've shown me all year! This will always be home & you made my experience AMAZING! GO! BIG! BLUE!🔵😼⚪️ https://t.co/7XEhguhYKs
— De'Aaron Fox (@Swipathef0x) April 3, 2017
The 6-foot-3 Fox released a statement in which he thanked his teammates and Kentucky's coaching staff for helping to raise the level of his game.
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"Throughout the season they helped me grow as a player and as a person," the statement read. "With that being said, I've decided to enter the 2017 NBA Draft and I will be signing with an agent. I think I've had a pretty good freshman season through the guidance of our coaching staff and I think it's time for me to live out my dream."
Fox led the Wildcats to the Southeastern Conference regular-season title and a spot in the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight, where they suffered a two-point loss to North Carolina, which plays Gonzaga for the national championship Monday night.
The Houston product, considered among the top point guard prospects in the draft, averaged 16.7 points, 4.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds this season. He poured in 39 points in a Sweet 16 win over UCLA to set up Kentucky's matchup against North Carolina.
"De'Aaron's speed, length and ability to pick up defensively from 94 feet set him apart from his peers," Wildcats head coach John Calipari said. "De'Aaron came in here focused from day one, and to see his improvement from the beginning of the season to the end was special.
"What you saw from De'Aaron over the last month and a half of the season I think is what NBA teams will get for the future."
