UNDATED (AP) — Kentucky forward Keion Brooks Jr. will enter the NBA draft but does not plan on hiring an agent. That leaves open the possibility of returning to school.
Brooks averaged career bests in several categories as a junior, including 10.8 points per contest on 49% shooting. His best performance was 27 points and eight rebounds in Kentucky’s 80-62 rout of Kansas in Lawrence in the Big 12/SEC Challenge in January.
In other college basketball developments:
— Alabama leading scorer Jaden Shackelford says he plans to enter the NBA draft and sign with an agent. The Crimson Tide junior guard announced his decision Sunday on Instagram. Shackelford averaged 16.6 points per game last season, earning second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors for the second straight year.
— Syracuse forward Cole Swider will forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the NBA draft. Swider announced his decision on social media and said he would sign with an agent. The Rhode Island native transferred to Syracuse last year from Villanova and started all 33 games for the Orange.
— Western Michigan has hired longtime Michigan State assistant Dwayne Stephens to lead its basketball program. The former Spartans forward was on Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo’s staff for 19 seasons, including the last decade as an associate head coach. Clayton Bates resigned as Western Michigan’s coach last month after winning eight games in his second season.
