Kentucky is ready to lose a number of key gamers for the second consecutive offseason, and one more Wildcats star is now one step nearer to leaving Lexington.
Junior guard Otega Oweh introduced on Tuesday that he has determined to declare for the NBA Draft whereas sustaining his school eligibility.
“To the very best followers within the nation, the Huge Blue Nation — attending to play the sport I really like every day, understanding I’ve your assist alongside my household and buddies, has really been a dream come true, and I’m extremely blessed,” Otega wrote in an announcement. “I am taking the subsequent step and have declared for the 2025 NBA Draft, whereas sustaining my NCAA eligibility.”
Oweh was Kentucky’s main scorer this previous season with 16.2 factors per recreation. He additionally completed with a team-high 1.6 steals per recreation. His robust marketing campaign earned him a spot on the All-SEC Second Crew.
Kentucky is dropping at the very least six different gamers in complete who haven’t any remaining eligibility. Jaxson Robinson, Koby Brea, Lamont Butler, Amari Williams and Andrew Carr — the opposite Wildcats who averaged greater than 10 factors per recreation this season — are amongst that group.
Mark Pope needed to utterly rebuild Kentucky’s roster after a number of gamers adopted John Calipari to Arkansas final 12 months. The truth is, Kentucky this season grew to become the primary ever NCAA males’s basketball crew to achieve the Candy 16 regardless of not having a participant on the roster who scored a single point the year before.
Evidently, Pope may use his main scorer again. Oweh could have till June 15 to determine if he desires to withdraw from the draft and return to school. It’s doable that he’ll decide he has a greater likelihood of being drafted increased subsequent 12 months if he dominates the SEC in 2025-26.
Till Oweh makes an official determination on what he’s going to do, Kentucky followers might be sweating the potential exit of one other one in all their crew’s stars.
