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The news we all expected from the moment he committed to Kansas was made official on Monday: Jayhawks star freshman Andrew Wiggins will leave college basketball after one season.
Wiggins and Kansas coach Bill Self held a press conference at Phog Allen Fieldhouse.
"It wasn't an easy decision," Wiggins said. "I wish I had more time, time goes so fast. I wish I had all four years."
Wiggins averaged 17.1 points and 5.9 rebounds for KU this season. He's been projected as the No. 1 overall pick, and, barring a surprise, is a top-three choice at worst.
Kansas' season ended last weekend, when the second-seeded Jayhawks were upset by No. 10 Stanford in the Round of 32.
"He was so coachable, a great teammate," Self said. "As good as he was for us, he's only scratching the surface of what he can do. ... He's a humble, unselfish, team-first guy. He's been an unbelievable ambassador to our program."
Wiggins' game was at times brilliant to watch but often criticized. Few, if any, players have come into college with more expectations. On Monday, Wiggins was named to the Associated Press' All-American Second Team.
"I'm confident I'm ready," Wiggins said. "No one game's perfect. I have a lot work on."
The NBA Draft will be held on June 26.
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Pistons’ Brandon Jennings fined $5,000 for second flopping violation this season
That is a clear flop — and one that got the call, which is why guys do this.
It was a close game, there were three minutes left and the Pistons were up four, when Brandon Jennings had missed a floater and the Bucks’ Jeff Adrien grabbed the board and came down, Jennings was close to him, got brushed, and then fell to the ground.
The referees called a foul on Adrien. By the way, the Pistons went on to win the game (not because of this call, but again, this is why guys flop).
Jennings had been warned for flopping by the league back in December (against the Rockets) so for this one the league hit Jennings with a $5,000 fine.
Four players had already received a flopping fine this season: James Harden, Corey Brewer, Lance Stephenson and Mario Chalmers. Another 22 players have gotten a warning from the league but there is no fine with the first offense.
Last summer David Stern could not get the league’s competition committee to stiffen the flopping fines, so they remain ineffectual. It will be interesting to see if newly minted commissioner Adam Silver has better luck. You know flopping is going to come up as an issue in the playoffs that Silver
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