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Arkansas’ Darius Acuff Jr. declares for the NBA draft after his record-setting freshman season

By The Associated Press

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Darius Acuff Jr. of Arkansas has declared for the NBA draft after a freshman season in which he was a consensus first-team All-American and the nation’s third-leading scorer.

Acuff, who made his announcement Wednesday on ESPN, was Associated Press SEC player of the year and winner of the Bob Cousy Award as the nation’s top point guard.

Acuff joined Pete Maravich as the only players in Southeastern Conference history to lead the league in scoring (23.5 per game) and assists (6.4 per game) in the same season. His 44% shooting from 3-point range ranked 10th nationally.

He averaged 30.3 points in the SEC Tournament to lead the Razorbacks to their first title since 2000, and he scored the most points by a freshman in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament with 60.

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Tennessee forward Nate Ament declares for the NBA draft after 1 season

By The Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee forward Nate Ament declared Thursday that he's heading to the NBA draft after one season in college. Ament helped the Volunteers go 25-12 and to a No. 12 ranking in the final AP Top 25 poll with a third straight Elite Eight berth in the NCAA Tournament. The 6-foot-10, 207-pound Ament started all 35 games he played, and he ranked second in scoring 16.7 points a game. He averaged 6.3 rebounds per game, as well. He announced his intentions in an Instagram post, saying the support from his Vol family is a huge reason why he has this opportunity. “I promise to always represent the Vols with the upmost pride,” Ament wrote. “This University means more to me than just basketball — to me it's a place I call home. I might've only been here a year but I'll remember this year for the rest of my life.”
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