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Oklahoma Sooners star point guard Trae Young is leaving his team after just one year.
Young, 19, has announced he will declare for the 2018 NBA draft. The news is hardly surprising, as Young astounded in his first season at Oklahoma. He led men’s Division I basketball in both points (27.4) and assists (8.7) per game.
The Sooners didn’t fare well in this year’s NCAA Tournament, however. Oklahoma was eliminated after an opening-round overtime loss to Rhode Island.
That loss wasn’t Young’s fault, however, as one reporter from BleacherReport noted:
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The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Young has already been predicted by several NBA pundits to be a top pick in this year’s draft.
“Before I start to move forward, I feel obligated to stop and take a look back,” Young told ESPN.
Young also said he regrets not being able to help Oklahoma win a national championship.
The 2018 NBA Draft will be held June 21 at the Barclays Center in New York.
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