University of Kentucky basketball player Julius Randle responses to reports claiming he has decided to declare for the NBA draft.
Sports Illustrated reports that Randle took to Twitter to address the rumors about whether or not he will return to the University of Kentucky for another three years or declare for the upcoming NBA Draft. ESPN reported that Randle was declaring for the draft, however according to Randle the report by ESPN is false.
Idk who reported what but I haven't made up my mind about the draft yet. Haven't even talked to my family about it. So it's all false.
— Julius Randle (@J30_RANDLE) April 9, 2014
Randle, who is a freshman at the University of Kentucky, averaged 15 points and 10.4 rebounds in his first year. Randle and the rest of the University of Kentucky basketball team are just coming off a tough loss from Monday's national championship game against the University of Connecticut. In the national championship game Randle scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds.
The Dallas Morning News reveals that Randle's mother Carolyn Kyles also denies the ESPN report saying that her son has chosen to declare for the NBA Draft. Kyles says, "Julius just sent a tweet to clear it up. We have not talked about it yet. He’s coming home this weekend to talk about it."
Image courtesy of Julius Randle's Twitter page