Lonnie Walker of Miami will declare for the NBA draft and hire an agent, he announced on Twitter.
The 19-year-old freshman averaged 11.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists during his lone season with the Hurricanes. A 6’4″ guard, he is considered a potential lottery pick and is ranked 15th by ESPN’s Jonathan Givony in his latest list of the top 100 prospects.
“The University of Miami exceeded my expectations,” Walker said in his announcement. “… I’ve made friends and memories that will last a lifetime and can’t thank anyone but the man above for giving me such an amazing experience.”
He played against my high school in the state playoffs a few years ago so I got to see him in person and it was insane. That said, he looked pretty inconsistent this year, so I feel like another year at school might have been good for him.