11:20am: Jon Rothstein of FanRag Sports and ESPN’s Jeff Goodman (Twitter links) have each independently confirmed that Huerter will remain in the draft.
11:15am: Maryland sophomore Kevin Huerter plans to keep his name in the 2018 NBA draft rather than withdrawing and returning to school, sources tell Jeremy Woo of SI.com (Twitter link).
Huerter himself tells Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog.com that his decision isn’t official yet, but Zagoria hears from a source that the prospect is expected to sign with Priority Sports for representation (Twitter links).
Huerter, the 20th-ranked player on Jonathan Givony’s big board at ESPN.com, is perhaps the most notable prospect who has yet to announce a decision leading up to today’s deadline. Within his latest mock draft, Givony writes that Huerter has “really helped himself” during the pre-draft process with strong showings at the combine and during team workouts, so it’s no surprise that the 19-year-old guard is expected to go pro. Givony has Huerter going 19th to Atlanta in his latest mock.
In his second year with the Terrapins in 2017/18, Huerter boosted his numbers across the board, averaging 14.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG, and 3.4 APG. He also posted a very respectable .503/.417/.758 shooting line.