PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, more big news emerged from the BYU men’s basketball program as star forward Yoeli Childs announced he was declaring for the NBA Draft.
Childs, who averaged 21.2 points and 9.7 rebounds per game during his recently-completed junior campaign, has foregone his senior year of eligibility. He confirmed on his Twitter account Wednesday afternoon that he will sign with an agent and declare for the 2019 NBA Draft on June 20.
Childs confirmed that he is grateful for what his coaches and teammates did for him over the course of the past three seasons at BYU.
Furthermore, Childs also stated on his Twitter account that the program’s retired head coach, Dave Rose, led “with class and passion.” He also confirmed Rose taught him many valuable lessons “through his compassion, hard work and service.”
This is the third consecutive season that the Cougars have seen their leading scorer depart from the program.
