Brazdeikis Announces He's Staying In NBA Draft

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97.1 The Ticket -- Ignas Brazdeikis is officially gone from the University of Michigan.

The 6-foot-7 forward announced via Twitter on Tuesday he is keeping his name in the NBA Draft.

"To coach Beilein and the rest of the coaching staff who brought me in and gave me the opportunity to play for the best university in the world, I will always be in debt to them," he said on Twitter. "They taught me so many skills on and off the court that I will have for the rest of my life."

Forever thankful....〽️ pic.twitter.com/ZKxmDdy36S

— Ignas Brazdeikis (@_iggy_braz) May 21, 2019

Brazdeikis averaged 14.8 points and 5.4 rebounds in his freshman season at Michigan, helping lead the team to a program-best 17-0 start and an eventual trip to the Sweet 16.

Projections have Brazdeikis going in the mid-to-late second round in next month's draft. ESPN's latest two-round mock draft had him pegged at 40th to the Sacramento Kings, while NBADraftNet has him going 49th to the Spurs.

Fellow Wolverines Jordan Poole and Charles Matthews are also set to keep their names in the draft.