Victor Oladipo and Tom Crean slowly walked to midcourt at Assembly Hall together on Tuesday afternoon, sharing a few words before addressing the waiting media.
The usually ebullient Oladipo had a serious demeanor as coach Crean talked about what Oladipo had meant to Indiana University’s basketball program.
Then it was Oladipo’s turn, to make it official.
“I will be growing and going on and entering the NBA Draft,” he said.
Oladipo’s decision wasn’t entirely unexpected. He entered the season as an NBA prospect but raised his stock dramatically with a year that saw him win several individual awards.
He was the Sporting News National Player of the Year, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Co-Defensive Player of the Year with Kansas’ Jeff Withey.
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The usually ebullient Oladipo had a serious demeanor as coach Crean talked about what Oladipo had meant to Indiana University’s basketball program.
Then it was Oladipo’s turn, to make it official.
“I will be growing and going on and entering the NBA Draft,” he said.
Oladipo’s decision wasn’t entirely unexpected. He entered the season as an NBA prospect but raised his stock dramatically with a year that saw him win several individual awards.
He was the Sporting News National Player of the Year, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Co-Defensive Player of the Year with Kansas’ Jeff Withey.
More...