No player raised his stock more than Newman during the NCAA tournament than Kansas sophomore guard Malik Newman, who averaged more than 22 points.<\/b>
\nKansas guard Malik Newman has decided to hire an agent and head for the NBA, the Jayhawks announced in a release Wednesday.
No player raised his stock more than Newman during the NCAA tournament. The 6-3 sophomore guard averaged more than 22 points during the postseason, including a career-high 32 in an overtime victory against Duke in the Midwest Region final in Omaha.
\u00ab\u00a0Malik has done everything that we had agreed to,\u00a0\u00bb Kansas head coach Bill Self said. \u00ab\u00a0He came to Kansas and knew after a redshirt year he would hopefully put himself into a position to be a professional basketball player after one year competing. He had a terrific season this year and was one of the best players in the NCAA tournament. I think this is good timing for Malik. We wish nothing but the best for him and appreciate all his efforts. We all know his best basketball is still ahead of him.\u00a0\u00bb
Newman, who transferred to Kansas after one year at Mississippi State, averaged 14.2 points and 5.0 rebounds a game.
\u00ab\u00a0First off I want to thank God for the opportunity,\u00a0\u00bb Newman said. \u00ab\u00a0I want to thank Coach Self and the coaching staff for giving me this opportunity to come to Kansas. I definitely want to thank my teammates. The journey with these guys has been nothing short of amazing. My two years here was everything that I asked for. My redshirt year, I had a chance to develop and Coach Self took me under his wing and really prepared me. This year I had a chance to come out and play and this was the plan, to try to put myself in position to chase my dream. I sat down and talked with Coach Self and my family and this is the best time to do it. With that being said, I’ll forego my junior year at Kansas and I will put my name in the NBA Draft and plan on signing with an agent.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

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