Indiana University Athletics
James Blackmon Jr. Withdraws From NBA Draft
5/25/2016 12:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - Indiana University men's basketball player James Blackmon, Jr. has withdrawn from the 2016 NBA Draft and will return for his junior year with the Hoosiers.
Blackmon, Jr. missed the final 22 games of last season after having knee surgery in early January. He averaged 15.8 points in 13 games and shot 46.3 percent from three-point range as the Hoosiers ended the year with a final No. 9 ranking in the USA Today Coaches Poll, a Sweet Sixteen appearance in the NCAA Tournament and an outright Big Ten Championship.
Blackmon, Jr. missed the final 22 games of last season after having knee surgery in early January. He averaged 15.8 points in 13 games and shot 46.3 percent from three-point range as the Hoosiers ended the year with a final No. 9 ranking in the USA Today Coaches Poll, a Sweet Sixteen appearance in the NCAA Tournament and an outright Big Ten Championship.
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