Justin Jackson Declares for 2017 NBA Draft After Junior Season at UNC

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Following three seasons with the North Carolina Tar Heels, Justin Jackson is headed to the pros.

Jackson announced the move Thursday in an interview with Scout.com's Sherrell McMillan.

When asked about the difficulty of passing up his senior season with UNC, Jackson discussed what he'll miss about being a Tar Heel:

It kind of hit me last night. I think the biggest thing is my two roommates, Luke (Maye) and Kenny (Williams). I'm going to miss those guys like crazy. We do pretty much everything together - if we're not doing school work or playing basketball, it's going to eat or going to the movies or whatever. Knowing that I'm not going to be around here and they're…