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Keion Brooks testing NBA Draft waters

Kentucky Wildcats junior forward Keion Brook Jr. is entering the 2022 NBA Draft, he announced Monday. Brooks added he plans to keep open the option of returning to school. The deadline to return to school is June 1st.

Players can submit paperwork to receive evaluations from the NBA and participate – if invited – in the 2022 NBA Draft Combine, which takes place May 16th-22nd.

“First off, I would like to thank God for blessing me and putting me in this position,” Brooks said in a press release. “Secondly, I would like to thank all my teammates and coaches along the way for helping me prepare and pushing me to be the best player I can be.