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Kentucky men’s basketball freshman Justin Edwards declares for 2024 NBA Draft

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Kentucky men’s basketball freshman Justin Edwards declared for the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday.

He announced the decision via Instagram.

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Edwards came to Kentucky as a five-star prospect out of Imhotep Institute, a charter school in Philadelphia. He was the No. 3 national recruit and the No. 1 small forward and Pennsylvania recruit.

While he struggled to live up to his hype for most of the season, he came into his own in the back half, finishing with an average of 8.