Returning for his sophomore season proved to be a very wise decision for University of Maryland big man Bruno Fernando, who declared for the upcoming NBA Draft at the conclusion of the Terrapins’ campaign this year.
Not only is this a significant step in Fernando’s basketball career, but it’s shaping up to be a momentous moment in his his homeland Angola as they’ve never produced an NBA draft pick from their country.
With his name all but certain to be called either NBA commissioner Adam Silver or deputy commissioner Marc Tatum on draft night, Fernando credits the improvements he made at Maryland to making this a reality as he told Emily Giambalvo of the Washington Post late last month:
“Coming out of Angola, being here for high school, I was never that player who’s the most talented one, the most skilled player,” Fernando said.