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Keion Brooks to Return to Kentucky, Forgo 2020 NBA Draft

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Kentucky Wildcats forward Keion Brooks Jr. will not be a one-and-done player at the SEC program.

On Tuesday, he announced he will "run it back" during the 2020-21 campaign as a sophomore:

Brooks arrived at Kentucky as a 5-star prospect and the No. 24 overall player in the class of 2019, per 247Sports' composite rankings. He was more of a secondary contributor during his first collegiate season, though, and averaged 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.

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