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Kansas F Silvio De Sousa Opts Out of Upcoming Season

Kansas senior forward Silvio De Sousa has elected to opt out of the 2020-21 college basketball season to focus on "some personal issues," De Sousa announced on Twitter Friday.

“I have a lot of things weighing on my mind and need to address these by taking time for myself and stepping away from basketball,” De Sousa wrote. “This was not an easy decision, but it’s the best thing for me to do right now.”

De Sousa added in his statement that he does not know "what my next plan will be right now," adding that it was "not an easy decision to leave the basketball program.