One name was conspicuous by its absence from UK’s announcement Wednesday about Brandon Knight, Terrence Jones and DeAndre Liggins entering this year’s NBA Draft.
There was no mention of wing Darius Miller, a catalyst in UK’s late-season surge.
“He still has not made up his mind,” his father, Brian Miller, said after UK’s announcement. “He’s weighing the pros and cons.”
A moment later, Brian Miller said of Darius, “Really, he likes school. He wants to finish out, I think.”
The elder Miller cautioned against leaping to a conclusion that Darius Miller will definitely return to UK next season, which would be his senior season.
But Miller added to that impression when he playfully tweeted, “I would like to take this time to announce that I’m declaring for the 2011 NBA draft………………. On my xbox season”
Sunday is the deadline for underclassmen to enter their names in the 2011 NBA Draft, which will be held June 23.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
