Indiana junior forward Troy Williams will remain in the NBA Draft and sign with agent Stephen Pina of ASM Sports, sources confirmed to SNY.tv.
The 6-foot-7 Williams averaged 13.3 points and 5.8 rebounds last season at Indiana. He is currently projected as the No. 48 pick in 2017 by DraftExpress.com.
Pina and ASM have also signed former Seton Hall guard Isaiah Whitehead and former Syracuse guard Malachi Richardson. All three players spent time together at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago.
“I want to show I can be a great defender,” he told the Pacers’ Website during a recent workout. “If I stay in the draft I don’t have to come in and be a scorer automatically to find my way on the floor.”
Meantime, 6-4 Indiana sophomore guard James Blackmon Jr. withdrew from the NBA Draft and will return to campus. Blackmon, who averaged 15.8 points and 4.2 rebounds, will remain with a strong team that includes forward Thomas Bryant and guards Robert Johnson, Josh Newkirk, Curtis Jones and Devonte Green.
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