Florida State Seminoles guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes announced Tuesday that he will declare for the 2016 NBA draft as he seeks to gain more information regarding his pro prospects.
Rathan-Mayes' official announcement came on Twitter, where he noted that he won't hire an agent in order to maintain his collegiate eligibility:
Rathan-Mayes ranks 27th among all sophomores in the DraftExpress database, but the site's latest mock draft doesn't have him projected to be selected after he suffered a statistical regression during the 2015-16 season.
After ranking ninth among all Atlantic Coast Conference players with a 14.9 points-per-game scoring average as a freshman, Rathan-Mayes managed just 11.8 points per game, while all his other numbers either flatlined or dipped slightly.
Beyond his basic box-score numbers declining, Rathan-Mayes also watched his advanced numbers sink as the Seminoles failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament. The sophomore's player efficiency rating dropped from 15.6 to 15.1 from 2014-15 to 2015-16, and Dr ...
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