Marquese Chriss Declares for 2016 NBA Draft: Latest Comments and Reaction

March 23rd, 2016 by Adam Wells Leave a reply »

After a terrific freshman season at the University of Washington, highly touted forward Marquese Chriss will enter the 2016 NBA draft.   

On Wednesday, Chriss confirmed his decision to leave school after one season on Twitter:



This is either a good or bad day for Huskies basketball, depending on the perspective, as Christian Caple of the Tacoma News Tribune noted Chriss and Dejounte Murray declared for the draft on the same day. 

Murray released a statement as well on his decision: 



Chriss doesn't figure to be on the board long when June's draft rolls around. Washington's athletics website lists him at 6'9" and 225 pounds, and the California native averaged 13.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while also shooting 53 percent overall. 

Mike Schmitz of The Vertical tweeted out some of the highlights from Washington's NIT game against San Diego State that had NBA scouts buzzing:



According to Sports Illustrated's Jeremy Woo, SI.com ranked Chriss as the No. 10 overall prospect on ...

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