Murray State's Tevin Brown, KJ Williams declare for NBA Draft

Murray State guard Tevin Brown, the No. 81 prospect on ESPN’s big board, announced on Twitter on Thursday that he has decided to enter the 2022 NBA Draft and hire an agent, forgoing his remaining eligibility.

Brown has spent four years at Murray State but had the option of playing one more NCAA season due to a 2020 decision related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a senior in 2021-22, Brown averaged 16.8 PPG, 5.6 RPG and 3.1 APG in 34 games (35.2 MPG), posting a shooting line of .427/.384/.748. Of his 438 total field goal attempts, 276 came from beyond the three-point line.

Brown’s teammate at Murray State, senior forward KJ Williams, also put out a Twitter statement announcing his intentions to enter the draft, though he’ll just be testing the waters for now. Williams was the Racers’ leading scorer, recording 18.0 PPG and 8.4 RPG in 34 games (29.0 MPG).

Here are a few more draft-related updates:

• South Dakota State forward Baylor Scheierman is declaring for the 2022 draft while maintaining his college eligibility, he announced on Twitter. Scheierman, who put up 16.2 PPG, 7.8 RPG and 4.5 APG as a junior this season, ranks right behind Brown on ESPN’s big board, at No. 82.
• Long Beach State senior guard Joel Murray is testing the NBA Draft waters, he announced on Twitter. Murray led the team with 16.7 PPG on .449/.371/.853 shooting in 33 games (32.1 MPG) after transferring from West Texas A&M.
• Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report explores how the introduction of name, image and likeness (NIL) eligibility for college players is impacting the NBA Draft landscape.
• Over at the Ringer, Kevin O’Connor has shared his latest big board and mock draft for 2022.