Jarrett Culver: 'I Haven't Thought About' 2019 NBA Draft After Loss to Virginia

Texas Tech sophomore shooting guard Jarrett Culver said following Monday's 85-77 overtime loss to Virginia in the national championship game that he is undecided about whether he will enter the 2019 NBA draft. 

According to Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News, Culver was noncommittal when asked about his basketball future: "The decision is yet to be made. All season I just focused on my team and trying to win the national championship, so I haven't thought about that any. Now the season is over, I'll take time with my family and coach and consider my future."

Culver, who was named the 2018-19 Big 12 Player of the Year, finished with 15 points on 5-of-22 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and five assists in Monday's loss to the Cavaliers.

The 20-year-old Lubbock, Texas, largely struggled in what could be his final collegiate game, as he allowed Virginia's De'Andre Hunter to hit a game-tying three with 12 seconds left in regulation before trying and missing an ill-advised three of his own a few seconds later:

As Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman pointed out, the Final Four as a whole showcased some of the weaknesses in Culver's game:

In addition to Monday's performance, Culver shot just 25.0 percent and finished with 10 points against Michigan State in the Final Four. He also shot a disappointing 26.3 percent for 19 points in the Elite Eight versus Gonzaga.

Even so, Culver had a great season overall, as he shot 46.1 percent from the field and averaged 18.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Culver is an elite athlete who excels at both ends of the floor, but he falls just short of being a truly complete player because of his shooting struggles. After shooting a solid 38.2 percent from three as a freshman, that number dropped to 30.4 percent during his sophomore campaign.

In his first 2019 NBA mock draft following Virginia's win over Texas Tech in the national championship game, Wasserman predicted that Culver will go No. 7 overall to the Memphis Grizzlies.

If Culver does declare for the 2019 draft, it is difficult to envision Chris Beard's Red Raiders making another deep NCAA tournament run next season since the team's third-, fourth- and fifth-leading scorers (Matt Mooney, Tariq Owens and Brandone Francis) are all graduating seniors.