PG Quentin Grimes Declares for 2019 NBA Draft After 1 Season at Kansas

Kansas point guard Quentin Grimes declared his eligibility for the 2019 NBA draft on Twitter Wednesday after one season with the Jayhawks. 

Grimes averaged 8.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 36 games, shooting 38.4 percent from the field and 34.0 percent from three.

Head coach Bill Self released a statement regarding Grimes' departure (h/t Gary Bedore and Jesse Newell of the Kansas City Star):

"When we recruited Quentin we knew the chances would be great for him to have the opportunity to declare for this upcoming NBA Draft. Quentin started every game for us and was a key performer in the success we had this past year. 

"As a freshman he went through some highs and lows that, no doubt, will be great preparation for him moving forward. He has represented himself, our school and his family in a manner in we all can be proud of and our entire basketball community should wish him the very best moving forward."

Grimes' decision to enter the 2019 NBA draft is a bit surprising, as he currently looks like a second-round prospect if he gets drafted at all.

Sam Vecenie of The Athletic has Grimes at No. 66 on his big board, while Jeremy Woo of SI.com didn't put him among his top-80 players on March 13. B/R's Jonathan Wasserman didn't have him among his top-75 players back in March either, while ESPN.com has him at No. 80.

It's possible that Grimes could go through the draft process and return to Kansas if he doesn't get positive feedback or if he goes undrafted.

He'd likely be welcomed back to Lawrence with open arms, given that Dedric Lawson also declared for the draft and the Jayhawks currently sit at 55th in 247Sports.com's recruiting rankings for the Class of 2019, without any incoming 5-star prospects at the moment.