Kansas PG Devon Dotson Declares for 2019 NBA Draft; Return a Possibility

Kansas guard Devon Dotson announced Friday that he has filed the paperwork needed to enter the 2019 NBA draft. 

According to ESPN.com's Jonathan Givony, Dotson released a statement in which is suggested that returning to Kansas for his sophomore season is still a possibility:

"After careful consideration with my family and coaches, I have decided to test the waters and enter into the 2019 NBA draft process. I feel it's a great opportunity to obtain feedback from NBA personnel to make fully informed decisions regarding my basketball future. Based on new rules, I will hire an agent and move forward while retaining my complete college eligibility. I would like to thank God, my family, coach [Bill] Self, the entire coaching staff and teammates, along with the fans of the University of Kansas for their continued support."

As a freshman with the Jayhawks in 2018-19, Dotson averaged 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, while shooting 48.2 percent from the field and 36.3 percent from beyond the arc.

Devon Dotson with the And-1

The 6'2" point guard was a consistent contributor for Kansas down the stretch last season after guard Lagerald Vick left the team. With Vick gone, Dotson was the Jayhawks' top offensive threat aside from forward Dedric Lawson.

In Kansas' Big 12 Championship Game loss to Iowa State, Dotson registered 17 points and three assists. Then, in the Jayhawks' first-round win over Northeastern in the NCAA tournament, Dotson delivered 18 points and two assists.

Dotson's season ended with 13 points and three assists in a second-round loss to Auburn. He shot 50 percent or better from the field in each of those contests.

When Dotson committed to Kansas, 247Sports rated him as a 5-star prospect and the No. 21 overall player in the 2018 class. Dotson was also the No. 4 point guard.

Dotson was not listed among the top 75 draft-eligible players on Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman's latest big board in March, and Wasserman did not have him coming off the board in the first round of his post-NCAA tournament mock draft.

Per Givony, Dotson is ranked 72nd in ESPN's draft rankings, which puts him in undrafted free agent territory should he opt against returning to school.