Kemba Walker Expected to Enter NBA Draft, Projected to Be First-Round Pick

by Associated Press on Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 6:02PM

STORRS, Conn. — Connecticut has called a news conference for Tuesday with guard Kemba Walker, and it is expected the junior star will announce that he will enter the NBA draft.

Walker, who led UConn to its third national championship, is projected as a first-round pick, and coach Jim Calhoun said he has advised Walker to forgo his senior season. But with a lockout looming, Walker has so far left his options open.

“It would be a lot of fun if I came back,” he said last week. “These guys are my brothers and I love them. So, if I have an opportunity to come back, it would be special.”

Walker averaged almost 24 points and five assists per game in leading UConn to a 32-9 record, including an 11-0 run through the postseason. He accounted for 45 percent of his team’s points.

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