Ben Simmons, the Australian-born talent that had an up-and-down season for the Louisiana State University Tigers told ESPN late Sunday night that he will be hiring an agent and entering the 2016 NBA Draft.
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Unfortunately for Jones and fans of LSU, that future was never likely to include their most talented player, Ben Simmons, and now it’s official. Despite that, the phenomenal freshman averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game during his lone season at LSU.
He became only the ninth LSU men’s basketball player to earn first-team All-America honors from one of the recognized teams and first since Glen Davis helped the Tigers reach the Final Four in 2006.
“He’s taking a break (from basketball) right now”, David Simmons said.
Sports Adrian Wojnarowski that Simmons intends on signing with Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, the LeBron James-funded sports agency. “I don’t think they stopped until the season was over”.
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