Wharton High School product Darin Green Jr., now a freshman at the University of Central Florida (UCF), has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft, while maintaining his college eligibility.
The 6-foot-4 guard played in 30 games for UCF this season, averaging 10.1 points per game and pacing the team in 3-point percentage (41.7%) and 3-pointers made (68).
He made the draft announcement on his social media accounts.
Green Jr. — like other underclassman who declare for the draft — has the option to return to the college hoops ranks if he withdraws his name for the draft by June 15.
The 2020 NBA Draft is scheduled for June 25 at the Barclays Center in New York City, but this is subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Green Jr., played four years of varsity hoops at Wharton, becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer and named the 2018-2019 Hillsborough County Player of the Year, among other accolades.
