 On 12 March 2019, Jón Axel was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year as well as being selected to the First-team All-Atlantic 10 after averaging 17.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game for the season.In April 2019, Jón Axel declared for the 2019 NBA draft.In May 2019, he had workouts with the Sacramento Kings and the Utah Jazz.