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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Tyler Ennis (right) is leaving\u00A0Syracuse after just one season to enter the NBA draft. (Elsa/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Syracuse freshman guard Tyler Ennis has\u00A0declared for the 2014 NBA draft.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"I'd like to thank coach [Jim] Boeheim, the coaching staff, my teammates and the amazing fans of Syracuse for the opportunity to play at a great university like Syracuse,\" Ennis said in a prepared statement. \"I feel this experience has helped prepare me to fulfill my lifelong dream \u2013 to play in the NBA.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His decision to leave college was first reported by\u00A0ESPN.com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ennis, 19, averaged 12.9 points, 5.5 assists and 3.4 rebounds in 35.7 minutes per game this\u00A0season, earning Second Team All-ACC and All-ACC Freshman Team honors.\u00A0He tallied 16 points and six assists in Syracuse's first-round victory over Western Michigan in the NCAA tournament and registered 19 points and three assists in a second-round loss to Dayton.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sports Illustrated\u2019s&lt;/em&gt;\u00A0Chris Mannix placed\u00A0Ennis at No. 7 in\u00A0his latest big board, which was released in February.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NBA executives love playmakers like Ennis who excel in the pick-and-roll. Ennis isn't a great shooter, but he protects the ball (3.68-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, ninth in Division I), is rarely rattled and appears to be most comfortable in high-pressure situations. Point guard has become the NBA's most valued position, and Ennis has the makeup of a very good one.A native of Toronto, Canada,\u00A0who attended high\u00A0school in New Jersey, Ennis is listed at 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds and currently ranks No. 15 on DraftExpress.com's Top 100 and No. 9 on Chad Ford's Top 100.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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