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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Jahii Carson earned first-team All-Pac 12 honors as a freshman and sophomore. (Ralph Freso/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arizona State sophomore guard Jahii Carson officially declared his intention\u00A0to enter this year's NBA draft on Wednesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carson, a two-time All-Pac-12 first team selection, averaged 18.6 points 4.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds this season while leading the Sun Devils to a 21-12 record and their first NCAA appearance since 2009. He earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors after averaging 18.5 points and 5.1 assists in 2012-13.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carson made his announcement via Twitter and a press release from the school.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CAfter discussing all my options with my family, teammates and coaches, I have decided to enter the 2014 NBA Draft,\u201D Carson announced. \u201CMy time at ASU has helped me mature as a student, athlete and person and has prepared me to take this next step in my career. I cannot thank Coach Sendek enough for allowing me to be a part of such an incredible Sun Devils community and I look forward to cheering on my teammates and all their future success.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GOLLIVER: Regular-season report cards for all 30 NBA teams&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arizona State coach Herb Sendek said via the press release that he and Carson discussed his options and decision, and wished him well:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CJahii and I discussed his decision to enter the NBA Draft, and while our program will miss him, I know he is ready to start his professional career,\u201D said Sendek. \u201CJahii made an incredible impact on our program over the past two seasons and was a huge part of the success we achieved as a team. I know I speak for the entire Sun Devils community when I say we are wishing Jahii and his family all the best in the future.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The decision was expected after Carson and Sendek acknowledged his departure early last month.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carson has been\u00A0projected to be a late first-round or early second-round pick.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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