BYU Guard Egor Demin Declares for NBA Draft
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Egor Demin gave BYU fans some hope, but the heralded freshman will leave BYU after one season in Provo and declare for the NBA Draft. ESPN's Jonathan Givony was the first to report the news. Two sources confirmed the news to me yesterday. Egor will hold a press conference at 10am MT. *Update* Egor announced in the press conference that he has declared for the draft.
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A 5-star player in the 2024 recruiting class, Demin has been unanimously pegged as a first round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and a lottery pick by many pundits. Egor struggled at times during his freshman year, but he was one of BYU's top players as a freshman and a huge part of BYU's Sweet 16 run. For the season, Egor averaged 10.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 5.5 assists. He scored 15 points in BYU's first round win over VCU; nearly had a triple double with 11 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and just one turnover versus Wisconsin to lead BYU to the Sweet 16; and versus Alabama had 15 points and 7 assists.
Egor struggled at times with turnovers and shot 27% from three, but NBA spacing should work in Egor's favor and have GMs see the immense upside that could propel him to the lottery.
With Egor gone, point guard now becomes BYU's top priority to fill this offseason. I'll have a follow up article with some names that I'm watching.
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