Julian Jacobs Declares for 2016 NBA Draft: Latest Comments and Reaction

USC point guard Julian Jacobs officially announced his decision to forgo his senior season and enter the 2016 NBA draft on Thursday.

Jacobs told ESPN’s Jeff Goodman that he has hired an agent and will forego the rest of his college eligibility.

It was first reported by Shams Charania of The Vertical on March 31 that the 6’4″ native of Las Vegas planned to declare for the draft, although it was unclear at that point if he would hire an agent.

Charania tabbed Jacobs as a likely second-round pick, but added that he has a legitimate chance to push his way into the first round based on pre-draft workouts.

Jacobs is coming off his best collegiate season by far, as he averaged 11.6 points, 5.5 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game for an Andy Enfield-coached Trojans team that returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010-11.

USC fell to Providence in the first round, but Jacobs certainly did his part with plays such as this impressive reverse dunk:

Julian Jacobs turns around and throws down! #MarchMadness …

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