JC recruit Malou skipping Iowa St. for NBA draft

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AMES, Iowa — Emmanuel Malou, one of the nation’s top junior college prospects when he signed with Iowa State in November, is heading to the NBA without ever playing for the Cyclones.

Iowa State announced Wednesday that Malou, a 6-foot-9 forward from Melbourne, Australia, will skip his remaining college eligibility and enter the NBA draft. He had turned down Arizona, Kansas and Oregon in favor of the Cyclones, transferred to a local community college and sat out the 2015-16 season in hopes of getting his academics in order.

However, he now has signed with an agent and will pursue a professional career.

“I know that it is going to …

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