RENO, Nev. Nevada junior guard Ramon Sessions has decided to forgo his senior season and stay in the 2007 National Basketball Association Draft, he announced Friday.
“After giving it a great deal of thought, I have decided to forgo my senior season,” Sessions said. “I truly enjoyed my experience at the University of Nevada. Playing at Nevada has opened many doors for me, including this one, and it is now time for me to pursue my dream.”
Sessions was a second-team All-WAC selection and one of 17 finalists for the 2006-07 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award this year. He led the team in assists for the third consecutive season and ranked second in the WAC with 4.68 assists per game. This season, he also ranked third on the team and 14th in the WAC in scoring at 12.3 points per game.
“Ramon was a terrific player for us and is a great young man. The NBA has been his dream, and we wish him the best of luck in pursuit of that dream,” Nevada head coach Mark Fox said. “His decision is not an uneducated one. The NBA has been very helpful and honest in providing information to us. Ramon feels that it is time to take the next step. We will continue to support him and wish him luck as he moves forward.”
In his three seasons at Nevada, Sessions helped the Wolf Pack to three WAC regular-season championships and three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. He finishes his career ranked second in the Wolf Pack career record books with 478 assists and ninth with 113 steals. The 2005 WAC Freshman of the Year, Sessions also scored 850 points in his career.
Sessions had announced his intention to declare for the NBA Draft on April 19 but did not hire an agent to maintain his collegiate eligiblity. He participated in the NBA Pre-Draft Camp in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., earlier this month and had until the underclassmen deadline of Monday, June 18 to make his decision to remain in consideration for the draft.
The 2007 NBA Draft will be held on June 28 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
