NC State freshman guard Terquavion Smith is entering the 2022 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility, he tells Jonathan Givony of ESPN. Smith, who currently ranks No. 39 on ESPN’s big board of 2022 prospects, said he’ll make a final decision after getting feedback on his draft stock.
“I will be working out for teams and seeing how high I can get in the draft,” Smith told ESPN. “I’m signing with a NCAA certified agent to maintain my eligibility. I want to be taken with a high pick — top 20. I want to be able to contribute effectively to an NBA team.”
In his first college season, Smith started 25 of 32 games and averaged 16.3 PPG, 4.1 RPG and 2.1 APG. The 19-year-old, who made 36.9% of 8.1 three-pointers per game as a freshman, told Givony he models his game after NBA players like Jordan Poole, De’Aaron Fox and Anfernee Simons — “guys who are electric off the bounce, who can create their own shot and shoot the ball.”
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