UK junior Rodrick Rhodes will hold a press conference this morning, but whether the 6-foot-7 swingman will announce his intentions to enter the NBA draft is unclear.
UK coach Rick Pitino announced on March 29, four days after UK's season ended with a loss to North Carolina, that Rhodes planned to attend the NBA's pre-draft camp in Chicago. Rhodes planned to pay his own expenses and maintain his amateur eligibility, leaving the door open for him to return to UK if he chose.
But Rhodes has yet to officially declare, and his sister, Gail Adams, said yesterday that he may or may not do that today.
"I haven't talked to Rodrick in about two weeks," Adams said. "The last time I talked to him, even (going to Chicago) wasn't a done deal. I talked to Coach Pitino a couple of times, and nothing was set in stone.
"As far as I know, he could be coming back to school, but I haven't heard anything from him lately."
Even if Rhodes does declare himself eligible for the draft today, he could return to UK next season if he makes the decision within 30 days after the draft. The team that drafted Rhodes would hold his rights until the season after he left UK.
Rhodes, a native of Jersey City, N.J., came to UK as one of the nation's most highly recruited high school players, but despite scoring more than 1,000 points in his career, he has been plagued by inconsistency throughout his career.
He had his best season as a sophomore, averaging 14.6 points on 43.6 percent shooting. This season, his scoring average dropped to 12.9 points per game, while his field goal shooting fell to 39 percent.
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