Kansas guard Malik Newman will try to capitalize on an impressive end to the season by declaring for the 2018 NBA draft, per Matt Tait of KUSports.com.
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"My two years here was everything that I asked for," Newman said, per Tait. "My redshirt year, I had a chance to develop and Coach Self took me under his wing and really prepared me. This year, I had a chance to come out and play and this was the plan, to try to put myself in position to chase my dream.