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Michigan basketball's Franz Wagner enters the NBA draft

Franz Wagner's college career appears to be over.

The Michigan basketball star declared for the NBA draft Tuesday after two productive years in Ann Arbor.

The decision does not come as a surprise: Wagner is commonly projected as a first-round draft pick, considered entering the draft last offseason and has always been considered a future NBA player dating back to his youth career in Germany.

The 6-foot-9, 220-pound wing was one of the best all-around players in the Big Ten this season as a sophomore. Wagner started all 28 games, averaging 12.