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Mizzou's Kobe Brown staying in NBA draft, closes door on college career

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kobe Brown’s college career is officially over.

Missouri’s All-Southeastern Conference forward and four-year starter has chosen to stay in the NBA draft rather than use his final year of college eligibility, he announced Wednesday on social media, about five hours before the 10:59 p.m. CT deadline for players to pull out of the draft and return to college.

"What's up, Mizzou? Man, these last four years have been some of the best years of my life," he said in a video posted on Twitter and Instagram. "I really enjoyed playing for the Black and Gold.