Source: BYU star freshman Demin to enter draft

• Jonathan GivonyApr 8, 2025, 09:58 AM ET

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BYU freshman guard Egor Demin will get in the 2025 NBA draft, a source told ESPN on Tuesday.Demin, the No. 12 possibility in ESPN’s NBA draft forecasts, was called to the Big 12 All-Freshman team after balancing 10.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.5 helps in 27.5 minutes per game.Demin assisted BYU make the Sweet 16 for the first time because

2011, completing 26-10. Demin had a few of his best games of the season in 3 NCAA tournament games, posting 15 points, 7 assists, 2 takes and 1 turnover in what proved to be the final game of his profession against Alabama in Newark, New Jersey.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Demin, 19, took an unconventional pathway to the draft. He was born in Moscow but relocated to Spain to play for Real Madrid as a 15-year

old, becoming among the best potential customers in European basketball. BYU paid over a million dollars in NIL, including his buyout to complimentary him from his agreement with Genuine Madrid and bring him to Provo, Utah, shortly after working with Kevin Young as head coach off the Phoenix Suns ‘bench.Demin began at point guard all season for BYU and became among the most special players in the college game, efficient in threading remarkably imaginative passes all over the flooring at 6-foot-9.

He finished 4th in the Big 12 in assists, but had a hard time at times with border shooting, turnovers and defense, making the steep shift from European basketball to the greatest levels of the NCAA. At his size, few players share his upside in this draft class with his top-level flashes of skill, court vision and feel for the game, and his encouraging end to the season bodes well for his long-lasting outlook.The NBA draft integrate will be held May 11-18 in Chicago, and the draft will be June 25-26 in New York.Jonathan Givony is an NBA draft specialist and the creator and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a personal searching and analytics service used by NBA, NCAA and International teams.