TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State freshman guard Malik Beasley announced Monday night that he will enter the NBA draft.
The 6-foot-5 Beasley was third among freshmen in scoring in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season, averaging 15.6 points per game. He was second on the team in scoring behind fellow freshman Dwayne Bacon as both were selected to the conference's all-freshman team.
Beasley was eighth in the conference in free throw percentage (.813) and 10th in field-goal percentage (.471). He scored in double figures in his first 24 games, which was the second-best start in conference history. Georgia Tech's Stephon Marbury has the record at 26.
Beasley is the first player in Florida State history to enter the draft after only one season in school.