James Blackmon Jr. won't return to Indiana, staying in NBA draft

Posted May 7, 2017
New Indiana coach Archie Miller will not have the luxury of inheriting a Hoosiers roster populated with an overload of NBA talent. Junior guard James Blackmon Jr. has decided to stay in this year's draft pool. His Indiana career is over, and with this move he becomes the third Indiana player to sign an agent this spring, joining O.G. Anunoby and Thomas Bryant. (CBS Sports)

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