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 width=>>Arizona's Ashley, Hollis-Jefferson To Enter NBA Draft

Arizona junior Brandon Ashley, the team's second-leading scorer this past season, and sophomore forward Rondae Hollis- Jefferson will leave school early to enter the NBA Draft.

The 6-foot-9 forward, who averaged 12.2 points and 5.2 rebounds to help the Wildcats earn a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, made the announcement on Wednesday.

Hollis-Jefferson led Arizona in rebounds (6.8) and blocks (0.8), while ranking third in scoring (11.2) and steals (1.2), as a sophomore in 2014-15.

During his two years at the school, Hollis-Jefferson led the team to a 67-9 record, two Elite Eight appearances, two regular-season Pac-12 championships and a Pac-12 Tournament title. The Chester, PA native averaged 10.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.9 blocks and 0.9 steals in 27.0 minutes per contest during his time at the school.

Ashley averaged 10.3 points over three seasons. He missed the last two months last year after suffering a foot injury but returned to play in 38 games this season.

>>UNLV Freshman To Declare For NBA Draft

UNLV freshman Rashad Vaughn, the team's leading scorer this past season, announced Wednesday that he will declare for the 2015 NBA Draft.

The 6-foot-6 guard averaged 17.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 23 games for UNLV before a knee injury in February forced him to miss the rest of the season.

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