Weber State’s Jerrick Harding Withdraws From NBA Draft
May 28, 2019, 5:02 PM
Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
OGDEN, Utah – After testing the NBA waters, Weber State guard Jerrick Harding has decided to return to school in 2019.
The incoming Wildcat senior made announcement in a graphic on his Twitter account.
“I will continue to work endless towards by dream of playing in the NBA,” said the graphic in Harding’s words. “With that being said… I’ll be back for my senior season at Weber State. I can’t wait to go to war with my teammates his upcoming season.”
#WEAREWEBER 😈 pic.twitter.com/jRJ48wPerE
— DEONTRE ™️ (@JHarding_10) May 28, 2019
Harding announced on April 10 that he would be exploring an NBA evaluation with the support of his coach at Weber State, Randy Rahe. He was not invited to the NBA Draft Combine and it was not reported whether or not he worked out for any team in the process.
In his career at Weber State, Harding has been named an All-Big Sky Conference First-Team selection twice. He averaged 21.4 points on 47.1 percent shooting from the field and 36.6 percent from beyond the arc last season. The year before, Harding averaged 22.0 points per game while shooting at 53.0 percent from the field and 42.5 percent from 3-point land.
Last season, Weber State finished with a 18-15 record and did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Utah State’s Neemias Queta also announced his return to school on Tuesday after participating in the NBA Draft evaluation process.
