Antetokounmpo thanks Dayton after deciding to ‘start a new chapter’

Freshman forward played one season with the Flyers

Credit: David Jablonski - Staff Writer

Credit: David Jablonski - Staff Writer

Kostas Antetokounmpo announced his departure from the University of Dayton on Twitter on Thursday night, hours after an official press release by the university.

Antetokounmpo, a 6-foot-10 redshirt freshman forward, plans to explore his options in the NBA, Dayton coach Anthony Grant said Thursday. He left school with six weeks left in the semester.

Antetokounmpo spent two years at UD. He committed to Dayton in June 2016 three days after visiting the campus. He ranked 89th in the class of 2016, according to Rivals.com.

In October 2016, the NCAA ruled Antetokounmpo a partial qualifier, and he wasn't able to play in his freshman season. He started practicing with the team in January 2017. He missed most of the summer workouts and preseason practices because of an injury he suffered in Greece but was healthy by the start of the season and appeared in 29 games, averaging 5.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game.

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