Illinois sophomore guard Ayo Dosunmu announced on Twitter Thursday that he is declaring for the NBA Draft after being named first-team All-Big Ten and leading the Illini to a No. 21 final national ranking in his second season in Orange and Blue.
The 6-5, 185-pound guard averaged 15.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game over two seasons at Illinois. As a sophomore in 2019-20, he checked in at 16.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while shooting 48.4 percent from the field.
AYO DOSUNMU | 2019-20
- First-team All-Big Ten (media & AP)
- USBWA All-District V Team
- Second-team All-Big Ten (coaches)
- NABC second-team All-District 7
- Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 24)
- Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (Feb. 13)
- Jay Bilas Co-National Player of the Week (Jan. 27)
- Started all 30 games he participated in, missing one to injury
- Led team and ranked fifth in the B1G in scoring at 16.6 ppg
- Scored at least nine points in all but one game, with 26 double-figure outings and eight 20+ point performances
- Averaged 19.7 points over the last six games, and 18.1 points over his last 15 games
- During his final 15 games, scored at least 15 points 13 times and was the team's leading scorer 10 times
- Top guard listed in the B1G field goal percentage ranking at 48.4% to stand sixth
- Led team in assists, ranking 11th in B1G with 3.3 apg
- Seventh in the B1G in free throw shooting at 75.5%
- Game-high 17 points and hit 3-pointer with 1:28 left and two free throws with :4.5 left to clinch win over Indiana (March 1)
- Game-high 24 points, including floater with 16 seconds left to seal win at No. 9 Penn State (Feb. 18)
- Career-high 27 points and hit game-winning jumper with :00.5 left at Michigan (Jan. 25)
- First career double-double with 18 points and career-high 11 assists in win at Purdue (Jan. 21)
- Game-high 18 points with seven rebounds in win over Rutgers, scoring Illini's last eight points in final two minutes (Jan. 11)
- Team-high 18 points with six assists and hit step-back 3-pointer with :46 left to clinch win at Wisconsin (Jan. 8)
- Preseason Honors: Wooden and Naismith Award watch lists, Cousy Award candidate (top point guard), third-team All-America (Sporting News, Athlon Sports, Dick Vitale), fourth-team All-America (Blue Ribbon Year Book), All-Big Ten (conference media, Blue Ribbon, Athlon)
