Fox declares for draft

Kentucky freshman De’Aaron Fox will enter the NBA Draft and hire an agent, becoming the first of several Wildcats underclassmen who could leave after reaching the Elite Eight this season. The 6- 3 guard is a possible NBA lottery pick and was expected to make this move. Fox said in a statement Monday he thinks “I’ve had a pretty good freshman season through the guidance of our coaching staff and I think it’s

time for me to live out my dream.” He scored a career- high 39 points against UCLA in the South Regional semifinals, the best by a freshman in NCAA Tournament history. Fox finished as Kentucky’s second- leading scorer, averaging 16.7 points and leading the team in assists. He also had Kentucky’s second triple- double and first since December 1988 when he had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Arizona State last fall. He made The Associated Press’ and SEC coaches All- SEC first team and earned Most Valuable Player honors at last month’s SEC Tournament. The Wildcats lost the South

Regional final 75- 73 to top- seeded North Carolina on Luke Maye’s last- second shot. Bliss resigns from SW Christian

Coach Dave Bliss has resigned from Southwestern Christian ( Okla.) following the release of a film looking at the men’s basketball scandal at Baylor that included the death of a player at the hands of a teammate. University President Reggies Wenyika said Monday the NAIA school in Bethany, Okla., would seek “new leadership in a manner that is consistent with the university’s beliefs, standards and policies.” In 2003, Bliss stepped down at Baylor after it was revealed he encouraged players to lie about a Bears player who had been killed by a teammate. Bliss was trying to cover up NCAA violations involving Patrick Dennehy after he was murdered by Carlton Dotson. A recent documentary on Showtime includes Bliss’s assertions that Dennehy was a drug dealer. Bliss was 40- 28 in two seasons at Southwestern Christian and went 21- 13 in 2016- 2017.