One of the leading playmakers for the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team is leaving the program.
Kobe King shared this statement on Instagram Wednesday.
Head Coach Greg Gard shared his own statement as well.
Redshirt sophomore Kobe King has announced his intentions to leave the Wisconsin men’s basketball program pic.twitter.com/9g8eOxr9XN
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) January 29, 2020
King, a junior, averaged 10/0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in his 19 games this year.
After scoring in double figures in seven of the Badgers’ first nine games this year, he only reached double figures scoring once in his final four games, with no points in 28 minutes played against Purdue on Friday.
It was the third time this year he didn’t score, despite playing more than 20 minutes on the court.