Cheick Diallo thanks fans in letter announcing decision to turn pro

By Staff     May 16, 2016

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Kansas forward Cheick Diallo (13) pulls down an offensive rebound during the first half on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Hey, everyone. You’ll never believe this. Cheick Diallo is entering the NBA Draft.

This obviously isn’t news [at this point][1], but we do have Diallo’s somewhat official statement on the matter as of Monday afternoon.

The big man who spent one season at Kansas tweeted out a letter regarding his decision to sign with an agent and forego his college eligibility.

> “After spending the last couple of
> weeks thinking about my future,”
> Diallo stated in his Twitter message,
> “I took the decision to enter the 2016
> NBA Draft, and signed with an agent
> today.
>
> “It was not an easy call, but time has
> come for me to take that step up to
> the next level and make my goal of
> joining the NBA come true.”

Diallo details his unlikely life path from Kayes, Mali, to where he is now in the open letter, which includes thank-yous to those he encountered along the way.

The gregarious post player also thanks his fans, and declares himself “a Jayhawk for life.”

> “This is the first step of many more
> to come,” Diallo says in the closing
> paragraph, “and I am looking forward
> to the new challenges with confidence
> and determination.”

Read Diallo’s entire letter below.

[1]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2016/may/16/self-not-surprised-diallos-decision-stay-nba-draft/

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