After an up-and-down rookie season with the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, former Kansas University standout Ben McLemore is back in Lawrence.
The talented 6-foot-5 shooting guard already has logged offseason minutes in Allen Fieldhouse, of course, working on his game — McLemore averaged 8.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, shot 37.6% from the floor and made 32% of his 3-pointers in his first year in the league.
The 21-year-old met with reporters Thursday to discuss not only his crash course in professional basketball, but his reason for returning to the campus where he spent two years and played one season of basketball for KU.
As McLemore tweeted out, finishing his education is a substantial part of his summer focus.
Some thoughts on finishing my degree. #strive4success http://t.co/oClYjEbhmQ
— Ben McLemore (@BenMcLemore) May 8, 2014
The KU athletics department provided some highlights from McLemore’s session with local media.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-rDGbVdv9w
Look for much more on McLemore and his first season in the NBA Friday on KUsports.com.
