After two years in Lexington, Immanuel Quickley is off to the NBA as the Kentucky sophomore guard has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft.

The former McDonald’s All American Game participant arrived in Lexington after being rated as one of the nation’s top prospects and developed from a quality bench player his freshman season into one of the best scorers in the nation by his sophomore season in John Calipari’s Kentucky program.

Quickly was named SEC Player of the Year by the league’s coaches and All-SEC following his sophomore season in which he averaged 16.1 points per game and managed to score in double figures for the Wildcats in 20 straight games to end the season.

During his college career, Quickly appeared in 67 total games and made 27 starts, 20 of which came during his sophomore season in Lexington.

Quickly announced his decision to leave for the 2020 NBA Draft with the following message to Kentucky and Big Blue Nation: