The South Carolina Gamecocks and coach Frank Martin have been anxiously awaiting the end of the 2019 NBA Draft process.

That’s because talented freshman G A.J. Lawson was going through the pre-draft process, but he has now reached a final decision.

As you can see below, the rising sophomore announced via Twitter that he will return to school for the 2019-20 season:

https://twitter.com/ItsAJLawson/status/1133481188805320704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1133481188805320704&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F247sports.com%2Fcollege%2Fsouth-carolina%2FArticle%2FSouth-Carolina-Gamecocks-mens-basketball-AJ-Lawson-returning-2019-NBA-Draft–132385744%2F

Lawson appeared in 29 games in 2018-19, starting 28 of them. He averaged 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He also shot a strong 35.8 percent from beyond the three-point arc.

This is great news for the Gamecocks, who will benefit from having the talented scorer back in Columbia for at least one more year.