BYU freshman Egor Demin declares for NBA draft

BYU freshman point guard Egor Demin announced Tuesday he will enter the 2025 NBA Draft.

He leaves the Cougars after 33 games and averages of 10.6 points, 5.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals.

Demin, a Moscow native, was selected to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.

He made the announcement on social media.

"Thank you to all of my coaches, all of my teammates and all of the Cougar Nation for everything amazing that happened this year," he said in a 35-second video. "It's hard for me to express how much love I have to this place. I wanted to announce that I've decided to do the next step in my career and put my name in the 2025 NBA Draft. ... I'm a Cougar forever. This place is always going to stay in my heart."

Thank you, BYU ?? pic.twitter.com/Gg3WMY3N3m

— Egor Demin (@whoisegor3) April 8, 2025

He landed in Provo, Utah, by way of Spain, where he moved at age 15 to play for Real Madrid. BYU paid a reported $1.5 million buyout to the Spanish club to sign the 6-foot-9 guard.

ESPN projects that he will be a first-round pick, somewhere in the range of Nos. 11-20.

Had he stayed at BYU, he would have teamed with incoming freshman AJ Dybantsa, a 6-foot-9 forward from Massachusetts who spent his senior season at Utah Prep. He is the No. 1 player in the 2025 class, per 247 Sports.

BYU finished the 2024-25 season with a 26-10 (14-6 Big 12) record and lost to Alabama in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.

--Field Level Media