GLENDALE, AZ - APRIL 03: Isaiah Hicks #4 and Tony Bradley #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels compete for the ball against Josh Perkins #13 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the 2017 NCAA Men's Final Four National Championship game at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Steppig - Pool/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

Surprising UNC star declares for NBA Draft minutes before the deadline

This came out of nowhere.

The deadline to declare for the NBA Draft was Sunday night and Scout is reporting that North Carolina's Tony Bradley just beat the deadline to get his name in the pool. The 6'10", 240-pound post player was highly efficient in his time on the court, averaging 7.1 points and 5.1 rebounds a game in just 14.1 minutes of action.

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The kid with the 7'4" wingspan has not signed with an agent yet though and could return to UNC so long as he withdraws his name from the NBA Draft by May 24. Bradley was a five-star recruit coming out of high school and was the No. 17 overall player in the 2016 class according to ESPN. He's projected as a low end first round pick because of his limited time behind Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks in UNC's rotation.