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Arizona freshman Bayless heading to NBA

Guard averaged a team-high 19.7 points, projected to be lottery pick

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 20: Jerryd Bayless #0 of the Arizona Wildcats reacts after hitting a three pointer against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the first round of the West Regional as part of the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the Verizon Center on March 20, 2008 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona freshman guard Jerryd Bayless has decided to enter the NBA draft.

Athletic department spokesman Tom Duddleston confirmed Bayless' decision Saturday.

Bayless has been projected as a lottery pick. He averaged a team-high 19.7 points.

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