Auburn junior point guard Jared Harper announced on Twitter that he will forego his senior season and enter the NBA Draft. He will hire an agent, and won’t be eligible to return to school.

Harper averaged 15.3 points and 5.8 assists as a junior this year, leading the Tigers to their first-ever Final Four. He had one season of eligibility remaining.

Harper could still theoretically return to school if he goes undrafted, or chooses to return, assuming he’s invited to the NBA Draft Combine.

Auburn has J’Von McCormick planning to return for his final season in 2019-20. They will also have incoming guard Tyrell Jones, who can run the point for the Tigers.

Harper started all but one game during his Auburn career, and played every game in all three seasons for the Tigers. He declared for the NBA Draft after last season, but returned to AU after testing the waters. Harper is No. 5 all-time in Auburn history with 511 assists. He has 1,427 all-time points in three seasons. Only three Auburn players have 500 assists and 1,000 points. He did it in three years.

Harper is an “undersized 5-foot-11” according to head coach Bruce Pearl, but found himself on NBA Draft boards late in the NCAA Tournament run as someone who could be taken in the mid-to-late second round.

“Jared Harper has been the quarterback of this basketball program for the last three years,” Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said in a statement. “He came here on a promise that together we could help make Auburn basketball relevant. Promises made. Promises kept."