Reid Travis, who led Stanford in scoring and rebounding last season, is leaving school, but not for the NBA.

Travis announced Wednesday that he had decided to skip the NBA draft and instead transfer to another school.

Kentucky and Villanova are the leading contenders for the 6-8 forward. ESPN, citing multiple sources, said Kentucky is the favorite.

Wherever he goes, Travis, as a graduate transfer, will be eligible to play immediately.

Travis informed Stanford coach Jerod Haase of his decision Tuesday night, according to ESPN. It is a significant blow for the Cardinal, which was in line to return five of its top seven players from a 19-win team.

Reid Travis was in position to be the Pac-12 Player of the Year next season. His loss isn't just huge for Stanford; it's huge for the Pac-12 as a conference. — Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 30, 2018

Travis averaged 19.5 points and 8.7 rebounds for the Cardinal last season. He was a two-time All-Pac-12 selection at Stanford and is 16th on the school’s career scoring list with 1,427 points.

After the season, he announced his intention to enter the NBA draft, but did not retain an agent, thus preserving his right to return to school. In a three-paragraph statement Wednesday, Travis said after much thought over “the last few months,” he came to the decision that “my best option is to return to college for my fifth and final year of eligibility.”

In the second paragraph, he dropped the other shoe, saying that he had decided to “transfer to another institution, one that will continue to align with my academic and athletic interests.”