Former five-star recruit and Kentucky freshman Kahlil Whitney is leaning towards bypassing his college eligibility to put his name into June’s NBA Draft, a source tells 247Sports.

Whitney, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound forward, announced he would transfer from Kentucky on Jan. 24. Whitney’s camp fielded calls from a host of schools, and initially indicated that transferring was his first option, but since things have changed.

Whitney averaged 3.3 points and 1.7 rebounds through 18 games at Kentucky this past season. Whitney made 34.1-percent of his field goals attempt and connected on four of 16 three-pointers.

Coming out of high school, Whitney ranked No. 11 overall and as the No. 2 small forward in the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Whitney, a standout at Roselle (N.J.) Catholic, was selected for the McDonald’s All-American game and was part of Kentucky’s No. 1 ranked recruiting class.