Woolridge to leave Kansas

Friday, April 15, 2011

In the fourth defection from Kansas in the last eight days, Royce Woolridge will transfer to another school to continue his college career. It is still up in the air as to which school.

With Josh Selby's Thursday announcement that he would enter the NBA draft, Woolridge had an outside chance at earning legitimate playing time next year for Kansas, but he told ESPN that he thought leaving the Jayhawks would be the best move for him.

"It's tough having to leave the program because I feel like all the players are family, my brothers," Woolridge said. "We've been through a lot. I'm going to miss them. I'm going to miss Kansas. I'm going to miss everything about it. But sometimes you have to do what's best for yourself."

Woolridge saw an average of 2.8 minutes in 16 games this year, and average 0.6 points.

— Edited by Brittany Nelson

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