COLUMBUS, Ohio — Duane Washington Jr. played some of the best basketball of his Ohio State career down the stretch last season. That turned out to be the lasting memory he left as a Buckeye. Per multiple reports, Washington will remain in the 2021 NBA Draft and will forgo his final season of eligibility. Washington averaged a team-high 16.4 points per game last season while shooting 41% from the field and 37.4% from 3-point range. He surged in the four-game run to the Big Ten Tournament championship game, averaging 23 points per game. Washington declared for the NBA Draft on April 9, but retained the option to return for his senior season. After attending the NBA combine and the G-League Elite Camp — as well as workouts with individual teams — Washington opted to make the jump. E.J. Liddell, another OSU underclassman who declared for the draft with the option…
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