COLUMBIA - Missouri junior Jabari Brown announced Wednesday he will enter his name into the 2014 NBA Draft.
The news comes two days after teammate Jordan Clarkson announced he will also forgo his final collegiate season.
"This was a step I needed to take in order to make the most educated decision possible with regards to my NBA opportunities," Brown said. "My time here at Mizzou has been incredible. This is a special place and a second home for me. However, I must approach this looking at the bigger picture. This is a decision that impacts my family as well and that is most important to me."
DraftExpress.com rates Brown as the 11th best junior and lists him as a second-round pick in this summer's NBA Draft.
Brown's father, David, is also battling Stage IV adenocarcinoma.
"Jabari's approach to life and basketball is so impressive," Missouri coach Frank Haith said. "So many things right now point for him to enter the draft, hire an agent and move forward, but he will do the due diligence in this process and then make the decision best for him and his family.
"I am really proud of Jabari and know Tiger fans are too with how he has conducted himself in the face of such great adversity this year."
The decision by Brown makes the Oakland, Calif., native eligible for feedback from the Association office and gives him the opportunity to sign with an agent or return to Missouri for his senior season. Underclassmen have until April 15 to withdraw their name from consideration and retain collegiate eligibility.
A first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection, Brown was the SEC's leading scorer this season, averaging 19.9 points in 35 total games. He also paced the league with 20.7 points in 18 league contests.
Brown finished with 19 20-point games, which was the most in a season for the Tigers since Anthony Peeler in 1992.
In 25 games as a sophomore after transferring from Oregon, Brown averaged 13.7 points in 24 starts.
Brown, Clarkson and Earnest Ross, who has used all of his college eligibility, combined to score 51. 4 points per game this season, with Missouri averaging 72.9 points per game as a team.
Clarkson's father, Mike, is also battling cancer.