The best point guard in the class of 2014 will be thousands of miles away from an NCAA campus this season.

Oh well. 

For the uninitiated, Emmanuel Mudiay, 247 Sports' No. 2 overall recruit who had committed to Larry Brown and SMU, announced Tuesday that he will skip college and play professionally overseas. 

Stephane Mudiay provided Sports Illustrated's Luke Winn with a statement on behalf of his brother, explaining the decision: 

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