Joseph Young, Oregon’s junior guard, tweeted Tuesday afternoon that he will forego the NBA draft and stay at Oregon for his senior year.

Great talk w/ the fam. Decided the best thing for me is to get my Degree and play my last year as an Oregon Duck #1moreyear #Ducknation

— joeyoung (@joeyFlapps3) April 8, 2014

Young, a transfer from Houston, had a standout junior year in which he led the Ducks in multiple categories. Not only did he lead Oregon in points per game with 18.9, he led the Ducks in minutes played (31.1), steals per game (1.3) and free throw percentage (88.1 percent).

The return of Young gives Oregon a solid core of returners at the guard position with Young and juniors-to-be, Dominic Artis and Damyean Dotson from a team that finished 24-10 overall and 10-8 in the Pac-12.

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