Brandan Wright, freshman forward for North Carolina will announce he is declaring for the NBA Draft on Monday afternoon at a 4 p.m. ET news conference, according to his former summer coach.

Wright is projected to be the third choice in the June draft by RealGM.com.

"I'm proud of him," said Jimmy Oden Sr., who coached Wright for five years with the Murfreesboro Stars. "He put in the time."

"It was a tough decision because he's a kid that's about education," he added.