Terrico White will forgo his final two years of eligibility and remain in the NBA draft.

White is projected as a likely second-round pick with the potential to play his way into the first as the draft process evolves over the next month.

"My family and I have decided that it is best for me to stay in the upcoming draft," White said in a statement Wednesday. "This was a very tough decision to make. I would like to thank all of the coaching staff for giving me the chance to play at Ole Miss and for everything they have done for me over the past two years. I really love it at Ole Miss, and I will always be a part of the Ole Miss family. It really hurts for me to go, but this is what's best for my family."