South Carolina's PJ Dozier to remain in draft, hire an agent

South Carolina sophomore PJ Dozier will remain in the NBA draft and sign with an agent, he announced on Monday.

Dozier confirmed the news in a post to his Instagram account:

God has blessed me with so many opportunities and continues to do so! I've always been taught to capitalize on every opportunity! With the support of my family and Coaching Staff, I'm excited to continue to pursue my dreams and will be entering the 2017 NBA Draft and signing with an agent. I cannot express in words how much I appreciate everyone who has supported me thus far in my playing career. About two years ago, I made one of the best decisions of my life; to stay home and play for one of the greatest institutions with the best fans in the nation! I am so grateful for Coach Frank and my teammates for these last two years and for helping to set me up for future success on the next level. I wouldn't have wanted to make history and share the Final Four experience with another group of individuals who I will forever consider family! Gamecock Nation you have been nothing short of amazing. You all put the "LIFE" in the Colonial Life Arena! I can't wait to continue to represent my program and University throughout my professional career. 🐔🤙🏽🏀#ForevertoThee #Blessed&HighlyFavored #MTCoM #Grateful

A post shared by PJ Dozier (@dozier_kid) on Apr 17, 2017 at 12:59pm PDT

The 6-foot-6 guard averaged 13.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists this past season and helped lead the Gamecocks to the Final Four. They lost to Gonzaga in the national semifinals.

This is a huge hit for Frank Martin and South Carolina, which already lost two other starters on the perimeter: leading scorer Sindarius Thornwell and Duane Notice.