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UK freshman center Demarcus Cousins has hired an agent, John Greig, according to Yahoo Sports.

"There are NBA teams that have done their homework on DeMarcus, and if the lottery ball bounces right, he could be the No. 1 pick," Grieg told Yahoo.

Cousins is the first Wildcat declaring for the draft to hire an agent.

In a statement released by UK Wednesday night, Cousins had this to say.

"Coach challenged me to grow on and off the court this season. I believe my game expanded along with my maturity. This year was the most fun I've ever had playing basketball and a lot of it had to do with the support I got from our fans."