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Iowa men’s basketball loses Keegan Murray to the NBA, but has ample talent returning, starting with Keegan’s brother, Kris Murray.

Despite not hearing his name called during Thursday night’s NBA draft, former Northern Iowa standout AJ Green has verbally agreed to terms on a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.

General manager Monte McNair raved about Keegan Murray Thursday night after the Sacramento Kings selected him with the No. 4 overall pick in the NBA Draft.

About 50 people showed up at Cedar Rapids Prairie High School Thursday night for a NBA Draft party. They didn’t have to wait long to hear former Hawk Keegan Murray’s name get called as the fourth-overall pick, to the Sacramento Kings.

See photos from the NBA Draft watch party at Cedar Rapids Prairie, where Keegan Murray was an all-state basketball player. The Sacramento Kings picked him with the No. 4 overall selection Thursday night.

Keegan Murray became the highest-drafted player in Iowa men’s basketball history when the Sacramento Kings took him with the No. 4 overall pick.

See photos from Keegan Murray’s time with the Cedar Rapids Prairie and Iowa basketball programs.

Here’s a look at the top three likely landing spots for Keegan Murray in Thursday’s NBA Draft, with the realization a late trade could upend things.

Iowa’s Keegan Murray started his NBA lottery pick story at Prairie High in Cedar Rapids.

If Keegan Murray goes in the top five picks of Thursday’s NBA Draft, he will be highest-drafted Hawkeye ever. Ricky Davis in 1998 was Iowa’s last first-round pick.

The last player from Cedar Rapids to be taken in an NBA draft will be smiling as the next one gets announced Thursday night. Russ Millard, a second-round NBA draft pick in 1996, was a big part of some big Iowa wins.

Keegan Murray's parents made Cedar Rapids their home, and soon their city will claim an NBA first-round draftee.

Now former UNI standout AJ Green picked pro basketball over a return to college, either at Iowa State or Duke. He said he’s ready for this next challenge.

Northern Iowa men’s basketball standout AJ Green told The Gazette on Wednesday that he will remain in the NBA Draft, indicating his career with the Panthers is over.

Iowa forward Kris Murray won’t participate in next week’s NBA Draft Combine but will remain an early entry in the draft. He’ll wait until the June 1 deadline to decide his future plans.