Kofi Cockburn is entering the NBA Draft – for real this time.

The All-American went through the draft process after both his freshman and sophomore seasons before ultimately returning to Illinois both times. But this time, he's going to stay in the draft no matter what.

"I'm 100% in now," Cockburn told ESPN. "I'm not going back to college. I'm signing with agent Todd Ramasar. I've tested the waters enough, I'm 100% dedicated to going all the way."

Cockburn finishes a decorated three-year career at Illinois where he was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2020, a consensus second-team All-American in 2021 and a consensus first-team All-American in 2022.

The 7-foot-1 big man was the only player in college basketball to average over 20 points and 10 rebounds per game this season and helped lead Illinois to its first Big Ten championship since 2005.