AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas basketball player Andrew Jones has been diagnosed with leukemia.

Jones’ family released a statement saying:

After undergoing a number of tests and evaluations over the past week, Andrew has been diagnosed with leukemia. He has begun treatments, and we hope everyone will keep him in your thoughts and prayers. This is obviously a difficult situation for our family, and we hope everyone will respect our privacy at this time.

The UT sophomore guard is from Irving, Texas, and was recruited from MacArthur High School. He went through the NBA Pre-Draft Combine in May 2017 but decided to withdraw his name from the draft pool and return to UT for his sophomore season according to his biography on Texassports.com.

“Speaking for our entire team and staff, we love Andrew and will do everything we can to support his family and help him get back to health,” Texas Men’s Basketball Head Coach Shaka Smart said. I want to thank everyone for being respectful of the privacy that the Jones family needs at this time.”

“We know Andrew’s a fighter with a strong family and our thoughts, prayers and support are fully behind them,” University of Texas Vice President and Director of Athletics Chris Del Conte said. “At The University of Texas, we will do everything in our power to provide all of the resources we can to assist Andrew and his family.”