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BYU guard Zac Seljaas made it known Wednesday that he will play for the Cougars in the 2017-18 season.

Seljaas, a 6-foot-7 rising sophomore, returned home from an LDS Church mission last week after serving for 10 months in Iowa to have his right shoulder examined by physicians after experiencing pain and discomfort due to an injury he suffered midway through his freshman season in 2015-16.

Coach Dave Rose said that Seljaas met with doctors last week and it was determined he does not need surgery.

"But he is in a pretty intense rehab situation for the next two or three months," Rose said. "We expect him to enroll in June with the team and finish his three years here."

Seljaas averaged 7.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists, while shooting 49.4 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from 3-point range, a single-season record for a BYU freshman, in 2015-16. He made 68 3-pointers, third-most for a BYU freshman behind Nick Emery (97) and TJ Haws, who made 76 this past season.

"The most important thing is for him to get healed and to be able to return to just the physical form that he was before he left," Rose told BYUtv. "It is a difficult thing when you incur an injury and you are trying to manage so many different things. I think that Zac just kinda compartmentalized it and said, 'Listen, I am going to go home. I am going to get this thing healed and then let's move on and continue with my career.'

The news comes a week after BYU center Eric Mika declared for June's NBA draft, but he did not hire an agent so he can return to school if he decides to withdraw before the May 24 deadline.

"We expect [Seljaas] to be a big part of the success of next year's team, just like he did a year ago when he was a freshman," Rose said. "He had a great freshman year.

Most church missions last two years. Seljaas reportedly was enjoying his mission and "having a really good experience in the field," and would not have returned to Utah if the shoulder had not been bothering him, a source told The Tribune last week.

"He's a really, really tough kid," the source said. "The pain must have been really significant for him to want to come home to get it fixed."

Seljaas played in 35 games and averaged 19.9 minutes per game. He made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 25 points in a win over Central Michigan and quickly became one of the best 3-point shooters on the team .

He received the Sixth Man Award at the team banquet before leaving for the Des Moines, Iowa, mission May 17, 2016.

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