Baylor guard Tounde Yessoufou has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and committed to St. John's for next season, sources told Shams Charania of ESPN.
Yessoufou was viewed as a potential first-round pick.
The former McDonald's All-American averaged 17.8 points and 5.9 rebounds as a freshman last year.
Freshman center Malachi Moreno will withdraw his name from the NBA Draft and return to Kentucky next season.
Moreno was projected to be selected No. 36 by ESPN.
Moreno, who started 30 games, averaged 7.8 points and 6.3 rebounds and was selected to the All-SEC Freshman Team.
John Blackwell has withdrawn from the 2026 NBA Draft as an Early Entry Candidate. Blackwell will now transfer from Wisconsin to Duke for his senior season.
Blackwell was seen a potential late second-round pick, but was more likely to go undrafted. With a big senior season at Duke, Blackwell could improve his draft stock into the second round or even late in the first round of the 2027 NBA Draft.
As a junior for the Badgers, Blackwell averaged 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. The 6-foot-4 guard shot 38.9% on 7.3 three-point attempts per game.
With the Blue Devils, Blackwell will replace some of the scoring and shooting that Duke is losing with Cameron Boozer and Isaiah Evans headed to the NBA.
Center Rueben Chinyelu is withdrawing as an Early Entry Candidate from the 2026 NBA Draft. Chinyelu announced on social media that he's returning to the University of Florida for his senior season.
As a junior for the Gators, Chinyelu averaged 10.9 points, 11.2 rebounds and a block per game. The 6-foot-10 center performed well at the NBA Draft Combine but wasn't guaranteed to be picked in the first round of this year's draft. With a big season for Florida, who should be a favorite to win the 2027 National Championship, Chinyelu could vault his stock into first-round territory.
Guard Elliot Cadeau is withdrawing from the 2026 NBA Draft and returning to Michigan. for his senior season. Cadeau started in all 40 games that the Wolverines played in on their way to the national championship.
The 6-foot-1 guard averaged 10.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game as a junior. Cadeau transferred to Michigan for last season, after starting his career with two years at North Carolina.
NCAA players who declared as Early Entry Candidates have until May 27 to withdraw from the draft and return to college basketball.
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