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Several Notable NCAA Players Withdraw From 2024 NBA Draft

May 30, 2024 8:26 AM

The NCAA's deadline for players to withdraw as Early Entry Candidates for the 2024 NBA Draft was Wednesday, May 29. Several notable players chose to withdraw and to return to playing college basketball.

  • Jonas Aidoo - Arkansas (transferring from Tennessee)
  • Michael Ajayi -Gonzaga (transferring from Pepperdine)
  • Somto Cyril - Overtime Elite (will enroll at Georgia)
  • Johnell Davis - Arkansas (transferring from Florida Atlantic)
  • Coleman Hawkins - transfer portal
  • Arthur Kaluma - transfer portal
  • Alex Karaban - UConn
  • Xaivian Lee - Princeton
  • Caleb Love - Arizona
  • Baba Miller - Florida Atlantic (transferring from Florida State)
  • Matthew Murrell - Mississippi
  • Ugonna Onyenso - transfer portal
  • Hunter Sallis - Wake Forest
  • Payton Sandfort - Iowa
  • Mark Sears - Alabama
  • Jarin Stevenson - Alabama
  • Jamir Watkins - transfer portal

The deadline for all other players to withdraw as Early Entry Candidate from the 2024 NBA Draft is June 16.

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Caleb Love Withdraws From 2024 NBA Draft, Returns To Arizona For Final NCAA Season

May 29, 2024 9:47 PM

Caleb Love is withdrawing from the 2024 NBA draft to return to Arizona for his final collegiate season.

Love spent his first three seasons at North Carolina before transferring to Arizona last season. Love led Arizona to the Pac-12 regular-season championship in his first season in Tucson, averaging 18.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists en route to Player of the Year honors in the conference and third-team All-America selection by the Associated Press. 

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Tags: Caleb Love, Arizona Wildcats, NCAA, NBA, NBA NBA Draft, NBA Draft General, NBA Draft Withdrawals

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KJ Lewis To Return To Arizona For Sophomore Season

May 19, 2024 11:03 PM

KJ Lewis withdrew from the NBA Draft and will return to Arizona for his sophomore season.

Lewis is ranked No. 19 in ESPN's 2025 draft rankings.

Lewis averaged 6.1 points and 3.1 rebounds during his freshman season. 

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Tags: K.J. Lewis, NBA, NBA NBA Draft, NBA Draft Withdrawals

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