What seemed inevitable over the past few weeks is now a reality — Jabari Walker’s time at Colorado is over. The sophomore forward signed with the agency WME Entertainment on Tuesday, signaling that he will be staying in the NBA Draft and confirming what his father, NBA veteran Samaki Walker, told ESPN earlier this month.
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The Texas Tech men's basketball team learned a key piece of the puzzle will be in the mix Wednesday. Fardaws Aimaq, a Utah State transfer, inferred via social media that he will withdraw from the NBA Draft and play collegiately at Texas Tech.
Jeff Goodman: UTRGV’S Justin Johnson and UT Martin’s KJ Simon have both withdrawn from the NBA Draft, they told @Stadium
University of Kansas guard Christian Braun officially announced on social media that he will chose the NBA over returning for one more season as a Jayhawk. Braun, amongst other KU players participated in the NBA combine and evaluation process, felt that the time is now to take his talents to the next level.
Jeff Goodman: Grant Sherfield told @Stadium he will withdraw from the NBA draft and attend Oklahoma this season. Huge news for the Sooners.
Creighton guard Baylor Scheireman will withdraw from the NBA Draft and play in the BIg East during the 2022-23 season, his agent told ZAGSBLOG
Jeff Goodman: Louisiana Tech big man Kenneth Lofton staying in the NBA Draft. Houston was likely going to get him if he went back to college.
Jeff Goodman: Kentucky transfer Keion Brooks will withdraw from the NBA Draft, source told @Stadium. Brooks could have a big year next season, depending where he lands, and is a potential first-rounder.
Jeff Goodman: Rider’s Dwight Murray Jr. has submitted the paperwork to withdraw from the NBA Draft and will return to school, source told @Stadium.
Justin Lewis isn’t about to make a rash decision about his basketball future. Lewis, the Marquette University standout, is contemplating whether to return to college or pursue a career in the NBA. The 6-foot-7 forward is currently testing the NBA waters at this week’s NBA Combine in the Windy City.
Asked at the Combine on Thursday when he’ll make a determination of whether to stay or go, Lewis said, “June 1.’’ That is the NBA’s deadline for players to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility. Unlike the vast majority of players who are currently in the draft and have almost a concrete idea of where they’ll be drafted in the first or second round, there is considerable uncertainty of Lewis’ draft position.
Some NBA officials believe he could sneak into the first round and secure a guaranteed contract, but there are others who are convinced Lewis is a second-round prospect and wouldn’t receive a guaranteed contract. The latter folks contend Lewis would be better served if he honed his skills one more season at Marquette. As such, Lewis isn’t going to make a hasty decision after the combine wraps up this weekend. He still wants to work out for several teams, including the Milwaukee Buck who have the 24th overall election. “It’s going well,’’ Lewis said of the draft process, “but I want to explore all my options.’’
The Boise State men’s basketball team got some good news Wednesday: Marcus Shaver Jr. is coming back. Shaver Jr., who was second on the Broncos last season with 13.3 points per game, announced on social media that he was withdrawing from the NBA Draft and returning to Boise State.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Michigan State freshman G Max Christie will stay in the 2022 NBA Draft and hire an agent, sources tell ESPN. Christie, an All-Big 10 freshman team selection, is participating at the Chicago Pre-Draft Combine this week.
Incoming transfer Johni Broome, who signed with Auburn on April 30, announced Thursday that he is withdrawing his name from the NBA Draft pool. Broome, who spent the last two years at Morehead State, declared for the draft when he entered the transfer portal earlier this offseason and was still among its early entrants when he signed with Auburn at the end of last month.
Leonard Miller, a 6-foot-11 forward in the high school class of 2022, has been reportedly ruled eligible to enter the 2022 NBA draft, according to Jeremy Woo of Sports Illustrated. Miller, who was born in Canada, completed a postgraduate year at Fort Erie International Academy and is currently being recruited by Kentucky and Arizona. He is also considering signing with the NBA G League Ignite for next season.
Texas guard Andrew Jones, whose college basketball career was interrupted for nearly two years by leukemia, has announced he will skip a final season with the Longhorns and turn pro. Jones ranks ninth in scoring in program history with 1,620 points. He announced his decision to enter the NBA draft in a statement posted on social media.
The Colorado Buffaloes’ leading scorer and rebounder is “committed” to leaving the school and turning pro, according to a report. Jabari Walker will not return to the school following his sophomore season, his father and former NBA forward Samaki Walker told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
Jon Rothstein: Davidson's Hyunjung Lee is hiring an agent and entering the 2022 NBA Draft, per his IG page. Significant Atlantic 10 News.
Another Michigan basketball player is going to test the waters of the NBA. Caleb Houstan, the freshman combo guard who started all 34 games for the Wolverines, has declared for the 2022 NBA draft, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported Monday night.
Carter Hill: Virginia Tech forward Keve Aluma is officially going pro. The 6-foot-9, 235-pounder will sign with an agent and enter the 2022 NBA Draft. Leaves Blacksburg as an ACC champion. @3304Sports
Utah guard Both Gach will not take the Covid-year provided by the NCAA in 2023 and instead with pursue the NBA. This opens up another scholarship that head coach Craig Smith can use in his rebuild of the Runnin’ Utes.
Northwestern senior Pete Nance has declared for the NBA Draft, per an announcement posted to the forward’s Twitter account Monday afternoon:
The Ohio native’s decision gives him the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of his father and eldest brother Larry Nance Sr. and Jr., respectively, both of whom achieved success in the Association.
DePaul center Nick Ongenda declared his intention to enter the 2022 NBA Draft this morning. Ongenda intends to still maintain his NCAA eligibility. He has two years of eligibility remaining and can withdraw from the draft to return for next season.
Rider senior Dwight Murray Jr. has declared for the NBA Draft, but will not hire agent, he said in an Instagram post on Sunday. By not hiring an agent, Murray can go through the evaluation process and retain his final season of college eligibility.
Jeremy Woo: Michigan’s Moussa Diabate has entered the 2022 draft while maintaining eligibility to return, a source tells me. The 6’10” Diabate showed flashes of promise as a freshman. His physical tools, motor and defensive versatility give him a chance to rise in the predraft process.
Big 12 Player of the Year Ochai Agbaji is going to the NBA Draft, he announced on Twitter Sunday.
North Carolina sophomore guard Caleb Love has decided he will not test the NBA Draft waters and will return to Chapel Hill for his junior season.
Yannick Nzosa has declared for the 2022 draft. He’ll be the third youngest eligible player.
Baylor guard Matthew Mayer announced that he will enter the 2022 NBA Draft but will retain his eligibility for a possible return to Waco in 2022-23. In 2021, Mayer appeared and started in 33 games, averaging 22.8 minutes per appearance. He averaged 9.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and 1.0 assists per game.
Brazilian forward Gui Santos will enter 2022 NBA draft. He averaged 9.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists this season with Minas.
Ismael Kamagate, a 6-foot-11 center with Paris Basketball in France, will declare for the 2022 NBA draft, his agent, Bouna Ndiaye, told Jonathan Givony of ESPN.
Kansas junior guard Christian Braun has declared for the 2022 NBA Draft. He announced his intent via social media. Braun will retain NCAA eligibility while testing the draft process.
Kane Pitman: Australian 6'9" forward Luke Travers of the Perth Wildcats in the NBL has entered his name in the 2022 NBA Draft, his agent Daniel Moldovan tells @ESPNAusNZ. Travers is a finalist for the Rookie of the Year after an impressive season with Perth.
Jeff Goodman: Duke guard Trevor Keels will declare for the NBA Draft and hire an agent. Will be interesting to see whether he goes in the first round.
Patrick Baldwin Jr. is moving on. The 6-foot-9 forward announced on social media Friday that he is declaring for the NBA draft after a disappointing freshman season at UW-Milwaukee. Baldwin played in just 11 games for the Panthers, who were coached by his father, averaging 12.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists. Patrick Baldwin Sr. was fired after UWM finished 10-21 and 8-14 in the Horizon League in his fifth season as coach.
Duke junior Wendell Moore has declared for the NBA Draft. The 2022 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year finishes his Blue Devils' career as a captain who helped lead his team to the Final Four in his last year in Durham.
NZ Breakers guard Hugo Besson has officially entered this year's NBA Draft. The 20-year-old will join teammate and fellow French 'Next Star' Ousmane Dieng, who last week declared himself available for selection by one of the 30 NBA teams at Brooklyn in June.
Baylor guard Adam Flagler will enter the 2022 NBA Draft process, while maintaining his collegiate eligibility, Flagler announced via social media.
Tyson Etienne’s Wichita State career has come to a close. On Thursday, the sophomore guard declared for the NBA Draft and will forgo his remaining college eligibility.
Gonzaga senior Andrew Nembhard on Thursday announced that he will declare for the 2022 NBA draft and forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility. Nembhard, who was named to the All-WCC first team, averaged 11.8 points, 5.8 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 32 games.
Kentucky freshman Shaedon Sharpe will declare for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. "Shaedon and his family told me that he intends to put his name in the draft while retaining his eligibility, and they have my full support to test the process just as every player does,” UK head coach John Calipari said.
Luca D’Alessandro: Gabriele Procida of @FortitudoBO103 entered his name in the NBA Draft 2022.
UNI junior guard and Cedar Falls native AJ Green has announced that he will enter the NBA Draft and the transfer portal, but won't rule out a return to the Panthers' basketball program.
With a spectacular freshman season in the books, Paolo Banchero has become the newest member of the Blue Devils’ one-and-done club by declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft. The Seattle native announced his decision Wednesday via social media, and is the second member of this year’s roster to announce their departure from the program.
Illinois star big man Kofi Cockburn, a two-time consensus All-American with the Fighting Illini, announced Wednesday he will forgo his remaining college eligibility and is entering the 2022 NBA Draft. Cockburn, a dominant 7-footer, was one of only four players in college hoops last season to average a double-double in points and rebounds, with 20.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.
Jeff Goodman: UCLA’s Johnny Juzang announces he is entering the NBA Draft.
Jon Christon: UCLA guard Jules Bernard announces he is declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft on Instagram. He will not sign with an agent and therefore maintain his one year of collegiate eligibility
BDA Sports International: Fedor Zugic, a 6'6", 18-year-old guard from Montenegro, has declared for the 2022 NBA Draft. @44_fex has played an important role for @ratiopharmulm this season and has had great performances in both the @EuroCup and the @easyCreditBBL.
Kansas forward and 2022 National Champion David McCormack has declared for the 2022 NBA Draft. McCormack posted the news on his social media.
Matteo Spagnolo has become an early candidate for the NBA draft per an announcement by the agency Sigma Sports, which represents him. The 19-years old Spagnolo plays for Vanoli Cremona on loan from Real Madrid and he is having a great season and is averaging 12.2 points (44% in threes), 3.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists.
Brandon Simberg: Jaime Jaquez announces on Instagram he’ll be returning to UCLA for his senior season. Thought ankle injuries limited him a ton and he didn’t shoot it great. But I would have seriously looked at him in round one. If he gets healthy, he’ll be one of the best players in the NCAA.
Memphis freshman Jalen Duren will be entering the 2022 NBA Draft, he told ESPN's Jonathan Givony on Monday. Duren is a projected lottery pick after being named the AAC's Freshman of the Year and earning a spot on the conference's first team.
The SEC's most prolific scorer over the last two seasons will move onto the NBA. Vanderbilt guard Scotty Pippen Jr., a two-time, first-team All-SEC selection and scoring champion, announced Monday that he will enter the 2022 NBA Draft and hire an agent, thereby ending his college career.
Gonzaga Bulldogs sophomore winger Julian Strawther has declared for the 2022 NBA Draft, he announced on social media today. Strawther has not announced whether or not he has hired an agent or is maintaining his eligibility.
Shams Charania: Arizona's 7-foot-1 junior Christian Koloko (@kolokojunior1) – a March Madness breakout player – is turning pro and entering the 2022 NBA Draft: pic.twitter.com/RiiRRIGI03
Dyson Daniels of the G League Ignite has entered the 2022 NBA Draft as an Early Entry candidate. Daniels played one season for the Ignite after coming to the United States from Australia.
Adrian Wojnarowski: France’s 6-foot-10 Ousmane Dieng, an 18-year old projected lottery pick, will enter the 2022 NBA Draft, he tells ESPN: es.pn/3uKKdKY
After a magnificent season with the Baylor Bears, Jeremy Sochan had the decision to go back for his sophomore season or declare for the NBA Draft. The 18-year-old has now made his decision. According to Jonathan Givony of ESPN, Sochan will be declaring for the 2022 draft. He averaged 9.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 25.1 minutes off the bench for Baylor.
After a stellar season Uptown, Tulane point guard Jalen Cook is declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility.
Samford Scoop: Samford PG Ques Glover declares for the NBA Draft while maintaining his collegiate eligibility. Ques averaged 19.2 PPG and 4.4 APG this past season. The deadline to withdraw from the draft is June 1.
A few weeks after Keegan Murray made his decision to enter the 2022 NBA Draft, his twin brother Kris Murray announced his next move on Thursday. The Cedar Rapids native also will enter the draft but will not hire an agent, keeping his college eligibility intact and leaving the door open for a likely return to Iowa for next season.
Croatian players Lovro Gnjidic and Roko Prkacin declared for 2022 NBA draft.
Alabama basketball guard JD Davison has formally declared for the NBA Draft, the rising sophomore announced on Wednesday evening.
Arizona’s leading scorer, the Pac-12 Player of the Year and a consensus All-American, Bennedict Mathurin has declared for the 2022 NBA Draft after two seasons with the Wildcats. He is expected to go in the first round in June.
Saint Peter’s star KC Ndefo will declare for the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility, he told NJ Advance Media. The 6-foot-7 Elmont, N.Y. native is also open to a potential transfer from Saint Peter’s, but will wait to see how the draft process plays out first.
Zvonimir Ivisic has declared for the 2022 NBA draft, his agent told ESPN. Ivisic, 18, after turning pro playing for GKK Sibenka during 2019-20 switched to SC Derby averaging 2.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per AdmiralBet ABA League contest this season.
Memphis forward DeAndre Williams has officially declared for the NBA Draft, he announced via Instagram Wednesday. Williams, by not signing with an agent, will maintain his collegiate eligibility, giving him (and those players that do the same) some wiggle room should he decide to return to Memphis.
Jon Krawczynski: Efe Abogidi, 6-10 C from Washington State, is declaring for the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility, sources tell @TheAthletic. Efe was formerly part of NBA Academy and NBA Africa.
Jon Rothstein: San Francisco's Khalil Shabazz tells me that he's entering the 2022 NBA Draft while maintaining his eligibility.
Jeff Goodman: Marquette’s Justin Lewis declares for NBA Draft, but will maintain eligibility in case he wants to return to college.
Matej Sis: Virginia Tech #Hokies F Justyn Mutts will declare for the 2022 NBA Draft while maintaining college eligibility. ACC Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year averaged 10.1 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks per game this season.
UAB star point guard Jordan “Jelly” Walker announced on social media that he will declare for the 2022 NBA Draft. In his first season with the Blazers, Walker led UAB with 20.3 points a game, which was 16th in the country.
North Carolina State freshman guard Terquavion Smith told ESPN Tuesday he will declare for the 2022 NBA Draft. "I plan on entering my name in the draft and getting feedback," he said. "I will be working out for teams and seeing how high I can get in the draft. I'm signing with a NCAA certified agent to maintain my eligibility. I want to be taken with a high pick -- Top-20. I want to be able to contribute effectively to an NBA team."
Jeff Borzello: UCLA freshman Peyton Watson announced that he is declaring for the NBA Draft and will forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility.
UNC star guard Daylen Kountz entered his name into the NBA draft but has also maintained his eligibility to return to Northern Colorado if teams determine he’s not ready.
Virginia Tech starting center Keve Aluma said in a phone interview Monday that he recently entered the NBA draft but is maintaining his college eligibility, so he could return for a sixth year of college. "I'm still not really sure yet what I'm going to do," Aluma said. Aluma will display his talents for NBA scouts in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament this week.
Morey Hershgordon: AJ Reeves is declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft and will forgo the remainder of his college eligibility. Four years at PC, helped Friars reached new heights. #pcbb @wpri12
Jacob Toppin is weighing his options. And keeping them open. The Kentucky forward will enter the NBA Draft, the school announced Tuesday, but won't hire an agent, retaining his eligibility to return to school for his senior season. The younger brother of former New York Knicks first-round pick Obi Toppin, Jacob showed significant progress from Year 1 to Year 2 at Kentucky.
Adam Zagoria: No decision has been made on Shaedon Sharpe's plans for the future, per a source close to him.
Colin Post: BREAKING: @Mike Miles Jr has decided to return to TCU for a third year. Miles had previously declared for the 2022 NBA Draft, but he will now return to a Frog squad that is returning nearly everyone.
Daily Trojan Sports: #Breaking: @USC_Hoops senior guard Drew Peterson declares for the NBA Draft, he announced in a Twitter post. Peterson will maintain his college eligibility with the Trojans to possibly return next season. He averaged 12.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game last season.
Luca D’Alessandro: Ziga Samar point guard and potential second round pick, is declaring for the NBA draft, his agent Gerard Raventos told ESPN
According to a social media post on the firm's own Instagram account, Alabama senior shooting guard Keon Ellis has agreed to terms with an agent and is signing to EZ Sports as he plans to play professionally going forward.
Serbian forward Nikola Jovic, French shooting guard Malcolm Cazalon and Croatian/Bosnian big man Karlo Matkovic have submitted paperwork to the NBA office to make themselves eligible for the 2022 draft, according to the agent Misko Raznatovic.
