Cody Riley Rumors
Ryan Ward: Lakers having a few players in for draft workouts. July 7 draft workout participants: Giorgi Bezhanishvili – Illinois Matt Coleman III – Texas LJ Figueroa – Oregon Alan Griffin – Syracuse Jason Preston – Ohio Cody Riley – UCLA
06 Jul 21
UCLA’s basketball roster remains in flux after redshirt junior forward Cody Riley and senior guard Chris Smith submitted their names for NBA draft consideration while preserving their ability to return next season.
Jon Rothstein: UCLA’s Cody Riley will enter the 2021 NBA Draft while retaining his eligibility, per a school spokesman.
Thuc Nhi Nguyen: Cody Riley has withdrawn from the NBA draft. #UCLA gets all three of its freshmen back from the draft.
Cody Riley could give new meaning to being one and done. The UCLA freshman forward who played in one exhibition game before a shoplifting scandal led to a season-long suspension was on a list of 236 players who filed as early entry candidates for the NBA draft. The 6-foot-10 Riley is not believed to have hired an agent, preserving his ability to return for what would be a redshirt freshman season.
