The deadline is looming for early entrants to withdraw from the 2024 NBA draft and retain their NCAA eligibility. Those players have until the end of the day on Wednesday to formally remove their names from this year’s draft pool if they hope to resume their college careers.
A number of prospects are taking that route, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, who tweets that two-time All-Big East Villanova forward Eric Dixon is among those who are withdrawing from the draft to return to school. Dixon averaged 16.6 points and 6.5 rebounds with a .465/.346/.862 shooting line in 30.6 minutes per game across 34 appearances for the Wildcats in 2023-24 and will rejoin the program for his super-senior season in ’24-25.
Former Tulane guard Sion James, who is transferring to Duke and former Drexel big man Amari Williams, who is transferring to Kentucky, are among the other seniors will who will take advantage of their year of extra eligibility due to COVID and play college ball for another season, per Rothstein. Cincinnati center Aziz Bandaogo, who will remain with the Bearcats after being named the WAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2023-24, is also withdrawing from the draft.
Here are several more of the latest draft withdrawals, via Rothstein:
- Guard DJ Davis is transferring from Butler to Washington for his super-senior season (Twitter link).
- Forward Frankie Fidler is transferring from Omaha to Michigan State for his senior season (Twitter link).
- Guard A.J. Hoggard is transferring from Michigan State to Vanderbilt for his super-senior season (Twitter link).
- Forward Igor Milicic Jr. is transferring from Charlotte to Tennessee for his senior season (Twitter link).
- Forward Great Osobor is transferring from Utah State to Washington for his senior season (Twitter link).
- Forward JT Toppin is transferring from New Mexico to Texas Tech for his sophomore season (Twitter link).
- Forward Terrance Williams II is transferring from Michigan to USC for his super-senior season (Twitter link).
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