NBA draft withdrawal due date: Bama stars, UConn strength, NIL effect

Might 30, 2024, 09:30 AM ET

With the 2024 NBA draft less than a month away (June 26-27), the draft pool solidified more Wednesday with the death of the NCAA’s due date for guys’s college basketball players to choose whether to forgo their college eligibility by remaining in the draft or go back to school.NBA groups and college programs were provided reasons to celebrate as noteworthy players such as Bronny James, Alex Karaban, David Jones, Caleb Love and Mark Sears made choices about their basketball futures. The feedback players received from the NBA draft combine and pro day workouts, as well as the effect of NIL deals from numerous programs, played major roles in whether potential customers decided to go professional or return to schools that are primed for champion runs.Also of note, the NBA’s final due date for early entrants to withdraw their names from the draft pool is June 16, a date that a lot of impacts international players, who aren’t under the exact same limitations as college players.So which schools benefited the most from players going back to their programs? Who is more than likely to rise up the NBA draft board in 2025? Are the UConn Huskies in position to go for a three-peat? ESPN college basketball expert Jeff Borzello and ESPN draft experts Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo share their responses to these sticking around questions.Which school is the greatest winner after the withdrawal due date?