Two-time champion Karaban returning to UConn

• Jonathan GivonyApr 29, 2025, 10:57 AM ET Close NBA draft analyst and author
  Joined ESPN.com in July 2017
  Founder and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a personal scouting and analytics service utilized by NBA, NCAA and international teams

UConn power forward, Alex Karaban, a two-time national champ for the Huskies, withdrew from the NBA draft and will return for his senior season, a source informed ESPN.The due date to get in the NBA draft was Saturday at 11:59 ET, and Karaban at first sent his name to the NBA for addition on the early-entry list. Upon further reflection, Karaban elected to withdraw and return to Storrs for his last season of eligibility.The last list of early-entree prospects for the NBA draft was sent out to teams by the league Tuesday. “After deliberating the last couple of weeks

with my coaches and household about my future, I’ve understood that my heart remains in Storrs, and I have incomplete company to go after another championship game with my bros,”Karaban said in a statement published to social networks.”Let’s run it back one last time!”pic.twitter.com/B3icAijFHN!.?.!— Alex Karaban(@AlexKaraban)April 29, 2025 Karaban was most recently

forecasted as the No. 35 prospect in ESPN’s NBA draft rankings, providing him a reasonable opportunity of working his method into first-round factor to consider with a strong predraft process.Karaban won back-to-back national championships in 2023 and 2024, shooting 39%from 3, but his shooting fallen back in a bigger function this season to 35%.

UConn dealt with point player play, losing in the NCAA tournament round of 32 to eventual nationwide champ Florida 77-75. Karaban likewise went into the 2024 NBA draft, going to the NBA combine and playing in a set of scrimmages before ultimately choosing to return for his junior season.Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Huskies will return more this offseason than last year, with three of the four leading scorers back in the fold in Karaban, shooting guard Solomon Ball and center Tarris Reed Jr., the team’s leading rebounder and shot

blocker. Little

forward Jaylin Stewart will likewise return after an irregular sophomore year.UConn generated two important backcourt players in Georgia guard Silas Demary Jr. and Dayton transfer Malachi Smith. Extremely concerned freshman Braylon Mullins is also anticipated to play a crucial role, and fellow McDonald’s All American Eric Reibe will

likely take in backup minutes at the center position.Jonathan Givony is an NBA draft specialist and the founder and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a personal hunting and analytics service used by NBA, NCAA and worldwide groups.