May 30, 2025

50 prospects withdraw from NBA draft

Source:
Reuters
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Fifty early entry candidates withdrew from 2025 NBA Draft consideration ahead of this week's deadline, including two players returning to defending national champion Florida.

In addition to forward Alex Condon and center Rueben Chinyelu of the Gators, the full list released by the league on Friday also includes a high-profile player transferring to Florida: guard Boogie Fland (Arkansas).

Head coach Todd Golden's Gators finished a 36-4 season with a 65-63 win over Houston in the NCAA Tournament title game on April 7. Condon delivered 12 points, seven rebounds and four steals in the game, with fellow starter Chinyelu contributing three points, five boards and one block.

Florida's other three starters -- guards Walter Clayton, Alijah Martin and Will Richard -- have exhausted their NCAA eligibility.

The NBA draft is scheduled for June 25-26.

The full list of players withdrawing from the draft:

PLAYER (SCHOOL/TEAM)

Chad Baker-Mazara (Auburn)

Quincy Ballard (Wichita State)

Nate Bittle (Oregon)

John Blackwell (Wisconsin)

Jaden Bradley (Arizona)

Miles Byrd (San Diego State)

Rueben Chinyelu (Florida)

Alex Condon (Florida)

Tayton Conerway (Troy)

Melvin Council Jr. (St. Bonaventure)

Thierry Darlan (Delaware (NBA G League)

Tae Davis (Notre Dame)

Silas Demary Jr. (Georgia)

Jerry Deng (Florida State)

Treysen Eaglestaff (North Dakota)

Isaiah Evans (Duke)

Elijah Fisher (Pacific)

Boogie Fland (Arkansas)

PJ Haggerty (Memphis)

Dominick Harris (UCLA)

Chris Howell (UC San Diego)

Josh Hubbard (Mississippi State)

Karter Knox (Arkansas)

Kobe Knox (South Florida)

Toibu Lawal (Virginia Tech)

Yaxel Lendeborg (UAB)

Brenen Lorient (North Texas)

Jaland Lowe (Pittsburgh)

Ven-Allen Lubin (North Carolina)

Nick Martinelli (Northwestern)

Paul Mbiya (ASVEL, France)

Camron McDowell (Northwestern Oklahoma State)

Devin McGlockton (Vanderbilt)

Mackenzie Mgbako (Indiana)

Kebba Njie (Notre Dame)

AK Okereke (Cornell)

Otega Oweh (Kentucky)

Tahaad Pettiford (Auburn)

Labaron Philon (Alabama)

Jaron Pierre Jr. (Jacksonville State)

Devon Pryor (Texas)

Joson Sanon (Arizona State)

Raysean Seamster (UT-Arlington)

Malik Thomas (San Francisco)

Bruce Thornton Jr. (Ohio State)

Milos Uzan (Houston)

Brandon Walker (Montana State)

Lamar Wilkerson (Sam Houston State)

Darrion Williams (Texas Tech)

Money Williams (Montana)

--Field Level Media

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