The NCAA’s deadline for players to withdraw as Early Entry Candidates for the 2024 NBA Draft was Wednesday, May 29. Several notable players chose to withdraw and to return to playing college basketball.

  • Jonas Aidoo – Arkansas (transferring from Tennessee)
  • Michael Ajayi -Gonzaga (transferring from Pepperdine)
  • Somto Cyril – Overtime Elite (will enroll at Georgia)
  • Johnell Davis – Arkansas (transferring from Florida Atlantic)
  • Coleman Hawkins – transfer portal
  • Arthur Kaluma – transfer portal
  • Alex Karaban – UConn
  • Xaivian Lee – Princeton
  • Caleb Love – Arizona
  • Baba Miller – Florida Atlantic (transferring from Florida State)
  • Matthew Murrell – Mississippi
  • Ugonna Onyenso – transfer portal
  • Hunter Sallis – Wake Forest
  • Payton Sandfort – Iowa
  • Mark Sears – Alabama
  • Jarin Stevenson – Alabama
  • Jamir Watkins – transfer portal

The deadline for all other players to withdraw as Early Entry Candidate from the 2024 NBA Draft is June 16.