Guard PJ Haggerty, who was a consensus second-team All-American and the AAC Player of the Year in 2024/25, has elected to withdraw from the NBA draft, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Twitter link).
Having spent time at TCU, Tulsa, and Memphis since 2022, Haggerty will be transferring to Kansas State for the 2025/26 season, he tells ESPN.
After appearing in just six games for TCU in 2022/23, Haggerty had a breakout year as a redshirt freshman for Tulsa the following year, averaging 21.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.9 steals per game in 31 outings (all starts).
The 6’3″ guard put up nearly identical marks for Memphis last season, with averages of 21.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.8 steals in 36.6 minutes per game. He also put up career highs in three-point percentage (36.4%) and free throw percentage (81.8%) during his lone year as a Tiger.
Haggerty was ranked 64th overall on ESPN’s big board of 2025 prospects, making him a borderline candidate to be drafted. The 21-year-old will continue earning NIL money at the college level for at least one more season while looking to further boost his draft stock. According to Adam Zagoria of NJ.com (Twitter link), Haggerty’s NIL earnings next season are expected to exceed $2MM.
College early entrants have until the end of the day on May 28 to withdraw from the NBA draft if they want to retain their NCAA eligibility.
I thought this guy was a deep sleeper. I should now transition to a full time PG
He should*
I had PJ projected to go 43, so it’s no wonder he withdrew. Another year, improve the jumper and switching defense and drop coverage and he’s no doubt a mid 20-23 pick.
Who again is this?
4th school in 4 years. That is what you call dedication and loyalty.
Go look at AJ Storr going back to high school. I believe this will be his 8th school in 8 years. I wasn’t happy when he left the Badgers, but in hindsight, we probably don’t get John Tonje who ended up being an AA.
I forgot about AJ Starr until you just mentioned him. Good size for a 2 and has talent, Went back to school last draft instead of declaring and now he has been forgetting just like you Tyon Grant-Foster. Tonje played great all of a sudden