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Florida’s Alex Condon Among Latest To Withdraw From Draft

May 27th, 2025 at 12:41pm CST by Luke Adams

Florida big man Alex Condon is removing his name from the 2025 NBA draft pool and returning to the Gators for his junior year, he informs Jonathan Givony of ESPN. Condon was a member of the team that won a national championship last month and will be looking to pull off the feat again next season.

[RELATED: 2025 NBA Draft Early Entrants List]

“It’s a really good situation waiting for me there,” Condon said. “A great coach with Todd Golden. Teammates I won a national championship with. I have great chemistry with those boys. We have a good transfer class coming in. I expect guys to make a leap. My big man coach Carlin Hartman is returning, so I will keep developing my game with him.”

A 6’11” forward/center from Australia, Condon was elevated to Florida’s starting lineup as a sophomore in 2024/25 after coming off the bench as a freshman. In his second college season, he averaged 10.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.3 blocks in 24.9 minutes per contest in 37 games (35 starts), earning third-team All-SEC honors.

Condon conducted private workouts for eight NBA teams during the pre-draft process, he told Givony. The big man was the No. 31 prospect in the last update of ESPN’s big board, though in today’s news story, Givony refers to him as ESPN’s No. 38 player. Either way, Condon was far from a lock to be a first-round pick, which factored into his decision to return to school.

Condon is one of several draft prospects reported in recent hours to be withdrawing from the NBA draft. Here are a few others:

  • After testing the draft waters following his freshman season, guard Joson Sanon is headed back to school, reports Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports (Twitter link). Sanon, who averaged 11.9 points per game on .422/.369/.714 shooting for Arizona State in 2024/25, is transferring to St. John’s for his sophomore year.
  • Ohio State guard Bruce Thornton has officially withdrawn from the draft and is rejoining the Buckeyes for one more season, a source tells Rothstein (Twitter link). As a junior in 2024/25, Thornton put up 17.2 points, 4.6 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game in 32 outings (all starts), earning a spot on the All-Big Ten second team.
  • Forward Devon Pryor, who is transferring from Texas to Oregon for his junior year, is opting out of the draft, per Jon Chekpevich of DraftExpress (Twitter link). Pryor didn’t see much action for the Longhorns last season, averaging just 12.1 minutes per game in 23 appearances.
  • Elijah Fisher, a 6’6″ wing, has withdrawn from the draft and will join his fourth school in four years, according to Chekpevich (Twitter link). After spending one season apiece with Texas Tech, DePaul, and Pacific, Fisher has committed to Seton Hall for the 2025/26 campaign.
  • Chris Howell is exiting the draft and transferring from UC San Diego to New Mexico, reports Chepkevich (Twitter link). As a junior last season, the 6’6″ guard averaged 5.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.2 steals per game in 35 starts for the Tritons.
  • Guard Dominick Harris, who has one year of NCAA eligibility remaining, will pull out of the draft and transfer from UCLA to Loyola Chicago, tweets Chepkevich. Harris has also played for Gonzaga and Loyola Marymount since beginning his college career in 2020.
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Draft Notes: Toohey, Markovic, D. Williams, Sanon, Omier

May 5th, 2025 at 4:10pm CST by Rory Maher

Australian forward Alex Toohey plans to turn some heads at the NBA draft combine later this month, he tells Olgun Uluc of ESPN.

“Pretty much every area a basketball player can show, I feel like I’m gonna surprise some people over there,” Toohey said.

Toohey, who turns 21 years old today (happy birthday), is ranked No. 39 on ESPN’s big board ahead of June’s draft. He has spent the past two seasons with the Sydney Kings of Australia’s National Basketball League.

According to Uluc, Toohey has already begun working out for NBA teams. The 6’8″ wing discussed a number of topics with Uluc, with the draft obviously being the primary focus.

Here are a few more draft notes:

  • Serbian forward/center Bogoljub Markovic will not be able to attend the combine due to his team — Mega Basket — competing in the ABA playoffs, agent Misko Raznatovic announced (via Twitter). The combine takes place in Chicago from May 11-20, while the first round of the ABA playoffs will run from May 11-20. Markovic is ranked No. 38 on ESPN’s board.
  • Texas Tech forward Darrion Williams, who comes in at No. 44 on ESPN’s board, worked out for the Kings on Monday, per Sean Cunningham of KCRA News (Twitter video link). The Sacramento native said it was a “dream come true” to have his first pre-draft workout with his hometown team. Williams helped the Red Raiders make the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, falling to eventual champion Florida.
  • Former Arizona State guard Joson Sanon, who has committed to transferring to St. John’s if he returns to college, has declined an invitation to the 2025 G League Elite Camp, a source tells Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Scotto hears that Sanon, who is not ranked on ESPN’s big board, has upcoming workouts with NBA teams selecting in the 30s.
  • According to Scotto (Twitter link), forward Norchad Omier received an invite to the G League Elite Camp after Sanon declined to attend. Omier averaged a double-double in each of his five collegiate seasons with Arkansas State, Miami (FL) and — most recently — Baylor.
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44 Prospects Invited To G League Elite Camp

May 5th, 2025 at 7:19am CST by Luke Adams

A total of 44 college and international prospects have been invited to the 2025 G League Elite Camp, aka the G League Combine, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).

The list of invitees, as reported by Scotto, is as follows:

  1. Jabri Abdur-Rahim (Providence)
  2. Brooks Barnhizer (Northwestern)
  3. Tamar Bates (Missouri)
  4. Nathan Bittle (Oregon)
  5. Dylan Cardwell (Auburn)
  6. Rueben Chinyelu (Florida)
  7. Thierry Darlan (Delaware Blue Coats – G League)
  8. Johnell Davis (Arkansas)
  9. Jyare Davis (Syracuse)
  10. RJ Davis (UNC)
  11. Dawson Garcia (Minnesota)
  12. Keshon Gilbert (Iowa State)
  13. Caleb Grill (Missouri)
  14. Chucky Hepburn (Louisville)
  15. Chase Hunter (Clemson)
  16. Kobe Johnson (UCLA)
  17. Curtis Jones (Iowa State)
  18. Arthur Kaluma (Texas)
  19. Miles Kelly (Auburn)
  20. Viktor Lakhin (Clemson)
  21. Malique Lewis (South East Melbourne – Australia)
  22. Caleb Love (Arizona)
  23. Jaland Lowe (Pittsburgh)
  24. Jahmai Mashack (Tennessee)
  25. Chance McMillian (Texas Tech)
  26. Mackenzie Mgbako (Indiana)
  27. Igor Milicic Jr. (Tennessee)
  28. Jacksen Moni (North Dakota State)
  29. Eli Ndiaye (Real Madrid – Spain)
  30. Ryan Nembhard (Gonzaga)
  31. Yanic Konan Niederhauser (Penn State)
  32. Isaac Nogues (Rip City Remix – G League)
  33. Lachlan Olbrich (Illawarra – Australia)
  34. Sean Pedulla (Ole Miss)
  35. Jonathan Pierre (Belmont)
  36. Jaron Pierre Jr. (Jacksonville State)
  37. Will Richard (Florida)
  38. Kadary Richmond (St. John’s)
  39. Joson Sanon (Arizona State)
  40. Nate Santos (Dayton)
  41. Brandon Stroud (South Florida)
  42. Wade Taylor IV (Texas A&M)
  43. Amari Williams (Kentucky)
  44. Chris Youngblood (Alabama)

These prospects will meet with NBA evaluators and scrimmage for two days in Chicago starting on May 9, ahead of the league’s annual draft combine. A small group of standout players from this event are generally invited to stay in Chicago for the full-fledged combine that takes place immediately following the G League Elite Camp. Typically, at least a half-dozen players move on.

While the May 11-18 combine focuses on the top-ranked players in each draft class, the G League Elite Camp offers opportunity to prospects further down boards who are more likely to go undrafted.

None of the 44 players invited to the G League Elite Camp show up in the top 50 of ESPN’s list of this year’s top prospects. Williams (No. 58) and Lewis (No. 59) are the top-ranked prospects for the event, per ESPN.

The G League Elite Camp will give invitees who declared for the draft as early entrants an opportunity to see where they stand ahead of the draft withdrawal deadline on May 28. Not all of the players who participate in this event will remain in the draft pool.

Jose Alvarado, Terance Mann, and Jaylen Martin are among the current NBA players who once took part in the G League Elite Camp. Last year’s list of invitees was highlighted by Jaylen Wells, though he ultimately received a combine invite before either event tipped off.

Keion Brooks, Isaiah Crawford, Yongxi Cui, Enrique Freeman, Emanuel Miller, Nae’Qwan Tomlin, and Anton Watson were among the other 2024 participants who signed two-way contracts with NBA teams this past year, while Isaac Jones finished the 2024/25 season on a standard contract in Sacramento.

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Carter Bryant Among Draft’s Final Early Entrants

April 27th, 2025 at 9:37am CST by Rory Maher

The deadline for early entrants to declare for the 2025 NBA draft was last night at 10:59 pm CT. Arizona freshman Carter Bryant was among the players who declared for the draft before the deadline passed, a source tells Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Twitter link).

It’s unclear whether or not the 19-year-old intends to stay in the draft, but Bryant is ranked No. 20 on ESPN’s latest big board (Insider link), making him a projected first-round pick.

A 6’8″ combo forward, Bryant averaged 6.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 block in 37 appearances for the Wildcats in 2024/25 (19.3 minutes per game). He posted a shooting slash line of .460/.371/.695.

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Woo, Bryant is a plus athlete with a strong frame, and has shown flashes of versatility on both ends of the court. While Bryant is viewed as being somewhat raw right now, his upside is considerable and he has a chance to move up draft boards over the next couple months.

Here are a few more players who entered the draft before yesterday’s deadline:

  • Guard Joson Sanon, who spent his freshman season at Arizona State but has committed to transfer to St. John’s, is testing the draft waters, per Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report (Twitter link). Sanon will be looking for feedback from NBA teams, but he is expected to eventually withdraw from the draft and suit up for the Red Storm in ’25/26, according to Adam Zagoria of NJ Advance Media.
  • Sophomore forward Devon Pryor will also be testing the draft waters, reports Jon Chepkevich of Draft Express (via Twitter). Pyror spent ’24/25 in a limited role with Texas, but he has committed to transfer to Oregon for his junior season.
  • Bassala Bagayoko, a 6’10” center from Mali, submitted the paperwork necessary to enter the draft, according to Chepkevich (Twitter link). Bagayako has played for Spanish club Bilbao this season, Chepkevich notes.
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