Joel Ayayi has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will return to the Gonzaga Bulldogs men’s basketball program for his junior season, he announced today.
The Ayayi hype train can take off from the station once again. Ayayi averaged 10.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game last season for the Bulldogs. At times, he was absolutely brilliant, looking like a borderline triple-double machine. Just as often, he seemed to disappear from games.
Although Ayayi was appearing in some NBA Draft consideration, it was as a late second-rounder, at best.