Four McDonald’s All-American big men entered the Big Ten last season – Deyonta Davis, Diamond Stone, Caleb Swanigan and Thomas Bryant.
Three of the four tested the NBA draft waters. Davis and Stone kept their name in the draft while Swanigan opted to return to Purdue on the final date to withdraw while still maintaining his NCAA eligibility.
One of the four, however, surprisingly didn’t test the waters at all: Indiana’s Thomas Bryant.
Even with a risk free opportunity to attend the NBA draft combine and workout for teams to get a better idea of his stock, Bryant quietly announced in April that he was returning to Bloomington for his sophomore season.