Maryland freshman center Bruno Fernando had said all along that he wouldn’t stay in the 2018 NBA draft unless he was assured a spot among the 30 spots in the first round.
After being told by a number of NBA executives and scouts at the league’s recent scouting combine in Chicago that he was likely a mid-to-late second round pick, Fernando lived up to his word Monday.
In a statement release by Maryland coach Mark Turgeon, it was annouced that the 6-foot-10, 245-pound Angolan would return for his sophomore year in College Park.