Today is an important day for college and NBA basketball, as 5 PM EST (2 PM PST) is the deadline for players to remove themselves from the NBA draft and return to school. Yesterday, reports came out that Kris Wilkes was opting to return to school in advance of the deadline, and today Jeff Goodman is reporting similar news regarding point guard Jaylen Hands.
UCLA Jaylen Hands has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will return to school, sources told ESPN.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) May 30, 2018
Jaylen Hands’s return has always been in doubt for a multitude of reasons.