NBA draft withdrawal deadline: NIL's impact, Florida's gain, the 2026 draft, more

The NCAA deadline for players to decide whether to keep their names in the NBA draft or return to school passed at 11:59 p.m. ET Wednesday .

Some prospects made their stay-or-go decisions at the draft combine earlier this month .

NBA teams have expressed surprise and concerns about this development, wondering how effectively they will be able to assemble G League rosters.

Boogie Fland , Alex Condon and Labaron Philon all withdraw from the draft.

Florida is the biggest winner after the withdrawal deadline.

Penn State was hurt by Penn State's Yanic Konan Niederhauser staying in draft.

The transfer portal most helped this draft because of the transfer portal.

Penn State's Danny Wolf is knocking on the door of the first round after a strong junior season at Penn State .

Joseph Tugler is the second youngest player after Anthony Davis ( Kentucky in 2012 ) to win the Lefty Driesell Award, given to college basketball's best defensive player.

Bennett Stirtz , a 6 -foot-4 guard who played for Drake , was one of the breakout stars of the NCAA tournament.