Jalen Hill withdraws from NBA Draft, will return to UCLA

The NBA Draft has become more crowded than ever, but one player is removing his name from consideration.

UCLA’s Jalen Hill is withdrawing his name from the NBA Draft and plans to return to UCLA.

Hill, a redshirt sophomore big man, had his name on the list of underclassmen who declared for the draft, joining fellow Bruin Chris Smith. Hill and other underclassmen have until June 3 to withdraw their names.

Hill averaged 9.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in 30 contests with UCLA this season. The NBA reportedly is considering pushing back the date of the draft to later in the year rather than the originally scheduled June 25 date, which could have factored into Hill’s decision.

UCLA finished the season 19-12 and tied for the Pac-12 title with a 12-6 conference record in Mick Cronin’s first season as the team’s head coach.

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