FAYETTEVILLE — Two-and-a-half weeks after announcing he would return to Arkansas for his junior season, Isaiah Joe changed his mind Monday.
Joe, the Razorbacks’ star shooting guard, is re-entering the 2020 NBA Draft and forgoing his final two years of college eligibility. Although Joe announced he was returning to Arkansas on Aug. 1, he had until Monday to make a final decision on whether to enter the draft.
In order to retain eligibility, college players had to announce their intention to withdraw from the draft by Aug. 3. The NBA's deadline for early entrants was two weeks later, however, and players are permitted to re-enter the draft.