Madeline Mortensen, BYU
SALT LAKE CITY — Wednesday’s official deadline for college basketball players who had declared for the 2019 NBA draft to return to school without losing eligibility was kind to teams in Utah.
All four players from local schools who had declared for the draft decided to return to school (Jayce Johnson was a fifth, but he has since transferred to Marquette), and each player figures to be a key piece on their respective teams in the 2019-20 campaign. Additionally, a number of programs these teams compete against lost impactful players who decided to keep their names in the draft.