Iowa State signee Emmanuel Malou will stay in the NBA draft and hire an agent, according to ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla.
Malou, a 6-foot-9 forward, was one of the top rated junior college prospects in the nation and was expected to immediately step into the starting lineup for a team in need of bigs. He averaged 14.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocks at Yuma College (Calif.) in 2014-15. He transferred from Yuma to Des Moines Area Community College for the 2015 spring semester to focus on his academics.
The NCAA had yet to rule on Malou’s eligibility.