Many of last season’s college basketball standouts have served notice that they’re turning pro by declaring for the NBA draft and signing with agents, thereby forgoing their remaining years of eligibility. Others have announced that they’re entering the draft without hiring agents, leaving themselves the option to return to college after testing the waters. These players have until May 30, 10 days after the league’s annual combine, to decide whether to withdraw from the draft pool.
Among this second group, several of their decisions could have outsized impacts on their teams, the conferences to which those teams belong and the national landscape for the 2018–19 college basketball season.