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College Basketball’s Winners and Losers of the 2022 NBA Draft Deadline

The NCAA’s NBA draft withdrawal deadline has come and gone, and with that comes some much-needed clarity on where rosters stand for the 2022–23 men’s college basketball season. Dozens of players entered June 1 without having made a final decision as to whether they’d return to school, and those announcements throughout the day will shape the way the upcoming season looks. Which college teams got good news yesterday, and which need to go back to the drawing board? Sports Illustrated broke down the biggest winners and losers from decision day.

Winners

Gonzaga

You couldn’t have scripted a better draft season than Gonzaga’s.