Reigning Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Matisse Thybulle will return for his senior season at Washington, ending speculation about whether he would leave early for the NBA draft.
“The NBA is really enticing and it was definitely something that I seriously considered when the season was over,” Thybulle said. “I talked it over with my family and we came to the conclusion that it would be in my best interest to stay and get my degree (in communications) and grow as a basketball player and take this last year to mature and fine tune everything so I can be fully prepared to take that next step when it’s time.