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Xavier basketball starters withdraw from the NBA Draft, will return to school

Paul Scruggs, Tyrique Jones and Quentin Goodin withdrew their names Wednesday from the NBA Draft and will be returning to Xavier for the 2019-2020 season, the school announced.

Xavier head coach Travis Steele tweeted Wednesday night, "Excited to formally welcome Naji Marshall, Paul Scruggs, Quentin Goodin and Tyrique Jones back into the fold."

Scruggs, a 6-foot-3 guard, will be a junior and is coming off a season in which he started in all 35 games and averaged 12.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists.