{"id":195560,"date":"2026-05-15T23:47:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T03:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=195560"},"modified":"2026-05-15T23:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T03:47:51","slug":"2026-nba-draft-combine-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/05\/15\/2026-nba-draft-combine-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Early 2026 Draft Entrants Still at NBA Draft Combine Expected to Return to College: What Does It Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 NBA Draft Combin<\/a>e is halfway over, and there have certainly been some winners and losers. However, the big question is which players still in the draft will return to college.<\/p>\n

2026 NBA Draft Combine Prospects Likely to Return to School<\/h2>\n

Thursday marked the second day of scrimmages at the NBA Draft Combine. Ryan Conwell<\/a>, who had a huge senior season at Louisville, led the day with 21 points as he was 5 of 8 from the 3-point line while adding five rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Otega Oweh,<\/a> who improved in each of his four collegiate seasons, also finished the day with 21 points on 6 of 14 shooting with five rebounds and one steal.<\/p>\n

North Carolina transfer commit Matt Able<\/a> and Florida junior Reuben Chinyelu<\/a> were among the early draft college entrants who showed out yesterday. Able finished with\u00a0 17 points on 6 of 16 shooting from the field, including 4 of 9 from the 3-point line, along with four rebounds and one assist.\u00a0 Meanwhile, Chinyelu was tremendous on the boards and posted a double-double with 14 points on 7 of 14 shooting from the field and 15 rebounds.<\/p>\n