Isaiah Wong announces he will skip NBA draft, return to Hurricanes

Isaiah Wong will keep in Coral Gables for at the very least an additional 12 months.

The standout guard announced Wednesday that he would withdraw from the NBA draft and return to Miami for his fourth period with the Hurricanes.

“Isaiah is truly one particular of the very best guards in the historical past of our application, as very well as an fantastic young guy and a superb agent of our College,” Miami coach Jim Larrañaga said in a news launch. “My coaches, players and I are all excited Isaiah has built the conclusion to arrive back to Coral Gables. The pre-draft expertise was, as soon as once more, very worthwhile for him, and we will carry on to do all we can to aid him attain his goal of playing in the NBA.”

This is the 2nd yr in a row Wong tested the waters and considered heading professional ahead of returning to UM. He did the exact same in 2021.

Wong was Miami’s No. 2 scorer past season, averaging 15.2 details. He also experienced 4.3 rebounds and two helps for every match and was a third-team All-ACC choose. He performed a vital purpose in getting the Hurricanes to th program’s to start with Elite Eight, averaging 16.3 factors in 4 match video games.

Over his 3 seasons at Miami, Wong has averaged 13.3 details, four rebounds and 1.8 assists.

Just after moving into his name in consideration for the NBA draft, Wong reportedly viewed as transferring if he did not receive a greater NIL offer, his agent advised ESPN in April ahead of finally selecting not to transfer.

Wong is one particular of two UM starters from last season returning to the team, together with guard Jordan Miller. Miami included transfers Nijel Pack and Norchad Omier as effectively as 4 freshman signees.

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