West Virginia guard Taz Sherman has decided not to keep his name in the 2021 NBA draft and will instead return to the Mountaineers, the school announced today in a press release.
Sherman was one of the names on the list of 130-plus seniors sent to NBA teams last week. However, rather than go through the full draft process, he has made an early decision to pull out and take advantage of his extra year of NCAA eligibility.
In 28 games (24.3 MPG) in 2020-21, Sherman averaged 13.4 PPG on .413/.359/.873 shooting.
Here are a few more draft-related updates:
- Serbian forward/center Marko Pecarski and French point guard Matthieu Gauzin have declared for the 2021 draft, agent Daniel Moldovan tells Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Pecarski spent the ’20/21 season with KK FMP in Serbia, while Gauzin played for Champagne Chalons-Reims in France.
- With the early entry deadline for draft prospects having passed, Jeremy Woo of SI.com takes a look at some of the notable college players who opted to return to school rather than entering the draft pool. Purdue’s Jaden Ivey, Arizona’s Bennedict Mathurin, and Colorado’s Jabari Walker are among the players Woo suggests keeping an eye on next season.
- Mike Schmitz of ESPN (Insider link) considers how certain recent NBA trends, including the success of a smaller guard such as Trae Young and the bigger lineups that some contenders have used, could affect prospects in this year’s draft class. Schmitz also explores which non-lottery picks in 2021 could contribute in the playoffs a year from now.
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