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1. Prospects weigh in on stay-or-go decisions

We’re still two weeks away from the May 27 deadline for NBA Draft entrants to withdraw and return to school. But with the NBA Draft combine media availability on Wednesday, several reporters had the chance to ask.

Before we get into the responses, a quick reminder: Alabama point guard Labaron Philon was adamant to reporters last year he would stay in the draft, and he ended up returning to school.

With that, here are the notable stay-or-go decision answers:

• Milan Momcilovic said he’s focused on the draft, and he’s sure there will be a spot for him somewhere if he decides to come back. Kentucky, St. John’s and Louisville are reportedly in the mix.

• Former Santa Clara forward Allen Graves said he’ll stay in the draft if he’s a first rounder. If not, LSU and Duke are two schools he’s had conversations with.

• Tounde Yessoufou, the last prospect in the portal as well as the draft process, said his main focus is the draft and his agent is handling everything.

• Former NC State guard and North Carolina commit Matt Able said he’s “back-and-forth” with his decision. The expectation is he’ll return to school.

• Vanderbilt point guard Tyler Tanner is “pushing for the NBA” but will have a conversation with his family and camp closer to the deadline.

• Gonzaga received a big blow with international shooting guard commit Jack Kayil announcing he’ll be staying in the draft.

• North Carolina big man Henri Veesaar also said he doesn’t think there’s any chance of him returning to college. Others to express firmly they won’t return to school include Duke’s Isaiah Evans, Texas’ Dailyn Swain and Stanford’s Ebuka Okorie.

• Kentucky center Malachi Moreno did not participate in the combine scrimmage because he believes he’s in good shape to be drafted. It’s becoming increasingly possible for Moreno to stay in.

• Alabama wing Amari Allen ultimately wants to go to the NBA but said if he’s second round he’ll be coming back to school. Alabama also told him he’ll have the ball in his hands more next season.

• Arizona forward Koa Peat said Tommy Lloyd will support him whatever he decides. Remaining in the draft is still the most likely option.

• Andrej Stojakovic remains focused on the draft process but admits a return to Illinois would be special.

• Arkansas guard Meleek Thomas said his decision is TBD.

As Moreno foreshadowed, who did and didn’t choose to participate in the draft combine scrimmages should be telling about who feels good on their draft status. The box scores from both games can be found here and here. Cam Carr (30 points), Nick Boyd (23 points) Emanuel Sharp (17 points, two steals) and Baba Miller (20 points, six rebounds) all had notable games.

2. North Carolina lands fourth HS commit

North Carolina coach Michael Malone hasn’t taken much time to build momentum around high school recruiting. But you’d never know. After about a month on the job, Malone has now landed a fourth pledge from the high school ranks.

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