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Tounde Yessoufou Chooses to Return to College Basketball
Tounde Yessoufou, who completed his freshman season at Baylor, has decided to play his sophomore year in college rather than enter the NBA. The decision came after he participated in the NBA Draft Combine.
May 29, 2:40 AM·1m read1 source
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Tounde Yessoufou has chosen to return to college basketball for his sophomore season instead of pursuing immediate entry into the NBA. Yessoufou completed his freshman year at Baylor and participated in the NBA Draft Combine. com reported that his initial plan after the season ended was to enter the draft.
As the deadline approached, Yessoufou reconsidered the timeline.
He concluded there was no immediate need to leave college. "What was the rush? The NBA wasn’t going anywhere," Yessoufou stated according to the report. The move keeps the forward eligible for another season of NCAA competition before professional basketball.
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