Mike DeCourcy, writing for The Sporting News, cited the "winners" and "losers" given players who decided to leave early for the NBA Draft and those who stayed in school.
Here are his lists and the reasons why.
Winners:
- Pitt: Ashton Gibbs returns.
- Kentucky: Terrence Jones decided to stay and brings a "strong variety of skills to the Wildcats."
- Miami: Frank Haith's former team shows up on the list given Reggie Johnson's return.
- Tennessee: The Vols "needed Scotty Hopson to leave."
Losers:
- Texas: "For all the effort that went into recruiting Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph, Texas lasted two games in the NCAA Tournament. And now they're gone."
- Michigan: Darius Morris' departure cost the Wolverines a deep post-season run.
- UCLA: "How often do we see perimeter players who never averaged 14 points (Tyler Honeycutt, Malcom Lee) leave for the draft? UCLA has had five since 2008."
- Kansas: "The Jayhawks had no reason to expect Marcus Morris to return, but his twin brother, Markieff, had much more room to grow. And Josh Selby is dumping his talent on the market for pennies on the dollar."
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