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UConn junior Alex Karaban said Saturday that he is still undecided on whether he’ll declare for the 2025 NBA draft or return to school for another season.
Karaban was named to the All-Big East second team this past season, averaging 14.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 blocks on 34.7% shooting from 3-point range. He became the 53rd player in program history to record at least 1,000 career points (1,353).
The 22-year-old tested the predraft process last year before withdrawing from consideration, as the Huskies aimed to 3-peat as national champions. Now nearly one month removed from elimination in the NCAA Tournament, Karaban is still mulling his draft decision.
“I’m not really too sure on what to do,” Karaban said at his basketball camp, according to Erik Dobratz of WTNH-TV. “It has been a long wait, I know. It has been a process trying to decide what I want to do. I’ve been at UConn for a while, and I just love this place so much. It is hard to leave places that you love, but at the same time, it is also my dream to go to the NBA.”
Karaban registered seven 20-point games with the Huskies, including 20 points, seven assists, seven blocked shots and six rebounds in a win over Sacred Heart on Nov. 6. He became the first player in conference history to reach that stat line, along with five 3-pointers.
The 6-foot-8 forward is considered a potential second-round pick, with his ability to shoot off the catch and on the move. He has a good feel for the game and displayed a good knack for finding open space on offense with his cutting and activity.
Karaban has until April 26 to declare for the draft as an early entrant. Should he opt to test the predraft process, he can withdraw and return to school up until May 28.
“I do want to do it relatively soon,” Karaban said. “No exact timeline yet, but I do want to let the coaches and my teammates know which direction I want to go with relatively fast, and to let me just go in the direction that I want to go in.”
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