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Former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell withdraws from NBA draft, will play at Duke next season

By The Associated Press

Former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell is withdrawing from the NBA draft and will play at Duke next season.

Blackwell announced his decision Friday on Instagram.

Blackwell averaged 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game last season, teaming with Nick Boyd to give Wisconsin one of the nation’s top backcourt tandems. The 6-foot-4 guard shot 39% from 3-point range, helping the Badgers go 24-11 and reach the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season.

Blackwell had some of his most productive performances against Wisconsin’s toughest opponents.

He scored 26 points in a road win over eventual national champion Michigan and averaged 27.5 points in the Badgers’ two victories over Final Four participant Illinois. He had 25 points in a late-season road win over Purdue, an NCAA regional finalist.

Blackwell had 22 points and 10 rebounds in Wisconsin’s NCAA Tournament first-round loss to High Point. He averaged 15.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in 2024-25.

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Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson stays in the NBA draft after 2 seasons with Red Raiders

By The Associated Press
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson is keeping his name in the NBA draft after two standout seasons with the Red Raiders. The school said Tuesday that Anderson has officially declared for the next month's draft. The announcement came a day before the deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from the draft and maintain their NCAA eligibility. Anderson was the Big 12 leader with 7.4 assists and 38.4 minutes played per game as a sophomore this past season, when he also averaged 18.5 points. His 244 assists were a single-season school record and he was a third-team pick on the AP All-America team. In 68 games (40 starts) over his two seasons with the Red Raiders, he averaged 14.5 points and 4.7 assists per game. They were an NCAA Elite Eight team in 2024-25 and lost in the second round of this year's NCAA Tournament to Alabama and finished 21st in the final AP poll.
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