While Carter Bryant did not announce his entry into the NBA Draft nor a firm intention to stay in it, the NBA’s official draft withdrawal list made it official Friday: He wasn’t on the withdrawal list while former UA teammate Jaden Bradley was.

Bradley also quietly entered the draft as he did last year and has been expected to return to the Wildcats while gathering information from NBA scouts. Bryant was initially considered questionable until his draft stock began rising through the predraft process.

Arizona has been operating recently as if Bryant was going to leave and is expected to add at least one more player, most likely an international player. The Wildcats currently have 11 scholarship players on their tentative 2025-26 roster.

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Arizona’s roster as of now:

Dwayne Aristode, 6-8, freshman

Jaden Bradley, 6-3, senior

Brayden Burries, 6-4, freshman

Anthony Dell’Orso, 6-6, senior

Sidi Gueye, 6-11, freshman

Bryce James, 6-4, freshman

Motiejus Krivas, 7-2, junior

Mabil Mawut, 6-11 freshman

Addison Arnold, 6-3, sophomore#

Jackson Francois, 6-5, senior #

Jackson Cook, 6-3 sophomore#

* Walk-on player in 2024-25.

The full NBA Draft withdrawal list is attached as a PDF. Early draft entrants had until May 28 under an NCAA rule to withdraw in order to be able to return to college basketball while others have until June 15 to withdraw.

Contact sports reporter Bruce Pascoe at bpascoe@tucson.com. On X(Twitter): @brucepascoe

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