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.

Arizona forward Carter Bryant (9) celebrates a three-pointer from teammate guard KJ Lewis (5), the final dagger in a 113-100 win over Arizona State in their Big 12 game in Tucson on March 4, 2025.

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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:

Tobe Awaka, 6-8, seniorDwayne Aristode, 6-8, freshmanJaden Bradley, 6-3, seniorBrayden Burries, 6-4, freshmanAnthony Dell’Orso, 6-6, seniorSidi Gueye, 6-11, freshmanBryce James, 6-4, freshmanMotiejus Krivas, 7-2, juniorMabil Mawut, 6-11 freshmanEvan Nelson, 6-2, seniorKoa Peat, 6-8, freshmanAddison Arnold, 6-3, sophomore#Jackson Francois, 6-5, senior#Jackson Cook, 6-3 sophomore#

# Walk-on player in 2024-25

Early draft entrants had until May 28 under an NCAA rule to withdraw to be able to return to college basketball while others have until June 15 to withdraw.

Here’s the full NBA Draft withdrawal list.

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

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