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Kentucky center Malachi Moreno is declaring for the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility.
Moreno, who averaged 7.8 points and 6.3 rebounds this season, has already decided that if he withdraws from the draft, he will return to Kentucky.
NEWS: Kentucky’s Malachi Moreno will test the NBA Draft waters, his agent George S. Langberg of @GSLSportsGroup tells DraftExpress.
If he withdraws and returns to college, he will be a Kentucky Wildcat next season.
The 19-year-old 7-footer averaged 7.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.8… pic.twitter.com/sSP0Qk1yZv
— Jon Chepkevich (@JonChep) April 6, 2026
“I’ve always been a Cat. ” (via malachi.moreno on IG)
Malachi Moreno will test the NBA Draft waters, but rest assured, if he decides to return to college, he’ll continue playing in the blue and white. pic.twitter.com/t67Jb2DLCD
— Jenna Lifshen (@jensreporting) April 7, 2026
Moreno has already signed a return deal with Kentucky and plans to be back in Lexington if/when he withdraws from the draft.
According to Kentucky Sports Radio:
Kentucky is expected to have its center of the future back for year two in Lexington, as Malachi Moreno is planning to return for his sophomore campaign while also testing the draft waters, sources tell KSR. The 7-0, 250-pound big man out of Georgetown put pen to paper on a deal that will keep him home as the Wildcats’ frontcourt anchor in 2026-27.
