{"id":686665,"date":"2026-03-29T20:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/686665\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T20:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:41:15","slug":"momcilovic-allegedly-declares-for-nba-draft-future-as-a-cyclone-remains-undecided-iowa-state-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/686665\/","title":{"rendered":"Momcilovic allegedly declares for NBA Draft, future as a Cyclone remains undecided \u2013 Iowa State Daily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AMES \u2014 Following three seasons as a Cyclone, junior forward Milan Momcilovic has allegedly declared for the 2026 NBA Draft, per <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/college\/iowa-state\/article\/iowa-state-basketball-milan-momcilovic-is-declaring-for-the-nba-draft-what-are-his-chances-of-returning-to-iowa-state-279297517\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">247Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After Iowa State\u2019s 76-62 loss in the Sweet 16 to Tennessee, options are open for Momcilovic moving forward, as he averaged 16.9 points per game, shot 50% from the field and 48.6% from behind the arc in the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI probably, definitely, [will] test the draft,\u201d Momcilovic said to Cyclone Alert during the Big 12 Tournament. \u201cJust because I think I\u2019ve had a good year and shot the ball very well, that I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement Sunday morning by 247Sports, Momcilovic told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/sports\/college\/iowa-state\/basketball-mens\/2026\/03\/29\/iowa-state-basketball-milan-momcilovic-nba-draft-decision\/89377173007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z117146p119550c119550e113050v117146d--55--b--55--&amp;gca-ft=7&amp;gca-ds=sophi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Des Moines Register<\/a> that he still has not decided on the terms of his whereabouts regarding the following year in Ames.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still deciding on what to do,\u201d Momcilovic wrote in a text message to the Des Moines Register Sunday morning. \u201cSo that\u2019s not really true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As an All-Big 12 second team selection and the nation\u2019s best 3-point shooter, Momcilovic\u2019s decision moving forward will affect the offense scheme of the Cyclone basketball team for next year. The possibility of Momcilovic\u2019s absence follows the graduation of five seniors, three of whom started in the Sweet 16.<\/p>\n<p>With the chance of entering the draft process, depending on feedback, the 6-foot-8 Pewaukee native has the option to return to Iowa State, as he is only a junior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what feedback we\u2019ll get,\u201d Momcilovic said. \u201cWe\u2019ll see if I stay in or come back. That\u2019s still to be determined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NBA G League Combine in Chicago will take place from May 8 to 10, with the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery scheduled for May 10. The NBA Draft Combine in Chicago starts on May 10-17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AMES \u2014 Following three seasons as a Cyclone, junior forward Milan Momcilovic has allegedly declared for the 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":686666,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5],"tags":[7,6,12],"class_list":{"0":"post-686665","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba-draft","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-nba","10":"tag-nba-draft"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116314405967661253","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=686665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/686666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=686665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=686665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=686665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}