MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;— Kansas State basketball player Nae'Qwan Tomlin has dropped out of the NBA Draft process and will return to play for the Wildcats next season.

The 6-foot-10 forward averaged 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds last season for Jerome Tang.

The Harlem, New York native transferred to K-State after going from Monroe Community College to Chipola (Fla.) College. He announced in an interview with Stadium.

Tomlin had until today to remove his name from draft consideration and return to college with eligibility.&nbsp;

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                    </figure><p>MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;— Kansas State basketball player Nae'Qwan Tomlin has dropped out of the NBA Draft process and will return to play for the Wildcats next season.</p><p>The 6-foot-10 forward averaged 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds last season for Jerome Tang.</p><p>The Harlem, New York native transferred to K-State after going from Monroe Community College to Chipola (Fla.) College. He announced in an interview with Stadium.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kansas State&#39;s Nae&#39;Qwan Tomlin will withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to school next season, he told <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Stadium</a>. <br><br>The talented 6-foot-10 forward averaged 10.4 points and 5.9 boards last season.</p>&mdash; Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1663918772560773128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Tomlin had until today to remove his name from draft consideration and return to college with eligibility.&nbsp;</p>

Tomlin forgoes NBA Draft, will return to K-State