Florida Atlantic junior guards Johnell Davis and Alijah Martin — catalysts of the Owls’ 2023 Final Four run — told ESPN they are withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to FAU to anchor a preseason top-five team under coach Dusty May.
Davis and Martin were facing a midnight ET deadline Wednesday to remain in the June 22 NBA draft or return to college basketball.
Davis and Martin, who each had several NBA pre-draft workouts, return to an FAU program that’ll be able to further showcase them for the 2024 draft, with a move to the American Athletic Conference and several nonleague games against national programs.
