Former Texas Tech guard Kevin McCullar withdraws from NBA draft, announces commitment to Kansas

20200517_134556by:Justin Rudolph•06/01/22

Former Texas Tech guard Kevin McCullar has announced that he is withdrawing his name from the 2022 NBA Draft, but that’s not the kicker. In that post, he didn’t mention the draft but did announce that he is now a Kansas Jayhawk.

“I’m a Jayhawk. See you soon Lawrence! #RockChalk,” wrote McCullar via Twitter.

The six-foot-six junior guard from San Antonio, TX, had himself another season filling up the stat sheets. McCullar average 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.4 steals per game in the 2021-2022 season.

The Red Raiders basketball program enjoyed a solid season as well, finishing the year 27-10. their season ended with a loss to Duke Blue Devils in the Sweet 16. before that, the Red Raiders came up just short in the Big 12 conference tournament losing to the Kansas Jayhawks in the championship game.

As if the Raiders Jayhawks rivalry hasn’t been intense enough over the past few seasons, McCullar’s flip to the rival program looks to ramp that up even more.

Jalen Wilson to withdraw from 2022 NBA Draft, return to Kansas

Kansas is getting ready to lose two of its leading scorers from last year’s national championship team. However, the Jayhawks are getting a big piece back.

Jalen Wilson announced he’s withdrawing from the 2022 NBA Draft and coming back to Kansas for another go-round, he said via Twitter. He was the Jayhawks’ third-leading scorer last year with 11.1 points per game and had a team-high 15 points to help lead them to a national title this past season.

Wilson’s return is big news for Kansas considering Ochai Agbaji and Christian Braun are both projected first-round picks. The two led the Jayhawks in scoring with 18.8 and 14.4 points per game, respectively, during the 2021-22 season.

Now, Kansas awaits the decision from Texas Tech transfer Kevin McCullar, who’s also testing the draft waters.

Out of high school, Wilson was a four-star recruit from the class of 2019 and the No. 60 player in the country, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.