Davonte Davis back for another season with the Razorbacks

LITTLE ROCK -- Already cemented as one of the all-time greats and postseason heroes in the Razorbacks men's basketball program, junior guard Davonte "Devo" Davis is withdrawing from the 2023 NBA Draft and returning to Arkansas for the 2023-24 season.

Davis' mentor, Antonio Buchanon (16U Arkansas Hawks grassroots basketball coach), told Hogville on Friday, April 28, that Davis would be re-joining the team for a fourth campaign.

Davis -- he had a pre-draft workout with the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, May 30, a day prior to withdrawing from the NBA Draft which coincided with the NCAA's deadline to do so to maintain his college eligibility -- is poised to become the first Arkansas player to first enter the draft pool before returning and competing for Eric Musselman in his five seasons leading the program.

Davis (6-4 guard, Jacksonville native) was the third player from the Hogs' vaunted four-man 2020 high school recruiting class -- ranked 5th nationally by ESPN -- to declare for the draft prior to completing his college eligibility (Moses Moody in 2021 and Jaylin Williams in 2022).

Davis announced his draft entry plans on March 31, just eight days after the team's season finale -- an 88-66 loss to eventual national champion UConn in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in Las Vegas. As part of his announcement, Davis expressed his intention to maintain his college eligibility with the option to return to play a ...