Sophomore guard Isaiah Wong will return to Miami for the 2021-2022 season, the team announced Tuesday.
After leading Miami in scoring with 17.4 points per game last season, Wong, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard, withdrew his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA Draft. The All-ACC Third Team selection reportedly did not hire an agent after engaging in workouts with multiple NBA teams and was not invited to the NBA Draft Combine.
“Being in the NBA has been a lifelong dream of mine,” Wong said in an Instagram post. “Experiencing workouts and interviews, along with seeing some of the day-to-day life of being a professional, has given me a taste of just how close I am to having that dream come true. With that said—after taking it all in, now armed with the knowledge of what it’s going to take to be the type of candidate I desire—my family and I have decided that I will be returning to Miami to fight for more!”