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Howard University big man Makur Maker has withdrawn his name for consideration for the 2021 NBA draft, per ESPN s Olgun Uluc.
The 20-year-old averaged 11.5 points, 6.0 rebounds in 24.0 minutes over two games for Howard. The Bison s season was limited to just five games because of health and safety concerns related to COVID-19.
The 6 11 , 235-pound big man was ranked 16th in ESPN s Top 100 list of the class of 2020 boys high school basketball prospects. He was given a 94 grade on a 100-point scale and had offers from Kentucky, Kansas and others.
ESPN s Adrian Wojnarowski also gave a picture of a long and winding road that Maker needed to take to get to the draft: