Sources: Allen Graves, likely 1st-round pick, to stay in NBA draft

Former Santa Clara forward Allen Graves, a projected first-round pick, will keep his name in the NBA draft, sources told ESPN.

Graves had entered the transfer portal last month but has now closed the door on a return to college basketball.

A 6-foot-9 forward from Louisiana, Graves was one of the surprise breakout freshmen in the country last season. He was an unranked recruit coming out of high school and redshirted his first season with the Broncos, but Herb Sendek quickly put him into the rotation last season and Graves became one of the analytics darlings of this year's NBA draft class.