Houston guard Milos Uzan smiles on stage after winning the Big 12 Championship, Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Houston, Texas. | Raphael Fernandez/The Cougar

Houston men’s basketball senior guard Milos Uzan plans to withdraw from the NBA draft and return for his senior campaign, according to his agent Aman Dhesi of PNW Sports.

Uzan, who emerged as one of the top guards in college basketball this past 2024-25 season, declared for the NBA draft on April 13, while maintaining his college eligibility.

“He went through the process, got his feedback and then made a decision. I think it’s pretty simple,” coach Kelvin Sampson said.

With Uzan returning, junior guard Pop Isaacs decommitted from UH and will transfer to Texas A&M, according to his agency PNW Sports.

“I was looking forward to working with him,” Sampson said. “But you know, with Milos coming back that changed some things, and I think it worked out for everybody.”

Uzan rejoins a Houston team coming off its fourth-ever national championship appearance, back-to-back Big 12 conference titles, a program-record 35 wins and what could be the preseason No. 1 team in college basketball.

After spending two seasons in Oklahoma, Uzan transferred to Houston, where he saw career-bests in points per game (11.4), 3-point percentage (43%), free throw percentage (78.3%) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3.0).

Houston will now return three starters from last season’s national title runner-up in Uzan, junior forward Joseph Tugler and redshirt senior guard Emanuel Sharp.

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