KNOXVILLE — University of Tennessee basketball player Yves Pons will enter the 2020 NBA Draft.
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Le 🇫🇷 de Tennessee Yves Pons @Airpons est candidat à la draft NBA 2020 💪
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— Envergure (@Envergure_Pod) April 24, 2020
Pons could return to Knoxville after going through the pre-draft process, which includes the scouting combine.
He has the option to withdraw his name and return to the Volunteers after receiving feedback from NBA scouts.
Pons, was named the Southeastern Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year last season. He had 73 blocked shots for the Volunteers during the 2019-20 campaign.
He started all 31 games for the Big Orange last season, averaging 10.8 points and 5.4 rebounds.
Pons can return to school if he hires an NCAA-certified agent or does not hire an agent at all.