JT Toppin spurns NBA Draft, will return to Texas Tech for purported $4 million in NIL next year

Posted Apr 11, 2025
Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin is spurning the NBA Draft and returning to Texas Tech for the 2025-26 season. Toppin earned consensus All-American honors as a sophomore star for the Red Raiders and is well-positioned to be college basketball's preseason Player of the Year. Toppin's return ensures Texas Tech will remain a force on the national level. (CBS Sports)

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