Illinois forward Terrence Shannon announces decision to return to Fighting Illini for 2023-24 season

After declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft back in April, Illinois forward Terrence Shannon has made a final decision regarding his basketball future. Shannon will return to Illinois for one last season in the navy and orange, he announced via Twitter Wednesday.

Shannon spent the first four seasons of his collegiate career with Texas Tech before transferring to Illinois in the offseason of 2022. In his lone season with the Fighting Illini, he led the team in scoring and ranked second in assists, averaging 17.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. He earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors, scoring 20-plus points on 11 occasions last season, and will look to continue building on the foundation he’s laid in Champaign.

Shannon played high school basketball at Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy, where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 84 overall recruit in the 2019 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Rankings, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

More on the 2023 NBA Draft

The 2023 NBA Draft is set to take place on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Brooklyn at Barclays Center. Round 1 of the draft will be announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, while Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum is expected to handle the second round of picks.

To be eligible for the NBA Draft, players must be at least 19 years in age during the calendar year that the draft is held and at least one NBA season from their high school graduation date, or the date that would have been if they are not graduated. It is not required that player spend that one year playing college basketball, though. Players can play in either college, abroad, or the G League Ignite if they choose so.

While this is a significant change from what the rules once were, players are eligible to enter their names into the NBA Draft pool and explore their options by hiring an agent to go through the process, while still keeping their college eligibility. The deadline to make that move is on April 23 beginning at 11:59 p.m. ET. Players have until June 12 at 5 p.m. ET to withdraw their name from the pool and return to college.

The NBA Draft Lottery will be held on May 16, which is also the start of the NBA Conference Finals.