Baylor guard Adam Flagler staying in 2023 NBA Draft

Baylor guard Adam Flagler is keeping his name in the 2023 NBA Draft and will not use his final year of eligibility, college basketball insider Jeff Goodman reported on Twitter on Wednesday evening.

The veteran guard spent three seasons with the Bears, helping deliver the program a national title in 2021. He was the sixth man on that national championship team, averaging 9.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. He set the Baylor all-time scoring mark in the NCAA Tournament (135 points). Flagler also holds the program record for minutes played in the NCAA Tournament (274).

Last season, Flagler averaged 15.6 points per game, a new high for him at Baylor. He earned unanimous first team All-Big 12 honors. He’ll be looking to continue his impressive play in the NBA.

Adam Flagler is a former four-star recruit who was a member of the 2018 recruiting cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Adam Flagler makes his decision, 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.

On3’s Steve Samra also contributed to this article.