Freshman Jaylen Hands will return to UCLA after flirting with the NBA, the school announced Wednesday, the deadline for early entrants to withdraw from the draft and retain their college eligibility.

Hands is the second UCLA freshman to withdraw from the draft, joining fellow guard Kris Wilkes, who announced his decision Tuesday. They could still be joined by forward Cody Riley, who declared for the draft despite not playing in any games as a freshman due to suspension.

“I’m excited for what’s ahead here at UCLA,” Hands said in a statement issued by UCLA. “The pre-draft evaluations were extremely helpful, and I’d like to thank everybody who played a role in helping me through that process. I’m just focused on getting better, and I know that my teammates and I are looking forward to having a very productive summer and a big year.”

The 6-foot-3 San Diego native averaged 9.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game as a freshman. He could share point guard duties with incoming freshman Tyger Campbell, a four-star prospect who is part of UCLA’s third-straight top-5 recruiting class.

The Bruins lost star Aaron Holiday, who signed with an agent after leading the Pac-12 in scoring last year, but avoided major setbacks by getting Wilkes and Hands back. The pair of former McDonald’s All-Americans showed flashes of brilliance last year, but will now be counted on for leadership and experience as UCLA lost Holiday and senior center Thomas Welsh.

“Jaylen has tremendous talent and he’s going to be a vital part of our team’s backcourt next season,” head coach Steve Alford said in a statement. “We’re really looking forward to watching him continue to get better here at UCLA, and he has a really big opportunity ahead of him. We’ve told him that he has a lot of room to grow and improve, and he’s more than capable of becoming one of the country’s most dynamic players.”