The NBA Draft Combine is complete, as dozens of the top prospects in America descended on Chicago for a little poking, prodding, measuring and five-on-five hoops.

And while some names - the AJ Dybantsa’s, Cam Boozer’s and Darius Acuff’s - NBA Draft stock has long been settled, for others last week could determine their college futures.

Let’s get to some winners and losers from last week, with a focus on those who could (at least conceivably) come back to college next year.

Winners:

Morez Johnson Jr., F, Michigan: Johnson Jr. is technically testing with the opportunity to return to college, though with his performance last week it feels highly unlikely.

First off, Johnson measured 6’9 without shoes, with a 7’4 wingspan - monster numbers for a player who projects as an NBA four-man. Even better were his testing numbers where he was among the fastest in the full-court sprint and had a 39-inch vertical leap.

With Yaxel Lendeborg and Aday Mara etched in stone in the first round this spring, you can probably go ahead and add a third Michigan big man to that list.

Matt Able, G, NC State (committed to UNC): Able played Year 1 at NC State, and after Will Wade’s departure entered the portal and landed at rival UNC. Yet no one could’ve imagined that after a week in Chicago he might never play a minute of hoops for the Tar Heels.

The 6’6 Able was one of the true breakout starts of last week, with points 15 points and three, three-pointers made in Thursday’s scrimmage. He followed it up with 17 more points on Thursday.

Considering his solid measureables, age (he was the youngest player at the Combine) and the shrinking pool of players outside the Top 20 (thanks NIL!) there’s a real possibility he stays in and never makes it to Chapel Hill.

Losers:

Koa Peat, F, Arizona: There’s no joy in listing players in the “losers” section, but someone’s got to land there - and it feels like Arizona’s Koa Peat was the biggest disappointment in Chicago last week.

For starters he measured at just 6’7 without shoes, not a good sign for a player projected as a four-man in the NBA (see Morez Johnson Jr., above, who measured a full two inches taller). Even worse was his shooting, as he shot 6-of-25 in spot-up threes (last at combine), 7-of-25 at the three-point star drill (third to last) and just 10-of-25 on mid-range jumpers.

We’ll never tell any player what to do, but the near universal consensus in Chicago was that Peat should return to school. If he does, Arizona probably becomes a preseason Top 5 team. They are currently ranked No. 14 in Aaron Torres’ “Way Too Early Top 25.”

Amari Allen, F, Alabama: After a solid freshman season where he averaged 11 points and nearly seven rebounds per game on 34 precent three-point shooting, Allen was seen as a projectable “3-and-D” wing at 6’8.

That is until he measured in at… 6’5 in Chicago.

It totally changes his trajectory, and considering that Allen told reporters he would only stay in the NBA Draft with a first round guarantee, it feels pretty safe he’ll return to school next year.

With the deadline to withdraw from the draft, here are some other notable players with “Stay or Go” decisions to make.

In no particular order:

For the college football recruiting nerds, late May and June are a busy time - as camp season heats up and commitments come off the board.

It’s hard to imagine we see a better commitment than we did on Friday.

Meet Mark Matthews, a Florida native and the No. 1 offensive tackle in America.

His recruitment came down to a few schools with Texas A&M and Miami being viewed as the leaders going into his commitment on Friday.

Well, he ended up an Aggie, but it was how it happened more than anything else.

Our guy didn’t just do the multiple hat toss, but also the sweatshirt rip off, straight to standing on the table - and eventually the cowboy hat.

In terms of the team who finished No. 2, don’t feel too bad for Miami - they flipped four-star safety Ai’King Hall from Oregon.

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