Basketball anyone?

  While Arkansas’ baseball team will attempt to end its losing streak this evening, a bit of basketball news has come out. 

  According to KTHV in Little Rock, Arkansas forward Michael Washington has decided to withdraw his name from the NBA Draft and return to the Razorbacks for his senior season.

  Washington announced April 17 that he was putting his name in the draft, but he left open the possibility of returning to Arkansas by not signing with an agent.

  Underclassmen have until June 15 to withdraw their names from the draft. But according to KTHV, Washington said the decision to return to Arkansas wasn’t a tough one. He and his family agreed it was in his best interest to come back for one more season.

  Washington wasn’t considered a top prospect, and the consensus was that he wouldn’t be picked in the first round of the June 25 draft. He was projected as a second-round selection, which isn’t too appealing since those players taken after the first round don’t receive guaranteed contracts.

  Washington’s return would be a major boost to the Razorbacks, who have already lost forwards Brandon Moore and Andre Clark this offseason after both announced that they were transferring to other schools.

  And just as important, Arkansas’ basketball team has such a low APR that it’s in danger of losing scholarships next year. It would help if Washington came back to school and earned his degree.