Jaylen Forbes and Kevin Cross have taken their names out of the NBA draft and will remain with the Tulane basketball team, a source confirmed, giving the Green Wave a huge boost going into coach Ron Hunter’s fifth year. Both are entering their final season of eligibility and fourth year as starters after transferring from Alabama and Nebraska.
Forbes, a 6-foot-5 guard, averaged 18.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in 2022-23, scoring in double figures in all but two games and earning second-team All-American Athletic Conference honors for the second straight year.
Cross, a versatile 6-foot-8 post player who often serves as a point forward and primary ball-handler, averaged 14.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists en route to third-team All-AAC honors.
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports first reported their decision to leave the draft.