Waiting on the NBA Tyus Battle, Syracuse

With the early draft deadline come and gone, unagented entrants now have decisions to make.

Villanova’s Donte DiVincenzo is among the players seeking to test their NBA draft stock before deciding whether to stay in school.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The deadline has passed for college players to declare early for the NBA draft. Now it’s time to wait for the draft entries who didn’t hire an agent to decide whether they’re staying in or heading back to school.

The early-entry deadline was Sunday night. The next date to watch is May 30 — 10 days after the conclusion of the NBA draft combine — as the last day for draft entrants who didn’t hire an agent to withdraw and return to school to keep their remaining eligibility.

Players testing the waters can work out for NBA teams to learn what they need to improve or whether they could be a firstround pick on June 21.

Here’s a look at some key names, none of whom are surefire first-rounders, facing decisions that could have a big impact on next season:

The 6-foot-6 guard is a possible first-round pick who racked up the minutes — a national-high 39 per game — while increasing his scoring average from 7.4 as a freshman to a teambest 19.2 last season. Battle helped the Orange make an unexpected run to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16, but Syracuse sure could use him next year after top recruit Darius Bazley decided to skip school and head to the G-League. File, David J. Phillip / AP knowledge and since transferred to South Carolina, where he practiced and participated in pregame warmups but has yet to be cleared by the NCAA. The move at least gives the McDonald’s All-American another option if the college route appears unlikely to work.