Report: Iowa State Transfer, Louisville Target Milan Momcilovic Withdraws from NBA Draft

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Louisville men’s basketball program’s interest in Milan Momcilovic now has the opportunity to materialize into a full blown pursuit.

The former Iowa State star forward is withdrawing from the 2026 NBA Draft, and will return to play in college for the 2026-27 season, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello.

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Momcilovic, who also entered the transfer portal when he first announced his intent to test the draft process back on Apr. 12, had until midnight tonight to decide whether or not he wanted to return to college or stay in the draft.

Following Boyuan Zhang’s commitment to Louisville back on May 11, most assumed that the Cardinals were done on the roster construction front – at least in terms of adding players who could play significant minutes this upcoming season. It put UofL at an 11-man roster, and it is among one of the most expensive rosters in sport thanks in part to their top-ranked portal class.

However, despite this, not only did Louisville’s behind-the-scenes interest in Momcilovic not go away, it seemed to increase. On May 13, CBS Sports’ Isaac Trotter called the Cardinals one of the three main teams in the mix for Momcilovic, along with Kentucky and St. John’s, with 247Sports’ Kyle Tucker adding that he continued to hear that Louisville is “a serious threat to land Momcilovic if he returns to college.”

As recently as this last Wednesday, The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman went as far to say that he believed the Momcilovic recruitment would come down to “probably a Kentucky vs Louisville battle.”

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Getting a commitment from Momcilovic is not going to be easy, primarily because of the money aspect. Trotter reported earlier this week that he believes the Iowa State star forward could command up to $6 million in NIL should he return to college. Considering what Louisville has already spent, especially when compared to the amount of high profile targets that Kentucky has missed out on, the Wildcats can certainly offer Momcilovic a lot…

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Publish date : 2026-05-28 01:15:00

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