Brimah, Purvis withdraw from draft, will return to UConn

STORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn center Amida Brimah and guard Rodney Purvis have withdrawn their names from the list of underclassmen eligible for the NBA Draft.

The school says both have submitted the necessary paperwork and will return to UConn for their senior season.

Purvis had already made that decision public. Brimah had not.

Daniel Hamilton, the third member of the Huskies to declare for the draft, had earlier announced he had hired an agent and would not return to school.

The 7-foot Brimah, a two-time team captain, was the American Athletic Conference defensive player of the year last season.

Purvis, a transfer from North Carolina State, was the Huskies leading scorer, averaging almost 13 points and three rebounds a game.