Florida's John Egbunu returning for senior season

Florida big man John Egbunu is coming back for one more year.

The Gators center is withdrawing from the NBA draft and will return to the program for his senior campaign, the team announced Friday.

"I'm a Florida Gator in my heart, so I wanted another chance to come back and be a Gator," Egbunu said. "I've graduated from here, and I love playing here, being a part of the culture and being with my teammates - it's a fun team to be around. It's also a chance for me to continue to improve and grow as a player and help the team however I can. And I can't forget to mention how great it is to play in front of the Rowdies and all of our Gator fans."

Egbunu suffered a torn ACL in February, causing him to miss the end of the year for Florida as well as the NCAA tournament. The release notes Egbunu is hoping to return to the floor in January.

As a junior, Egbunu posted 7.8 points per game to go along with 6.6. rebounds.