I wouldn't expect Love, Collison, and Westbrook to return for next season. In the beginning of the season, Love and Collison were projected to be 1st rounder and their draft status didn't change much. Love improved his draft status during the season but not by much due to his size and the potential position he will play in the next level. Collison has always been projected as the middle of the 1st round. Even with bad showing in the tournament, his draft status didn't change. Westbrook elevated his game during this past season from nowhere into a 1st round prospect. His inconsistency of outside shooting dropped him from projected top 10 pick to the middle of 1st round or maybe late 1st round.
After the Fall Quarter, Kevin Love basically took classes that he can pass without effecting basketball based on the recent article on ESPN. Darren Collison is a Junior and yet he hasn't declared his Major. That goes the same with Russell Westbrook. You can just speculate that Academics are not in their immediate interest and perhaps this year is their best year to be drafted. Kevin Love knows that he didn't want to go through like Joakim Noah who was projected as a top five and dropped to 9th spot for staying in school. His faith maybe the same if he stayed for another year.
I posted several times in the past regarding Mbah a Moute and I'll reiterate it again that he values his education at UCLA. He's an All Academic Pac-10 Honorable Mention this past season and he will return for his Senior season to graduate. This year he's improving on his mid-range shooting and he's not ready whatsoever for NBA. Meanwhile, Josh Shipp played himself out of the draft since the 2nd half of Pac-10 plays. He'll return for his Senior season and next year he'll probably be a 2nd rounder at best.
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