University of Dayton men's basketball coachhas announced that redshirt junior guardwill withdraw his name from consideration for the 2016 NBA Draft and return to Dayton for his senior season."The NBA Pre-Draft experience was a valuable asset to me in my quest to get better and continue to pursue my ultimate goal of playing in the NBA. Having the ability to work out and get feedback couldn't have been more helpful in terms of what I need work on," Cooke said. "My focus now is back on helping to build on what we have established at UD, and earning my degree next spring. My family, coaches, and teammates couldn't have been more supportive and my focus is on being a part of even more success for our team moving into the last step in my college career."New NCAA regulations permitted college basketball players to declare for the draft in order to participate in workouts and get feedback on their expected draft position. Players could retain their collegiate eligibility by not signing with an agent and removing their name from the draft list by May 25."Charles did a nice job handling the new rules for early entry to the NBA Draft Process" Miller said. "We got all the feedback from the Advisory Committee in terms of where he stacked up when it came to the NBA Combine, and he was able to work out and get feedback from an NBA Team. This will only propel him to be better in the areas he has to improve in to reach his dream of playing in the NBA."We will work as hard together as ever, and I expect him to make as big of a jump as any player in the NCAA," Miller continued. "He is motivated to help lead us in our quest to continue to do things that have never been done at the University of Dayton. Charles has been a great student, teammate, and person while at UD, and graduating a year from now will be the ultimate achievement when he's done."In his first season at Dayton after transferring from James Madison, Cooke was named First Team All-Atlantic 10 and First Team NABD All-District 4. The Trenton, N.J. native was also named to the Atlantic 10's All-Defensive Team and was Dayton's co-MVP with seniorCooke led UD in scoring (15.6) and 3-point shooting (.399, 59-148), was second in rebounding (5.8) and blocked shots (38), and was third in steals (40). He scored 20 or more points 12 times in 2015-16, and led the Flyers in scoring in 18 games.UD finished the regular season co-champions in the A-10, with a 14-4 conference record. Dayton was 25-8 overall, and reached the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive season. The Flyers' 78 wins over the last three seasons match the best three-year record in school history.Dayton returns four starters and nine letterwinners in 2016-17.