· when the season ended for the california golden bears with a loss to hawaii in the first round of the ncaa tournament, no one expected to see freshman ivan rabb wear a cal uniform again. · university of california at berkeley big man ivan rabb was likely going to be a lottery pick in the 2016 nba draft. Rabb surprised the basketball world when he announced he would not enter the 2016 draft. Instead, nba teams will have to wait another year. He was billed as one of the top power forward prospects in the nation after having a stellar freshman year at cal. Cal coach cuonzo martin said sunday night that rabb made his decision to return for his sophomore season after thinking about it with his family. Im not sure if he had to stay that long but by the end of his 3rd year he wasnt looked at as a lottery pick anymore. (ap) — california forward ivan rabb has decided to stay in school for his sophomore season rather than enter the nba draft. He got drafted in the 2nd round and has been up and down from the g league to the nba ever since. He participated in the october 2012 usa developmental national team mini-camp, held in colorado springs, colo. · but that doesn’t tell the whole story of rabb ’ s decision to stay at cal for his sophomore year.
