Maten not invited to NBA Combine

Is Yante Maten closer to returning to Georgia for his senior year?

Although there’s no final word on that quite yet, Maten’s name was not among the 67 players invited to the NBA Draft Combine announced by the league on Friday.

Maten announced last month that he planned to submit his name for the draft, but has not hired an agent.

The 6-foot-8, 240-pound, All-SEC forward from Pontiac, Mich., will have until May 24 (10 days after the NBA Draft Combine) to make a final decision whether to remain in the draft or return to Georgia for his senior season.

Maten averaged 18.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game during the 2016-17 before a late-season knee sprain forced him to miss some playing time, causing his stats to slip slightly.

Still, Maten was named first-team All-SEC in balloting of league coaches and second-team All-SEC by the Associated Press.