Overview

• Santa Clara announced the 21-year-old will join the Broncos as a junior with two seasons of eligibility.
• Darlan spent 2024–25 with the Delaware Blue Coats and Rip City Remix after a year with the now-folded G League Ignite.
• Agent Todd Ramasar said the NCAA based the two-year ruling on Darlan’s age and his years removed from high school at NBA Academy Africa.
• The decision tracks with recent cases granting eligibility to international players who previously competed professionally under only “actual and necessary expenses.”
• Darlan withdrew from the past two NBA drafts and retains the option to declare again while playing for coach Herb Sendek.