SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Corey Kispert will not pursue professional options and is returning to Gonzaga for his senior season.

Kispert's decision, announced by the school Monday, comes two days after guard Joel Ayayi announced he will be back for his junior season in Spokane.

"Returning to school gives me the best opportunity to not only improve my game to be ready for the NBA, but also to give my best and final shot at the national championship that we have been coming so close to for years," Kispert said in a statement. "I am so excited to get to work with the phenomenal team we have this year."