Provo » Jimmer Fredette's whirlwind week that saw him visit four NBA teams for workouts ended Saturday afternoon with an announcement from the BYU guard that he is returning to school for his senior season.

"I had a great experience going through the whole process," said Fredette, who withdrew his name from NBA Draft consideration just hours before Saturday's deadline. "I met some great people and learned a lot. I was able to impress a lot of people and I think they will be interested to see how I do this coming season. I hope to play extremely well my senior year and achieve our team goals and my personal goals and get drafted next year."

The 6-foot-2 guard returned from a workout in front of the New York Knicks' personnel late Friday night, then met with BYU coach Dave Rose around noon at Saturday with his parents participating via teleconference.

It was then that he made the decision to return to BYU, according to a school news release.

"This was a great experience for Jimmer," Rose said in the release. "He got a lot of really positive feedback and he'll use it to make himself a better player. Jimmer's a great player and we're looking forward to next season. His family is very supportive of this decision and is really looking forward to his senior season at BYU."

Fredette worked out for the New Jersey Nets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics and Knicks. He injured his quad early in the workout with the Knicks, but the injury is not serious, according to a family member.

Fredette's return means that BYU's scheduled game in his hometown of Glens Falls, N.Y., against Vermont on Dec. 8 will go on as planned. Had he entered the NBA Draft, that game would have been canceled.

Fredette averaged 22.1 points, 4.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game as a junior, and scored more than 20 points 22 times, and more than 30 points eight times.