India, April 22 -- The 22 years old Indiana Hoosiers quarterback and 2025 Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza said he will not attend the 2026 NBA draft. Instead, the projected No. 1 draft pick will hold a watch party at home with his family, friends and coaches.

His mother, Elsa Mendoza has multiple sclerosis, a condition of the central nervous system that causes travel over long distances to be very hard. That was one of the main reasons why the family preferred to remain at home in Miami instead of traveling to Pennsylvania to be drafted.

According to Mendoza, as he discussed in an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, his mother wanted to have a party at home. He explained that the logistics were easier because he was going to be fl...