Josh Hart Withdraws from 2016 NBA Draft: Latest Comments and Reaction

May 24th, 2016 by Scott Polacek Leave a reply »

Guard Josh Hart was a critical piece of the Villanova Wildcats’ national championship-winning team in 2015-16, and he will be back to help them defend the title in 2016-17.

He took to Twitter on Tuesday to share his decision to withdraw from the 2016 NBA draft:   



Hart’s decision to return to school comes after Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com reported earlier in the offseason the guard would “go through the NBA draft evaluation process.”

He was invited to the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago in mid-May and went through some of that process, but he likely saw a return to the collegiate ranks as his best chance to improve his professional stock.

Hart has demonstrated steady improvement in his three years on campus. He has increased his scoring, rebounding, assists and minutes per game every season as he developed into one of the team’s go-to options alongside Kris Jenkins. Hart led the Wildcats in points per game and finished second in rebounds per game last year despite his status as a 6’5” guard:



The guard also helped ...

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