KRIS JENKINS AND JOSH HART
OF
VILLANOVA
WILL TEST
NBA DRAFT PROCESS
ALL-MET ELITE
GONZAGA HS.
SIDWELL FRIENDS HS.
WASHINGTON D.C.
Jenkins and Hart both made the decision after consulting with Villanova coach Jay Wright.
“The way it’s set up now, when you say you’re going through the process, if they don’t invite you to the camp, then you know [you won’t be drafted],” Wright said.
“I told them to do it. If they pick you, they’re telling you you’ve got a shot. Then you go to the camp, they’ll tell you after the camp where you fit. It’s really beneficial to the players now.”
A group of NBA scouts and coaches evaluates the underclassmen and will let each know where — or if — they’ll be drafted.
“The way it’s set up now, when you say you’re going through the process, if they don’t invite you to the camp, then you know [you won’t be drafted],” Wright said.
“I told them to do it. If they pick you, they’re telling you you’ve got a shot. Then you go to the camp, they’ll tell you after the camp where you fit. It’s really beneficial to the players now.”
A group of NBA scouts and coaches evaluates the underclassmen and will let each know where — or if — they’ll be drafted.
Only first-round picks get guaranteed money, and most — but not all — college underclassmen who are told they likely won’t be first-round picks return to school.
“Definitely going to go through the whole process,” Hart said Wednesday, two days after Villanova beat North Carolina to win the national title.
“The way the rule is now? If this was last year, I wouldn’t even be thinking about the NBA. But now, how it is? I’m definitely going to go through the whole process and see how that goes.”
Hart, a 6-foot-5 swingman, averaged 15.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, shot 51 percent from the field and is considered one of the best on-the-ball defenders in Division I..
“The experience is going to be great, just to see how that whole side is,” Hart said. “If I’m fortunate enough to be invited to the combine, playing against the 60 best guys in the country, it’s definitely going to be a great experience.
“Get a taste of how business is handled there. So I think it’s a win-win.”
“I haven’t really thought about it at all,” he said. “I was just so focused on the next game and finishing out the season strong. I think winning always helps.
“But I really didn’t pay too much attention to it. Just focused on getting better and helping the team get better and seeing how far we were going to go.”
Hart said he would “definitely” return to Villanova if he’s told he won’t be a first-round pick.
“There are different situations for different guys,” he said. “There’s a whole process of coming to a decision. You’ve got to think of your family situation, you’ve got to think of so many different things.
“Luckily for me, I have a fine family situation, I’m not in need of money or anything like that. So I’ll just see where that goes. I’m definitely going to lean on my family and definitely lean on Coach Wright and just get feedback and make my decision.”
Jenkins, whose game-winning buzzer-beater against North Carolina made him a folk hero in Philadelphia, averaged 13.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this year.
A 6-foot-6 swingman, Jenkins made more threes than anybody in the country since Feb. 17.
“Definitely going to go through the whole process,” Hart said Wednesday, two days after Villanova beat North Carolina to win the national title.
“The way the rule is now? If this was last year, I wouldn’t even be thinking about the NBA. But now, how it is? I’m definitely going to go through the whole process and see how that goes.”
Hart, a 6-foot-5 swingman, averaged 15.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, shot 51 percent from the field and is considered one of the best on-the-ball defenders in Division I..
“The experience is going to be great, just to see how that whole side is,” Hart said. “If I’m fortunate enough to be invited to the combine, playing against the 60 best guys in the country, it’s definitely going to be a great experience.
“Get a taste of how business is handled there. So I think it’s a win-win.”
“I haven’t really thought about it at all,” he said. “I was just so focused on the next game and finishing out the season strong. I think winning always helps.
“But I really didn’t pay too much attention to it. Just focused on getting better and helping the team get better and seeing how far we were going to go.”
Hart said he would “definitely” return to Villanova if he’s told he won’t be a first-round pick.
“There are different situations for different guys,” he said. “There’s a whole process of coming to a decision. You’ve got to think of your family situation, you’ve got to think of so many different things.
“Luckily for me, I have a fine family situation, I’m not in need of money or anything like that. So I’ll just see where that goes. I’m definitely going to lean on my family and definitely lean on Coach Wright and just get feedback and make my decision.”
Jenkins, whose game-winning buzzer-beater against North Carolina made him a folk hero in Philadelphia, averaged 13.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this year.
A 6-foot-6 swingman, Jenkins made more threes than anybody in the country since Feb. 17.
Hart and Jenkins were both first-year starters this year. If both return to the Main Line, Villanova will be among the favorites to win the 2017 national championship.
“I’ll go through the process and see how it goes and get feedback,” Jenkins said.
“If I hear good things, then we’ll go from there, but if it’s not what I want to hear, then I have another year left of college, and there’s nothing wrong with that.”
“I’ll go through the process and see how it goes and get feedback,” Jenkins said.
“If I hear good things, then we’ll go from there, but if it’s not what I want to hear, then I have another year left of college, and there’s nothing wrong with that.”
No comments:
Post a Comment