The star of the 2018 NCAA National Championship is considering going pro, as Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo confirmed today he’ll test the NBA draft waters. According to a press release from the Wildcats, DiVincenzo won’t hire an agent, retaining his remaining NCAA eligibility if he decides to withdraw before next month’s deadline.
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A redshirt sophomore, DiVincenzo enjoyed a breakout season for Villanova in 2017/18, recording 13.4 PPG, 4.8 RPG, and 3.5 APG with a .481/.401/.710 shooting line for the eventual champs. He capped the year by racking up 31 points on 10-of-15 shooting off the bench in the Wildcats’ title game win over Michigan.
DiVincenzo is the 33rd-ranked prospect on Jonathan Givony’s big board at ESPN.com. However, the Villanova guard didn’t show up on Givony’s most recent two-round mock draft.
Villanova underclassmen Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson have already declared for the 2018 NBA draft and won’t return to school. DiVincenzo now joins teammate Omari Spellman among potential Wildcats early entrants who are testing the waters. The school announced today that two more underclassmen – Phil Booth and Eric Paschall – will return for their senior years.
seriously? fringe 1st round grade for this guy? 33rd ranked?
good college player, but lets be real.
Did you watch the final game of the college season? Before I say this I do realize one game does not make a career. But this guy showed some pretty good athleticism. He has good size Vision quickness hops can shoot the Rock so it’s wise for him to test the waters. I’d rather have this guy than Gilligan the Duke guy, who is decent but he’s slow.
i was just shocked that he is graded so high by that guy at the 4-letter network.
im not disputing his ability at the college level, but to think there arent 60 draft eligible players better than this guy astounds me for some reason. hes the 3rd or 4th best player on that team.
Do you watch him (other than that title game, on the whole body of work) and say “yea, he’s an NBA caliber guard”.
i guess strike while people know your name
I’m not sure about this, but I think DiVincenzo should return to college. Learn from his upper class men. I’ve been watching Nova, since Porzingis went down. Probably, well definitely why I want the Knicks to draft Mikal Bridges. My point about DiVincenzo is that he did show flashes of pro potential, but it wasn’t consistent enough to be considered draft ready.