The Villanova Wildcats have picked up one other piece through the switch portal.
Maryland senior switch Hakim Hart will switch to Villanova ought to he select to remain in faculty. Hart introduced the information Friday through Instagram. The 6-foot-8 guard selected Villanova out of a closing 4 that included Kansas, Gonzaga, and Miami.
Hart declared for the NBA Draft and entered the switch portal on March 23, every week after the Terrapins misplaced to Alabama within the NCAA match. He’s not projected to be drafted. The deadline to withdraw from the draft is June 1.
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Hart performed 4 seasons at Maryland. As a senior, he began all 35 video games and averaged 11.4 factors and 4.1 rebounds, incomes All-Huge Ten honorable point out. He’s finest recognized for his protection and his catch-and-shoot three-point taking pictures capability. Hart can have one yr of eligibility remaining.
For Hart, selecting Villanova represents a homecoming. He’s a Philadelphia native who graduated from Roman Catholic and led the Cahillites to back-to-back Catholic League titles.He was named the Catholic League Participant of the 12 months as a senior.
Hart is the second participant to switch to Villanova this offseason, as Kyle Neptune and the Wildcats acquired a dedication from former Washington State guard TJ Bamba final week. Villanova now has two open scholarships. The nation’s high switch, Hunter Dickinson, will go to Villanova on Friday, April 28, and 2023 four-star ahead Brady Dunlap has the Wildcats in his closing 5 colleges after decommitting from Notre Dame in January.
Whereas the Villanova roster shouldn’t be full, Hart will probably step in for the graduated Brandon Slater ought to he select to remain in faculty. With the present roster, Villanova’s beginning lineup initiatives as Mark Armstrong, Justin Moore, Bamba, Hart, and Eric Dixon at middle. The Wildcats are nonetheless on the lookout for dimension and depth, as Dixon is the one returning Wildcat over 6-foot-5 who averaged greater than seven minutes per sport final season.