Villanova freshman Omari Spellman announced Wednesday he is keeping his name in the NBA Draft, meaning the Wildcats will be without four of their top six players from last season's national championship team.
Spellman, who missed the 2016-17 season after being ruled academically ineligible, averaged 10.9 points and 8.0 rebounds last season for Villanova. He emerged as one of the best perimeter shooters at his position, making 43.3 percent of his 3-point attempts. Spellman had a strong NCAA tournament, including an 18-point, eight-rebound effort against West Virginia and 15 points and 13 rebounds against Kansas in the national semifinals.