USC guard Boogie Ellis announces return to school for 2023-24 season

Star USC point guard Boogie Ellis has made a decision regarding his extra year of eligibility. According to college hoops insider Jon Rothstein, the Trojan guard will be back at Southern Cal for just one more year.

Here was Rothstein’s announcement, which he posted to Twitter on Friday afternoon: “Source: Boogie Ellis is returning to USC next season and will use his additional year of eligibility.Significant Pac-12 News.”

So, after averaging 17.7 points per game and making First Team All-Pac 12 in 2022-23, Ellis is heading back for one more spin. Just massive news for USC to get its star player back for a fifth season. He could very well end up as the Pac-12 preseason Player of the Year next season.

More on the 2023 NBA Draft

The 2023 NBA Draft is set to take place on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Brooklyn at Barclays Center. Round 1 of the draft will be announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, while Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum is expected to handle the second round of picks.

To be eligible for the NBA Draft, players must be at least 19 years in age during the calendar year that the draft is held and at least one NBA season from their high school graduation date, or the date that would have been if they are not graduated. It is not required that player spend that one year playing college basketball, though. Players can play in either college, abroad, or the G League Ignite if they choose so.

While this is a significant change from what the rules once were, players are eligible to enter their names into the NBA Draft pool and explore their options by hiring an agent to go through the process, while still keeping their college eligibility. The deadline to make that move is on April 23 beginning at 11:59 p.m. ET. Players have until June 12 at 5 p.m. ET to withdraw their name from the pool and return to college.

The NBA Draft Lottery will be held on May 16, which is also the start of the NBA Conference Finals.