Virginia Tech guard Hunter Cattoor announces decision to return for 2023-24 season
Virginia Tech guard Hunter Cattoor announced his decision to return to the Hokies for the 2023-24 season via his Twitter account. Cattoor has played all four seasons with the Hokies since joining the team, and became a starter two seasons ago.
Last season, Cattoor contributed 10.8 points per game, along with 3.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists. Cattoor announced the decision on Tuesday with a post on his social media accounts, sharing a simple message about his goals.
“One last year.”
More on the 2023 NBA Draft, Hunter Cattoor’s return
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.