A rule change in 2016 allowed college basketball underclassmen to declare for the NBA Draft and return to school as long as they didn’t hire an agent. This has been put to good use. John Calipari announced his entire Kentucky team that year would take advantage. Hundreds of non-prospects’ hats are in the ring in the name of valuable feedback. Maryland’s Justin Jackson entered the draft with an agent this spring, and teammates Bruno Fernando and Kevin Huerter have declared without one.
It doesn’t seem like every fan has caught on to this new trend.