Villanova guard and NBA draft first-round hopeful Josh Hart has signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports.
Hart will enter the draft after participating in the NBA combine last year and subsequently pulling his name out to return to Villanova for his senior season.
Hart and the rest of the 'Cats didn't repeat as national champions -- they were upset by 8-seed Wisconsin in the second round of the NCAA Tournament -- but they still finished the year with a 32-4 record and a Big East Tournament title.
In his senior year, Hart led Villanova in scoring and rebounding with 18.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. He was named Big East player of the Year on March 8.
Hart was also named one of four finalists for the James A. Naismith award, given to the nation's best player. Kansas' Frank Mason III, UCLA's Lonzo Ball and Purdue's Caleb Swanigan join Hart as finalists (see story).
Hart joins a Roc Nation Sports basketball family that now consists of 13 athletes, including Kevin Durant, Justise Winslow, Rudy Gay, Caris Levert, Jeremy Lin, Willie Cauley-Stein, Wilson Chandler, Ty Lawson, Henry Ellenson, Mike Gbinije, Skylar Diggins and James Young.