Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly declares for 2023 NBA Draft, will maintain eligibility

Alabama point guard Jahvon Quinerly has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft but will retain his college eligibility, according to Jon Rothstein. Quinerly just completed his fourth season on the Alabama roster.

A five-star prospect in the On3 Industry Ranking in the 2018 recruiting class, Quinerly initially committed to Villanova. Quinerly spent one season with the Wildcats and played very sparingly in that time, averaging just 9.1 minutes per game in 25 games played that season. Quinerly averaged a mere 3.2 points per game that year, leading to his transfer to Alabama.

Quinerly had to sit out the 2019-20 season due to transfer rules but has played for the last three years for the Crimson Tide. Quinerly averaged 11.7 points and 3.7 assists per game over the last three seasons for Alabama and has started 40 games in that time. This past year, Quinerly averaged 8.7 points and 3.6 assists per game while playing an average of 21.2 minutes per game. Quinerly scored 22 points against Maryland in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to help his team advance but had just 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting in the Sweet 16 loss to San Diego State.

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.