There are a number of ways...
Obviously his plan was to declare from the beginning. So Im betting he was enrolled in a lot of online or remote classes (or classes the staff knows doesnt require physical attendance)
Secondly, athletes build up a high GPA in the summer enrolling in classes so that if their grades slip during the season they'll still be eligible. They often take the maximum classes allowed for the summer sessions. So even if he withdrew from classes he could still technically have enough credits toward his major to be eligible.
Worst case scenario, he'd just retake the course (or a similar course) in the summer if he chose to come back
FWIW, I think he will enter the transfer portal AND the draft. It helps force the hand of NBA teams to draft him if they know he might return to college. And doing so while in the portal means he can drive up the price with multiple schools money and not just what VT has.
I ultimately think he'd stay in the draft and someone will like him enough in individual workouts to give him guarantees, so none of the above will matter...but he should be able to return to college even if he withdrew from classes
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So Stanford is going to the Crown tournament,the one players get paid.So we
-- HokieBrazil
Mar 18, 2026 at 03:20 PM ET
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03/18/26 03:20 PM ET
I was curious as well. I guess not, good power team matchups if we went..
-- GoldCoast
Mar 19, 2026 at 11:09 AM ET
GoldCoast
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03/19/26 11:09 AM ET
Did we even get invited to that tournament? **
-- Zanderhokie
Mar 18, 2026 at 10:06 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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03/18/26 10:06 PM ET
We probably could have been with our record.
-- DanNUandVT
Mar 18, 2026 at 10:59 PM ET
DanNUandVT
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03/18/26 10:59 PM ET
They only get paid if they win some games **
-- AnotherTechW
Mar 18, 2026 at 06:25 PM ET
AnotherTechW
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03/18/26 06:25 PM ET
Lol, our players probably played their card too soon
-- Vippie1
Mar 18, 2026 at 05:29 PM ET
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03/18/26 05:29 PM ET
This was always an opportunity in addition to the NIT. Nothing new. **
-- GoldCoast
Mar 19, 2026 at 11:10 AM ET
GoldCoast
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03/19/26 11:10 AM ET
Or...theyre injured, redshirting or stand to make more money moving on
-- GCHokie34
Mar 18, 2026 at 05:55 PM ET
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03/18/26 05:55 PM ET
wrong thread but i have a question
-- VermontDDS
Mar 18, 2026 at 08:12 PM ET
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03/18/26 08:12 PM ET
There are a number of ways...
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-- GCHokie34
Mar 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM ET
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03/18/26 10:07 PM ET