Kentucky basketball forward Ugonna Onyenso to enter NBA draft 2024 Courier Journal
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LEXINGTON—UgonnaOnyensodecidedtwoyearsincollegeareenough.Onyenso,asophomoreforwardat Kentucky,announcedMondayhewillenterthe 2024NBADraft.
HerevealedhisdecisiontoESPN,tellingthenetworkheplannedtohireanagentandcaphiscollegecareer.
“I’mreadytogotothenextlevel,”OnyensotoldESPNNBAdraftanalyst,JonathanGivony.“I’mnotthinkingaboutcomingbacktoplaycollegebasketball.I’m100%focusedontheNBA.”
There’snoguaranteehe’llbeselected,though.
Inrecentmockdraftsfromfivedifferentoutlets— USATODAY, ESPN, BleacherReport,TheRingerand NBAdraft.net —onlyoneprojectedOnyensowillbetakeninthe58-pickdraft.ESPNpredictedhe’llgointhesecondround,withthe45thoverallpick,totheLosAngelesClippers.
AftermissingUK’s triptoToronto forthe GLOBLJAMtournament,aswellasboth preseason exhibitions andthefirstnineregular-seasongamesin2023-24becauseofafootinjury,Onyensosawhis
