Joshua Ojianwuna

NBA DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT

POSITION: CFROM: Baylor
(Nigeria)
HT: 6-10WT: 230
BORN: NAYEAR: So.WING: NAREACH: NA

Draft Notes

Joshua Ojianwuna is a high energy big man who does all the dirty work and brings great effort on the court. He’s not yet a polished offensive player but he does everything you want a center to do including defending in the lane, rebounding at a high level and running the floor hard.

Ojianwuna has tremendous size and length and can really play above the rim.

Born in Nigeria, Ojianwuna has been playing in Australia, en route to Baylor.


Comparisons

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Draft Projection

possible second round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft

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2024 Center Rankings

  1. Aday Mara – 7-3 – UCLA (Spain)
  2. Alexandre Sarr – 7-1 – Perth Wildcats, NBL (France)
  3. Aaron Bradshaw – 7-1 – Kentucky
  4. Donovan Clingan – 7-2 – UConn
  5. Adem Bona – 6-10 – UCLA (Nigeria)
  6. Xavier Booker – 6-11 – Michigan State
  7. Kel’el Ware – 7-0 – Indiana
  8. DaRon Holmes II – 6-10 – Dayton
  9. Felix Okpara – 6-11 – Ohio State (Nigeria)
  10. Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso – 7-0 – Kentucky (Nigeria)
  11. Zach Edey – 7-4 – Purdue (Canada)
  12. Zvonimir Ivisic – 7-3 – Kentucky (Croatia)
  13. Vincent Iwuchukwu – 7-0 – USC
  14. Clifford Omoruyi – 6-11 – Rutgers (Nigeria) 
  15. Baye Fall – 6-11 – Arkansas (Senegal)
  16. Ryan Kalkbrenner – 7-1 – Creighton
  17. Yohan Traore – 6-10 – NA (France)
  18. Hunter Dickenson – 7-1 – Kansas
  19. Mady Sissoko – 6-10 – Michigan State (Mali)
  20. Eli Ndiaye – 6-8 – Spain
  21. Oumar Ballo – 6-10 – Arizona (Mali) 
  22. Nfaly Dante – 7-0 – Oregon (Mali)
  23. Armando Bacot – 6-9 – UNC
  24. Jalen Lewis – 6-8 – Overtime Elite pro league
  25. Joshua Ojianwuna – 6-10 – Baylor (Nigeria)
  26. Enoch Boakye – 6-10 – Arizona State (Canada)
  27. Dilan Anderson – 7-0 – Arizona