Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso

Draft Notes

Ugonna score against him, probably not (I’ll show myself out).

Kingsley Onyenso is a big time athlete at the center position – a bouncy and agile shot blocker and a rim-runner who changes ends as well as any center in his class. His ability to get out and run puts a ton of pressure on the defense and he’s a serious lop threat in the open court.

Defensively he reminds me a bit of Christian Koloko and he could take a similar development path as Koloko, taking a year or two in school before putting it all together and having a major impact.

Ugonna shows the makings of a nice offensive game. In time he’ll develop into much more than just a dunker. He can face up and it from mid range and occasionally flashes a 3pt shot.

Comparisons

• Christian Koloko

Draft Projection

possible first round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft or 2025 NBA Draft

2024 Center Rankings

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