NBA DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT
POSITION: C | FROM: Kentucky (Nigeria) | HT: 7-0 | WT: 230 |
BORN: NA | YEAR: Fr. | WING: NA | REACH: NA |
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
Videos
2024 Center Rankings
- Aday Mara – 7-3 – Spain
- Aaron Bradshaw – 7-1 – Kentucky
- Donovan Clingan – 7-2 – UConn
- Adem Bona – 6-10 – UCLA (Nigeria)
- Zach Edey – 7-4 – Purdue (Canada)
- Xavier Booker – 6-11 – Michigan State
- Kel’el Ware – 7-0 – Indiana
- DaRon Holmes II – 6-10 – Dayton
- Felix Okpara – 6-11 – Ohio State (Nigeria)
- Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso – 7-0 – Kentucky (Nigeria)
- Alexandre Sarr – 6-11 – Perth Wildcats, NBL (France)
- Baye Fall – 6-11 – Arkansas (Senegal)
- Ryan Kalkbrenner – 7-1 – Creighton
- Yohan Traore – 6-10 – NA (France)
- Vincent Iwuchukwu – 7-0 – USC
- Hunter Dickenson – 7-1 – Kansas
- Mady Sissoko – 6-10 – Michigan State (Mali)
- Eli Ndiaye – 6-8 – Spain
- Oumar Ballo – 6-10 – Arizona (Mali)
- Nfaly Dante – 7-0 – Oregon (Mali)
- Armando Bacot – 6-9 – UNC
- Jalen Lewis – 6-8 – Overtime Elite pro league
- Joshua Ojianwuna – 6-10 – Baylor (Nigeria)
- Enoch Boakye – 6-10 – Arizona State (Canada)
- Dilan Anderson – 7-0 – Arizona