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Stanford Star Ebuka Okorie Invited to NBA Draft Combine Following Breakout Year
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Stanford Star Ebuka Okorie Invited to NBA Draft Combine Following Breakout Year

Stanford Cardinal On SIΒ·Dylan GrauszΒ·about 1 month ago
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When Ebuka Okorie joined the Stanford basketball program, nobody knew what to expect. A former four-star recruit from New Hampshire, Okorie still did not get a ton of looks, initially committing to an Ivy League school, Harvard, before flipping to Stanford after a strong senior season. But Okorie made people regret not recruiting him in his freshman campaign on the Farm, averaging 23.2 points per game and ending the year as a top player in both the ACC and all of college basketball. Okorie's NBA draft stock skyrocketed as a result, leading to him declaring for the draft . And now, Okorie will get another opportunity to prove he deserves to be a lottery pick-- receiving an invite to the draft combine on Friday, May 1. Taking place in Chicago on May 10-17, Okorie is among only 73 players to receive an invite. Named first-team All-ACC and to the ACC All-Rookie team, Okorie's freshman season was dominant and a big reason why Stanford was able to win over 20 games for the second straight season.…

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