The Marquette Golden Eagles will miss Oso Ighodaro next season as he just finished his senior year and also announced on his Instagram page on Tuesday that he is declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft. Ighodaro the last two seasons was named to the second-team All-Big East.
He was one of the reasons why the Golden Eagles were a two-seed over the last two seasons for Shaka Smart’s squad. Ighodaro wrote on his Instagram page as follows:
“Dear Marquette, Thank you for everything. Thank you for these 4 years and all the support, opprotunites and relationships that you have given me. To my coaches, thank you for believing in me through the ups and the downs. To my teammates, my best friends, thank you. I wouldn’t be who I am today without you guys. I will forever have your backs. To my family, thank you for unconditional love and support. Last but definitely not least thank you god for blessing me with these amazing people in my life and this opprotunity ahead of me. With all that being said, I am excited to announce that I will be declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft.”
Ighodaro is 6’11” and weighs 235 lbs. He is a forward and played in 36 games last season for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He averaged 13.4 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.3 BPG, and 1.1 SPG. Oso Ighodaro shot 57.6% from the field a season ago and did not attempt any three-point shots.
Marquette Golden Eagles Oso Ighodaro Will Most Likely Be a Second-Round NBA Draft Pick
Ighodaro of Marquette is projected to be a second-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft in several NBA Mock Drafts. He will most likely be a bench player at the next level and may even start his professional career in the G-League next season depending on what happens.
Oso Ighodaro can prove himself during the NBA Draft combine in Chicago in May and the NBA Draft will take place on June 26 and 27. This will be the first time that the draft is in a two-night format. The first round will be the 26th and the second round will be the 27th.
Ighodaro will most likely be joined by point guard Tyler Kolek in the 2024 NBA Draft from Marquette. It will be interesting to see where both of them land in the 2024 NBA Draft.
