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Nashua's Ebuka Okorie Declares for 2026 NBA Draft
Okorie led the ACC with 23.2 points per game and is projected as a late first-round pick after one season at Stanford.
- On Thursday, April 9, Stanford star freshman Ebuka Okorie declared for the NBA Draft, forgoing his final three years of eligibility after leading the ACC in scoring with over 23 points per game.
- Breaking the ACC freshman record with eight games scoring at least 30 points, Okorie earned first-team all-ACC honors after arriving from Brewster Academy in New Hampshire as a four-star recruit.
- Okorie's 719 points rank third in Stanford history, and he shot 35.4% from beyond the arc while averaging 3.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.6 steals per game.
- Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress reports Okorie has "two feet in the draft," though he can return to Stanford if plans change; Okorie thanked head coach Kyle Smith in his announcement.
- Projected as a late first-round pick, Okorie could become a draft steal for a guard-needy team and would join Stanford alumni Brook Lopez and Ziaire Williams in the NBA.
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Stanford star G Ebuka Okorie enters NBA draft
Stanford star guard Ebuka Okorie, of Nashua, said Thursday that he is declaring for the NBA draft after leading the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring as a freshman.
·New Hampshire, United States
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