On April 9th, Stanford freshman Abuka Okori just announced he's a clearing for the 2026 NBA draft after one killer season with the Cardinal. The 6'2 guard averaged 23 points a game, grabbed 3.6 rebounds, dished 3.6 assists, and swiped 1.6 steals while hitting 35% from deep. He led the ACC in scoring and ranked 7th nationwide. He shattered records left and right, setting the highest scoring average ever for a freshman in ACC history, topping R.J.
Barrett's 22.6 from back in 2017 to 18. Okori dropped 830-point games, the most by any freshman in conference play, and racked up 719 points, third all-time at us. Stanford, coming out of New Hampshire as Gatorade Player of the Year, this kid put defenses on skates nightly, averaging over 7 free throws a game with his. Pull-up game from anywhere, he's one of just 12 freshmen since 2000 to hit 20 points, 3.5 boards, and 3.5 dimes.
Scouts see him as a lock for the first round. Meanwhile, he's joining a loaded draft class stack with talents like Darius Acuff Jr., Cameron Boozer, Michael Brown Jr., A.J. DeBansa, Darren, Peterson, and Kayla Wilson, easily one of the deepest in years. Okori's bolt to the pros, leaves Stanford buzzing, and has the basketball world watching how this scoring machine climbs the ranks come draft night.