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2017 NBA Draft: Which players should have stayed in school?

By Daniel Benjamin

Mar 17, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) prepares to shoot the ball against the Kent State Golden Flashes in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 17, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) prepares to shoot the ball against the Kent State Golden Flashes in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 23, 2017; Tempe, AZ, USA; UCLA Bruins forward Ike Anigbogu (13) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Wells-Fargo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 23, 2017; Tempe, AZ, USA; UCLA Bruins forward Ike Anigbogu (13) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Wells-Fargo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Ike Anigbogu, UCLA Bruins

Ike Anigbogu is very talented and has an NBA-ready body. The biggest thing about the 18-year old is that he is very raw. He played sparingly as a freshman for the Bruins.

The 6’10”, 250-pound center averaged 4.7 points along with 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots in just 13.0 minutes of action. He scored in double figures just once. Anigbogu did not play in seven of the Bruins games.

Anigbogu is a good athlete who is sound defensively. He also receives high marks for playing hard and running the floor hard. His biggest drawbacks are his lack of offensive polish and poor free-throw shooting. Additionally, he is foul prone.

Anigbogu is definitely an interesting prospect. There is no doubt that he could have helped his draft stock by remaining another year at UCLA.  If he goes between picks 15-19 as projected by Draft Express then he made the correct choice.

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