NBA Draft: Prospects with most to gain in 2019 NCAA Tournament
By Trevor Marks
G/F Miye Oni, Yale
- Junior, 21 (8/4/1997)
- 6-foot-6, 210 pounds
- 17.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists
- 45.9 FG%, 38.8 3P%, 77.6 FT%
- Scoring … 1.136 PPP in transition (69th percentile), 1.17 PPP on spot ups (90th percentile)
- Holding opponents to … 0.77 PPP overall (77th percentile)
The Ivy League isn’t typically known for feats of the athletic nature. Rather, the conference featuring some of the brightest young minds from North America and aboard has its members gain accolades in other areas beyond the sporting world. According to RealGM, since the NBA’s inception in 1946, only 44 players have come from schools within the ranks of the IVY League, a dismal mark for a professional sports league nearing its 73rd birthday. To make matters even bleaker, the only Ivy Leaguer from the past two decades to make the NBA and stick around for more than one season is Harvard journeyman Jeremy Lin.
Not many Ivy Leaguers make the jump to the NBA and get a legitimate shot at sticking around for long.
Yale’s Miye Obi is hoping to change the narrative.
The Bulldogs leading scorer possesses a skillset and physical profile that makes him not only stand out among the IVY League’s very best, but stand out among the many veteran wing prospects hoping to hear their names called in June. His frame, shooting ability, fell for the game and burgeoning playmaking abilities make him a prime candidate to generate second-round buzz in the coming months.
At this point Obi has gone under the radar due to an inevitable lack of national coverage and TV time. A Cinderella run — something that isn’t out of question due to controversy surrounding first-round opponent LSU — in March could change that.