NBA Draft 2022: 5 Pac-12 basketball players improving their draft stock

In the upcoming 2022 NBA Draft, there are several Pac-12 Basketball players with a high chance of getting drafted. But which players have improved their respective stocks the most?

Here are five specific players that have caught the attention of NBA scouts.

7-foot-1 junior Christian Koloko, Center/Power Forward, Arizona Wildcats

7-foot-1 big man Christian Koloko seems to be finding his stride at the right time for Arizona basketball. Koloko has really upped his presence as a rebounder and rim-protector which has the Wildcats at 10-1 and on top of the conference standings.

The mobile big man is producing 12.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 3.1 bpg and 1.3 apg, all career-highs for him in 2021-22. He leads all players in Pac-12 basketball in blocks per game, defensive rating (81.3) and ranks second in total offensive rebounds (58). He has emerged as quite the anchor in the Arizona basketball frontcourt in the process.

Koloko has taken the NCAA basketball world by storm this season and put up an impressive stat-line against the Michigan Wolverines already back on Nov. 21 with 22 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks on 8-of-13 shooting from the field.

He’s a big man that knows how to utilize his size to take up space and make his presence felt on the interior. He’s racked up seven double-doubles already this season and has recorded at least one block in every game he’s appeared in this year. Teams at the next level certainly have to notice as the NBA Draft approaches.