Overview
- Agents confirmed the 7-foot Nigerian center has enrolled at Baylor and can suit up for the second half of the 2025–26 season.
- The NCAA granted Nnaji four years of college eligibility, according to On3’s reporting cited across outlets.
- His move marks a rare post-draft shift into college basketball, reflecting evolving NIL and eligibility policies.
- The New York Knicks retain his NBA draft rights after trades from Detroit to Charlotte and then to New York in the Karl-Anthony Towns deal.
- He has not played an NBA regular-season game, logged Summer League stints with the Hornets and Knicks, spent recent seasons with Barcelona and on loan at Girona and Merkezefendi, and averaged 5.3 points and 4.1 rebounds in Spain last season as Baylor seeks frontcourt help.