Overview
- Kingston Flemings was selected No. 8 by the Atlanta Hawks after a breakout freshman season at Houston in which he averaged 16.1 points and 5.2 assists and earned consensus second-team All-American honors.
- Chris Cenac Jr. remains projected as a mid-to-late first-round prospect who will likely need early development in the NBA after shifting from high-school center to a college power forward role.
- Milos Uzan is viewed as a second-round candidate based on his veteran leadership and clutch tournament moments, including a Sweet 16 game-winner that helped Houston to deep NCAA runs.
- Emanuel Sharp is also projected in the second round after overcoming a severe high-school leg injury, finishing his Houston career with 309 made three-pointers and 125 wins.
- If Cenac, Uzan and Sharp are all selected, Houston would record four draftees in one year for the first time, a validation of Kelvin Sampson’s program build and a boost to the Cougars’ NBA pipeline and recruiting profile.