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Projected first-rounder Ebuka Okorie announces 2026 NBA draft decision

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Stanford freshman Ebuka Okorie announced on Thursday that he has decided to declare for the 2026 NBA draft after one season with the Cardinal.

Stanford freshman Ebuka Okorie announced Thursday on Instagram that he has decided to declare for the 2026 NBA draft after one season with the Cardinal. Okorie was an Associated Press All-American honorable mention, averaging 23. 2 points, 3.

6 rebounds, 3. 6 assists and 1. 6 steals while shooting 35.

4% from 3-point range. He led the ACC in scoring, while ranking seventh among all players in the country. The 6-foot-2 guard set the record for the highest scoring average by a freshman in ACC history, surpassing the previous mark set by R.

J. Barrett in the 2017-18 season (22. 6).