UConn star declares for NBA Draft after back-to-back titles

Donovan Clingan. Connor Linskey/Norwich Bulletin / USA TODAY NETWORK

UConn star declares for NBA Draft after winning back-to-back titles

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 4/12/24

One of the stars of the UConn Huskies’ championship-winning team is going pro.

Donovan Clingan announced via social media on Friday that he is headed for the NBA Draft.

#32 Out pic.twitter.com/tpD1stCWe5

— Donovan Clingan (@clingan_donovan) April 12, 2024

Clingan was at UConn for two seasons and won the NCAA championship in both years.

The 7-foot-2 center from Bristol, Conn., was a major recruit for UConn and delivered. After coming off the bench last season, he became a starter this year and averaged 13.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks over 22.6 minutes per game.

Clingan is widely projected to be a top-10 pick. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said that Clingan could even be in contention to be the No. 1 overall pick.

BREAKING: University of Connecticut 7-foot-2 sophomore Donovan Clingan – a cornerstone of back-to-back NCAA titles – will enter the 2024 NBA Draft, he tells ESPN. After a dominant late season and NCAA’s, the No. 3 prospect in ESPN’s Top 100 is expected to be in running for the… pic.twitter.com/ecS1s9j0rt

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 12, 2024