17 Facts About Ochai Agbaji

Ochai Agbaji led the Jayhawks to a national championship and was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player.

Ochai Agbaji was drafted as the 14th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Ochai Agbaji was traded to the Toronto Raptors in 2024.

Ochai Agbaji was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but grew up mainly in Kansas City, Missouri.

Ochai Agbaji grew up playing soccer, upon his father's encouragement, playing club soccer as well as Amateur Athletic Union basketball from a young age.

Ochai Agbaji stopped playing soccer as a sophomore at Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Missouri to focus on basketball.

Ochai Agbaji grew nine inches between his freshman and junior years.

Ochai Agbaji was considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals.

Ochai Agbaji began his freshman season at the University of Kansas as a redshirt and was a member of the scout team.

Ochai Agbaji was named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week for the two performances.

Ochai Agbaji averaged 8.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 22 games, including 16 starts as a freshman.

On November 5,2019, Ochai Agbaji made his sophomore season debut, scoring 15 points in a loss to fourth-ranked Duke at the Champions Classic.

Ochai Agbaji averaged 14.1 points per game as a junior, shooting 42 percent from the field.

At the close of the season, Ochai Agbaji was voted the Big 12 Player of the Year and was named a consensus first-team All-American.

Ochai Agbaji was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On July 2,2022, Ochai Agbaji signed his rookie scale contract with the Cavaliers.

On February 8,2024, Ochai Agbaji was traded to the Toronto Raptors alongside Kelly Olynyk in exchange for Kira Lewis Jr.