Now in his third year on campus, it’s easy to forget how it started for Ochai Agbaji. Agbaji was planning to redshirt as a freshman, only to have it pulled in January when Kansas needed help due to Udoka Azubuike’s season-ending injury—that need for help was then amplified when Lagerald Vick left the team.
Then Agbaji proved productive from the start, scoring seven points in his first game and 10 the next. People really took notice in game seven when Agbaji dropped 24 and grabbed seven boards on Texas. It didn’t take long for basketball analysts to talk about Ochai Agbaji’s draft potential and ask out loud if he was the best NBA prospect on the roster.