Former Indiana men’s basketball center Kel’el Ware will be one of 78 players participating in the NBA Combine, the league announced May 3. Ware is the Hoosiers’ lone representative.
The 7-foot Ware led Indiana with 15.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting a team-best 58.6 percent from the field during the 2023-24 season . He was named a second-team All-Big Ten honoree by the media, third-team honoree by the conference coaches and earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Defensive team.
A former 5-star recruit, Ware spent just one year with the Hoosiers, having transferred to Bloomington from the University of Oregon following his true freshman season.
Ware, a native of North Little Rock, Arkansas, is widely considered a late first-round pick. He would be Indiana’s second straight first-rounder, following in the footsteps of current Los Angeles Lakers guard Jalen Hood-Schifino, who went 17th overall last year.
The Golden State Warriors drafted former Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis 57th overall last season, paving the way for Ware to give the Hoosiers three rookies over a two-year span.
The 2024 NBA Combine will take place May 12-19 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
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