Following the 2025 NBA Draft, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo revealed their 2026 mock draft featuring 60 draft-eligible players.
Among them was Oregon Ducks men’s basketball forward Kwame Evans Jr., nabbed as the 57th-best prospect on their big board.
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A four-star recruit, Evans joined the Ducks ahead of the 2023-24 season and excelled immediately as a true freshman. He started 29 of 36 games, scoring 7.3 points and grabbing 4.9 rebounds per game and playing a pivotal role as the team made the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Though Oregon made it to the second round of March Madness once again during the 2024-25 campaign, Evans took a slight step back. In his sophomore season, he started just three of 36 games and saw his playtime drop from 22.5 minutes to 16.3 minutes per game.
His counting stats also fell, as he averaged 6.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game while shooting 46.5% from the field and 26.9% from three-point range.
Despite that, Evans’ listed frame of 6-foot-9, 220 pounds is typical of an athletic power forward in the NBA. With his length and versatile ability to guard positions 3-5, he has the potential to grow into a defensive stalwart — clearly catching the eye of draft experts as they project the Ducks forward a year from now.
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This article originally appeared on Ducks Wire: Oregon Basketball’s Kwame Evans Nabbed as Second-Round Pick in 2026
