Jonathan Mogbo 2024 NBA mock draft: Former Missouri State standout likely to be selected

Former Missouri State forward Jonathan Mogbo is expected to be selected in this week's NBA Draft a year after he left the Bears to play at San Francisco.

Mogbo's draft stock took off after joining the Dons where he went from an eight-points-per-game scorer at MSU to one who averaged a double-double and was named the West Coast Conference's newcomer of the year.

At Missouri State, Mogbo showed he had a high ceiling because of his frame and athleticism. He showcased it at the NBA Combine where he had one of the largest height-to-wingspan ratios and the fifth-fastest sprint of any of the prospects. He had a 37.5-inch max vertical, something he showed with his many blocks and dunks in his one year under former head coach Dana Ford.

Mogbo is expected to be a second-rounder in this week's draft. He would be the first former Bear to be selected since Alize Johnson was picked in the second round of the 2018 draft by the Indiana Pacers.

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Jonathan Mogbo NBA mock draft 2024

Projections for the 2024 NBA Draft vary considerably, due in part to what many analysts consider to be a relatively weak talent pool for the draft and the lack of a clear top prospect.

• ESPN: 41st to the Philadelphia 76ers
• The Athletic: 42nd to the Charlotte Hornets
• The Ringer: 44th to the Houston Rockets
• Yahoo! Sports: 39th to the Memphis Grizzlies
• NBADraft.net: 33rd to the Milwaukee Bucks

When is the 2024 NBA Draft?

The 2024 NBA Draft will be held Wednesday and Thursday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This will mark the first year that the draft has been divided into two days, with the first round taking place on Wednesday and the second round following up on Thursday.

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Jonathan Mogbo stats at Missouri State

Missouri State was Mogbo's third college in three years. He was a junior college transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M after transferring from Independence (Kansas) Community College.

Mogbo started 28 of 30 games for the Bears during a 17-15 season. He averaged 24.4 minutes, eight points, seven rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.

Almost every one of his numbers went up after he transferred to San Francisco where he averaged 28.9 minutes, 14.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. He went from a 58.9% shooter to a 63.6% shooter the next year. He took only a pair of shots from deep during his senior year, missing both.