In the first-ever two-day NBA Draft, the Raptors did the honors of making the first selection on Day 2.
With the No. 31 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, Toronto selected Jonathan Mogbo, a 6-7 forward from the University of San Francisco. The selection continues a busy draft for the Raptors, who used the No. 19 overall pick to select Baylor guard Ja'Kobe Walter. The team will also select 45th overall pending a reported trade with the Kings.
Here is more about the unique journey of Toronto's pick and his relationship with the Raptors' franchise player.
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Who is Jonathan Mogbo?
Mogbo is a 6-7 forward from the University of San Francisco. He was born on Oct. 29, 2001, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and will turn 23 early in the upcoming season.
While he is one of the older members of the 2024 NBA Draft class, Mogbo is a late bloomer by many accounts. After entering high school as a 5-9, 125-pound freshman, Mogbo had no Division I offers despite growing throughout his high school career.
Jonathan Mogbo is the most unique story in college basketball, a 5-9, 125-pound combo guard entering high school with zero DI offers upon graduating. Now 6'8, 225, he's lighting up NBA draft models averaging 21 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.6 blocks per-40. pic.twitter.com/qyusmJjYQQ
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) January 11, 2024
Mogbo spent the first two seasons of his collegiate career at Independence Community College and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College before spending his junior year at Division I's Missouri State and the past season at San Francisco.
As a native of West Palm Beach, Mogbo has a longstanding relationship with Scottie Barnes, who also hails from the same city.
The boy spoke it into existence 🥲 @ScottBarnes561 @j_mogbo pic.twitter.com/oX7yrIwMY1
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) June 27, 2024
Mogbo is a 6-7 forward with an intriguing skill set from his time as an undersized guard before his growth spurt. That he is still growing into his body suggests that Mogbo has much more potential as he moves to the NBA level.
As a senior at San Francisco, Mogbo averaged a double-double with 14.2 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. He earned First-Team All-WCC honors as he helped lead the Dons to a 23-11 record.
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Jonathan Mogbo stats
Here are Mogbo's stats from his two years at the Division I level:
| 2022-23 (Missouri State) | 2023-24 (San Francisco) | |
| Games | 30 | 34 |
| MPG | 24.4 | 28.9 |
| PPG | 8.0 | 14.2 |
| RPG | 7.0 | 10.1 |
| APG | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| FG% | 58.9 | 63.6 |
| 3P% | – | 0.0 |
| FT% | 43.2 | 69.2 |
