The 5th pick NOBODY wanted. 🤦♂️
Kasen Wagner just pulled off one of the most unbelievable single-season rises in basketball history. Ranked 150th by 247Sports coming out of high school in Kansas, most major recruiting services and top-tier programs completely overlooked him. But after arriving at Illinois, he made the entire country pay attention.
In just one season, Wagner became the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, a Consensus All-American, and led the Fighting Illini all the way to the Final Four while posting elite 45/40/80 shooting splits. He shattered expectations by becoming the first American player ranked outside the top 100 in high school to go one-and-done and be selected in the top 5 of the NBA Draft. Now, he’s proving all the doubters wrong and dominating in the NBA Summer League for the Utah Jazz.
What We Cover:
The High School Snub: How a top-5 NBA talent went completely ignored by scouts and recruiting services.
The Illinois Breakout: Dominating the Big Ten and carrying the Illini on an epic Final Four run.
Making NBA History: Defying the odds to become a one-and-done lottery pick.
Summer League Arrival: Why he already looks like a polished veteran playing in the Summer League.
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