James Nnaji, 2023 NBA Draft pick whose college eligibility sparked uproar, enters transfer portal
Nnaji played a minor on-court role for a Baylor team that floundered near the bottom of the Big 12. Ed ...
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James Nnaji debuts, has 5 points, 4 fouls in Baylor loss
Amid a chorus of boos, James Nnaji, the 7-foot center and 2023 NBA draft pick whose signing drew criticism from ...
Who could be next? Inside the names to know after ex-NBA pick James Nnaji signs with Baylor midseason
James Nnaji, for all intents and purposes, is functionally operating as a stash for the New York Knicks. This time, ...
Baylor’s Scott Drew defends James Nnaji signing amid criticism
Jeff BorzelloDec 29, 2025, 01:20 PM ETCloseJeff Borzello is a basketball recruiting insider. He has joined ESPN in 2014.Baylor coach ...
Dan Hurley calls for college basketball commissioner in wake of James Nnaji eligibility
Baylor’s addition of 2023 NBA draft pick James Nnaji has stirred a storm in college basketball, and unsurprisingly, UConn coach ...
Scott Drew tells CBS Sports why James Nnaji will play for Baylor after being selected in NBA Draft
How's this for a midseason plot twist: We're about to flip the calendar to January and suddenly unranked Baylor has ...
How Baylor landed ex-NBA pick James Nnaji — and what coaches are saying
On Christmas Eve, Baylor's basketball program announced a figuratively (and, uh, literally) big holiday surprise: 7-foot center James Nnaji, the ...
Tom Izzo rips James Nnaji signing: ‘Shame on the NCAA. Shame on the coaches’
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo didn’t hold back in criticizing the NCAA for recently granting James Nnaji four years ...
Tom Izzo rips Baylor’s NBA Draft pick loophole signing of James Nnaji
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo expressed more concern about college basketball's future following Baylor landing former 2023 NBA Draft pick James ...
James Nnaji commits to Baylor, adding to wave of former pros entering NCAA basketball
James Nnaji, the 31st pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, has committed to Baylor, according to a source familiar with ...