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Kansas’ Ochai Agbaji brings size and experience to the table

Ochai Agbaji is a relative rarity as a four-year player at a Power Five school, but the 6-foot-5 senior wing out of Kansas City Missouri has improved every year he has been in Lawrence. He averaged 8.5 points on 44.9 percent shooting and 30.9 percent from downtown in just under 26 minutes per game as a freshman.

He did haul in 4.6 boards, but he also shot just 69.4 percent at the charity stripe.

As a senior, the swingman averaged 18.9 points on 47.1 percent shooting while knocking down his triples at a 39.7 percent clip. Agbaji also snatched 5.2 boards, dished out 1.6 assists, and connected on 76.4 percent of his free throws.

The points, rebounds, and efficiency were all career-highs while he maxed out at 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals as a sophomore.

He averaged 18.7 points on 47.6 percent shooting overall (33.3% 3P) in the Big 12 Tournament.

Through four rounds of the NCAA Tournament, Agbaji is averaging 12.3 points – second on the team behind Arizona State transfer, Remy Martin – on 41.7percent shooting and has hit just 4-of-15 triples (26.7 percent).

An athletic wing with a reported 6-foot-10 wingspan, Agbaji has developed his off-the-dribble game and playmaking on top of improving his efficiency this season.

He still struggles to create for himself and others, but he has no issues getting downhill and attacking the basket, finishing the regular season second on the Jayhawks with 3.8 free-throw attempts per game. That aggressive mindset, coupled with his length and athleticism, is a package the Hawks could certainly use at the position.