NEW YORK, N.Y. - For the first time since 1982, a student-athlete from the University of San Francisco has been selected in the NBA Draft as 2023-24 West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Year and All-WCC First Team selection Jonathan Mogbo was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the 31st overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft.
 
"Our entire USF basketball family is so proud of Jonathan being selected by the Toronto Raptors in the 2024 NBA Draft," said head coach Chris Gerlufsen. "Getting drafted is a testament to all his hard work and dedication during his time here on the Hilltop. He is a prime example of taking full advantage of his opportunities. We can't wait to root him on at the next level!"
 
With his selection in this year's draft, Mogbo becomes the first student-athlete from San Francisco to be drafted into the NBA since the trio of Quintin Dailey (Round 1, Pick 7/Chicago Bulls), Wallace Bryant (Round 2, Pick 30/Chicago Bulls) and John Hegwood (Round 9, Pick 186/San Diego Clippers) were selected in 1982. 
 
Overall, Mogbo becomes the 39^th student-athlete from the university to be drafted into the NBA and the first under Gerlufsen. With his selection by Toronto, he is also the eighth Don all-time to be drafted in the second round.
 
Additionally, Mogbo was the first West Coast Conference player taken off the board in the 2024 NBA Draft. It is just the second time since 2001 that a WCC school other than Gonzaga was the first to have a player selected (2023 - Brandin Podziemski/Santa Clara).
 
Prior to the draft, Mogbo was one of 78 players invited to the 2024 NBA Draft Combine in Chicago from May 12-19.
 
Developing into one of the most dominant big men in the country this season, Mogbo made his mark in his lone season on the Hilltop. Notably, the Missouri State transfer was named WCC Newcomer of the Year in addition earning All-WCC First Team and NABC District 9 First Team honors. Overall, Mogbo played and started in all 34 games for San Francisco in 2023-24 while averaging 28.9 minutes per game. 
 
Overall, the versatile forward led the Dons in scoring (14.2 ppg), rebounding (10.1) and steals (1.6 spg) this past year. At the conclusion of the regular season, he ranked in the top 20 in Division I in total rebounds (318/7th), field goal percentage (64.33, 8th), double doubles (16, 10th), rebounding (10.3, 13th) and offensive rebounds (3.55/19th). Within the WCC, the West Palm Beach, Fla. native finished first in rebounding, field goal percentage and steals while also finishing sixth in scoring and eighteenth in minutes. Looking at the record books on the Hilltop, Mogbo finished the 2023-24 season with a 63.6 field goal percentage (206-324), which is good for the second-highest mark in a single season in program history only to Bill Cartwright's 66.7 percent (168-252) in 1978-79.
 
Impressively, Mogbo tallied double figures in 28 of USF's 34 games and had ten or more rebounds in 19 of USF's 34 games. For these efforts, he was named WCC Player of the Week three times this season (Jan. 8, Jan. 15 + Feb. 5). Additionally, he was named to the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List on Jan. 10 and subsequently was named a finalist for the award on Mar. 20.
 
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