Gonzaga forward Graham Ike lands on CBS Sports NBA draft big board

The Gonzaga Bulldogs have steadily developed NBA-caliber big men under coach Mark Few, a trend that All-American Graham Ike is hoping to continue.

Ike is not projected by many to get selected in next month’s NBA draft, but the 6’9 big man excelled at the G League combine earlier this month, showing off an array of post moves, outside shooting, and improved defense during a pair of scrimmages against other draft hopefuls.

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Perhaps the biggest benefit to Ike’s draft stock was his measurements, which included a height of 6’9 3/4 barefoot and a remarkable 7’5.25 wingspan, which more than makes up for his relative height disadvantage at the next level. Ike also had massive hands and a standing reach of 9’2, which could start to put him on the radar at the tail end of the second round – or at least make him a priority free agent signing.

That is where CBS scouting director Adam Finkelstein has Ike at the moment, slotting him at No. 89 in his updated top 100 big board, which was published on Monday.

Ike earned All-American Third Team honors as a senior this past year, averaging 19.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.4 assists while shooting 60.9% on twos and 33.8% from three. He put Gonzaga on his back following the injury to star forward Braden Huff, carrying the Zags with nine straight games of 20 or more points, falling one point short against Portland in the home finale – a game he also set Gonzaga’s program record with seven steals.

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While his age, injury history, and relatively unproven outside shot likely make a path to becoming an NBA regular difficult, Ike is a tenaciously hard worker who has toughness, physicality, and length on his side – and should get a long look as a two-way candidate this summer if nothing else.

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Ike is the lone player from the new look Pac-12 on Finkelstein’s top 100, and one of just three players from the WCC – joining a pair of Santa Clara stars in Allen Graves (No. 30) and Elijah Mahi (No. 91).

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