Josh Christopher's NBA dream has come true.
The 6-foot-5 shooting guard out of Mayfair High School (Calif.) and Arizona State was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 24th pick in the first round of the NBA draft Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
He is the first first round pick out of ASU since James Harden was selected with the third overall pick in 2009
Christopher was the No. 10-ranked prospect out of high school when he chose ASU over Michigan to become the Sun Devil's highest ranked recruit ever. He was once considered a lottery pick although his stock slipped over the course of the season with the most recent projections having him slotted late in the first round or early in the second.