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Men’s Basketball: Niang out to prove draftniks wrong at NBA combine

NBA mock drafts have become quite the industry in recent years, with dozens of reputable guesses as to how June’s event will unfold in Brooklyn.

But after back-to-back All-American seasons, former Iowa State star Georges Niang is nowhere to be found on any of them.

“This wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been doubted in my life,” Niang told the Ames Tribune in a phone interview last week. “Are those guys geniuses in the draft? Probably not. I don’t think there is any one genius at the draft process.

“You’ve just got to go out there and play to the best of your abilities.