NEW YORK – Former Ohio men's basketball guard Jason Preston (Orlando, Fla.) was selected 33rd overall by the Orlando Magic and then acquired by the LA Clippers in the NBA Draft 2021 presented by State Farm Thursday night.
Preston becomes the 20th Bobcat to be drafted into the NBA and is the first since Brandon Hunter when 56thoverall in 2003. He is also the fourth-highest Bobcat selected in program history (Trent (11th), Jamerson (15th); Luckett (27th)).
In his three seasons in the Green and White, Preston averaged 12.6 points and shot 49.8 percent from the field, 35.