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Texas Basketball: Mohamed Bamba bound to be an immediate contributor in NBA

With the 2018 NBA Draft coming up very fast on us, Texas basketball fans should watch for one of its best players getting selected early on in the lotter picks in the first round. The former five-star center recruit for the Longhorns, Mohamed Bamba, put together a nice campaign for himself in 2017-18. He looks ready to take the next step to the NBA already.

Last season, Bamba posted by far the highest player efficiency rating of any player for Texas. He nearly doubled the second highest PER on the team, coming from junior guard Kerwin Roach Jr.