Baba Miller

[GoBearcats31]

2026 NBA mock draft projections

37th https://www.nbadraft.net/nba-mock-dr...year-mock=2026
51st https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...nba-mock-draft

[red_n_black_attack]

Can Baba choose to come back for one more year to improve his draft position? As I understand it, he could make more in NIL than being a late NBA pick, and likely will improve his draft postion.

[longtimefan]

Can Baba choose to come back for one more year to improve his draft position? As I understand it, he could make more in NIL than being a late NBA pick, and likely will improve his draft postion.

No. He’s out of eligibility, four years and 113 college games.

Edit. With the new rule, he may get a 5th year.

[GoBearcats31]

No. He’s out of eligibility, four years and 113 college games.

Edit. With the new rule, he may get a 5th year.

Baba has reportedly entered the portal "just in case"

[GoBearcats31]

Congrats to Baba, Sencire Harris and Jalen Haynes on earning their undergrad degrees
https://gobearcats.com/news/2026/05/...rees-this-week

I guess transfers do credit in this era. Baba and Sencire attended 3 schools while Jalen is at 4, going on 5.

[GoBearcats31]

Sounds like he was a real standout at the first day of the Combine

[longtimefan]

Sounds like he was a real standout at the first day of the Combine

20 pts, 6 rebs, 2 assts, 2 steals

[leo from jersey]

Maybe it was the coaching or lack of team play getting him the ball- Maybe the Ohio River water

From the Enquirer
In addition to his 20 points, which included a 5-for-6 effort from the 3-point line, Miller had six rebounds, two assists, and two steals as well as mading all six of his free throws. Though he led UC in scoring at 13 points per game and in rebounds with 10.3 per contest, Miller's 3-point percentage was just over 19% at UC, and his free-throw shooting wasn't quite 66%.

Obviously, improvements were made in the last couple of months of training for the Combine. In his lone year with the Bearcats, Miller was listed at 6-foot-11 and 225 pounds. The NBA Combine measures players without shoes and had Miller at 6-foot-10.5 inches and 208.5 pounds.

[bearcatbret]

Sounds like he was a real standout at the first day of the Combine

Baba Miller Just Changed His Draft Stock | Fanrecap.com

[GoBearcats31]

https://x.com/DraftExpress/status/2054984730836074872

"Baba Miller looked like a first-round pick in the opening NBA Combine scrimmage, showing off unique two-way versatility at 7-feet in shoes with a 9'3 standing reach. Love that he elected to play again this afternoon rather than rest on the laurels of his 20-point opener."

[GoBearcats31]

#32 to Memphis in mock draft

https://www.nbadraft.net/nba-mock-drafts/

#34 to Sacramento in mock draft
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...nba-mock-draft

#34 to Sacramento in mock draft
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...dybantsa-acuff

#36 to Los Angeles Clippers in mock draft
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article...162407099.html

(also Dillon Mitchell is being projected in each of these too)

[bearcatbret]

^^^^It is kind of a bummer that he is just outside of the first round.

[BearKatz]

Hopefully Baba sneaks in the first round! I could see him going anywhere between 25 - 30.

[London 'Cat]

Not selected in round one. Lots of trades in the first round.

[leo from jersey]

Interesting that the other Miller with the Cats last year, said BaBa could help with defense and rebounding. I didn't see offense and I guess that is why they say he is second round material. He will still get paid and will have someone else besides the Shot Doctor at the pro level to train him. Good luck/