Jonathan Mogbo Explained

Jonathan Mogbo
Position:Power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lbs:225
League:NBA
Team:Toronto Raptors
Number:2
Birth Date:29 October 2001
Birth Place:West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
High School:Forest Hill
(West Palm Beach, Florida)
College:
Draft Year:2024
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:31
Draft Team:Toronto Raptors
Career Start:2024
Years1:–present
Team1:Toronto Raptors
Highlights:
  • First-team All-WCC (2024)
  • WCC Newcomer of the Year (2024)

Jonathan Michael Mogbo (; born October 29, 2001) is an American basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Independence CC Pirates, the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen, the Missouri State Bears, and the San Francisco Dons.

Early life and high school career

Mogbo grew up in Wellington, Florida and attended Forest Hill Community High School.[1]

College career

Mogbo had no Division I scholarship offers in high school and began his college basketball career at Independence Community College.[2] He transferred to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College before the start of his sophomore season.[3] Mogbo averaged 14.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game with the Golden Norsemen.[4]

Mogbo transferred to Missouri State for his junior season.[5] He was the Bears' starting power forward and averaged eight points, seven rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. After the season, Mogbo entered NCAA transfer portal.[6]

Mogbo ultimately transferred to San Francisco.[7] [8] He was named the West Coast Conference (WCC) Newcomer of the Year and first-team All-WCC after averaging 14.2 points and a conference-high 10.1 rebounds per game.[9] After the season, Mogbo declared for the 2024 NBA draft and re-entered the NCAA transfer portal. He opted to remain in the draft and forgo his remaining season of college eligibility.[10]

Professional career

Toronto Raptors (2024–present)

On June 27, 2024, Mogbo was selected with the 31st overall pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 2024 NBA draft[11] and on July 4, he signed with them.[12]

Career statistics

College

NCAA Division I

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Missouri State| 30 || 28 || 24.4 || .589 || — || .432 || 7.0 || 1.4 || 1.3 || 1.1 || 8.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| San Francisco| 34 || 34 || 28.9 || .636 || .000 || .692 || 10.1 || 3.6 || 1.6 || .8 || 14.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 64 || 62 || 26.8 || .619 || .000 || .578 || 8.7 || 2.6 || 1.4 || 1.0 || 11.3

JUCO

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Independence CC| 23 || 13 || 22.7 || .497 || .250 || .614 || 5.9 || 2.1 || 1.2 || 1.9 || 8.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Northeastern Oklahoma A&M| 30 || 29 || 30.1 || .497 || .346 || .652 || 10.3 || 3.3 || 1.8 || 1.4 || 14.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 53 || 42 || 26.9 || .497 || .316 || .639 || 8.4 || 2.8 || 1.6 || 1.6 || 11.6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HS boys basketball: Forest Hill puts on a show in win over Hallandale. The Palm Beach Post. November 27, 2019. May 30, 2024.
  2. Web site: Jonathan Mogbo flourishes at USF, fifth school in 5 years, 5 states. San Francisco Chronicle. May 29, 2024.
  3. Web site: Key matchup: USF's Jonathan Mogbo, Gonzaga's Anton Watson have similar roles. The Spokesman-Review. January 24, 2024. May 29, 2024.
  4. Web site: Jonathan Mogbo: Missouri State basketball adds juco transfer. Springfield News-Leader. April 22, 2022. May 30, 2024.
  5. Web site: West Coast Conference transfer portal update: Gonzaga, Santa Clara, LMU reload for 2023-24. Cole. Forsman. SI.com. August 23, 2023. May 30, 2024.
  6. Web site: Missouri State basketball starter Jonathan Mogbo enters transfer portal. Wyatt D.. Wheeler. Springfield News-Leader. March 14, 2023. May 30, 2024.
  7. Web site: How NIL upends Bay Area schools' basketball recruiting. San Francisco Chronicle. November 24, 2023. May 30, 2024.
  8. Web site: USF Adds Dynamic Forward Jonathan Mogbo. USFDons.com. April 25, 2023. May 30, 2024.
  9. Web site: Gonzaga and Brigham Young will rule the West in men's basketball next season. The Seattle Times. April 11, 2024. May 30, 2024.
  10. Web site: Report: San Francisco junior Jonathan Mogbo to remain in 2024 NBA draft. Cody. Taylor. Rookie Wire. USA Today. May 28, 2024. May 30, 2024.
  11. Web site: Brett. Siegel. Kyle Filipowski to Jazz headlines best picks of 2024 NBA Draft 2nd round. ClutchPoints.com. June 27, 2024. June 28, 2024.
  12. Web site: RAPTORS SIGN WALTER, MOGBO AND SHEAD. NBA.com. July 4, 2024. July 5, 2024.