Nique Clifford is headed to Sacramento.
The former Colorado State Ram was selected by the Kings with the 24th overall pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Sacramento moved into the No. 24 slot via a trade with the champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
For Clifford, it was the realization of a lifelong dream when his named was called by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.
The Colorado native, who went to high school at Class 3A The Vanguard School in Colorado Springs, spent three seasons with the Colorado Buffaloes before landing at CSU for his final two years of eligibility. In three seasons at CU, he played in 82 games and averaged 5.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
He flourished in Fort Collins, and his draft stock skyrocketed after he averaged 18.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game in his final season with the Rams. In three games at the Mountain West Conference tournament, he averaged 25 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists as CSU won the tournament and he was named MVP.
After his first season at CSU, he tested the NBA draft waters but opted to return and used his fifth year establish himself as a first-round pick.
Wednesday night, his name was called, and now the next leg of his journey will begin in Sacramento.
Clifford is the second CSU Ram to be drafted in the first round in the past four years. David Roddy was selected with the 23rd pick in the 2022 draft. Prior to Roddy, CSU’s last first-round draft pick was Jason Smith, who was selected 20th overall in 2007.
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