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'Plays Like He's A Defensive Lineman': Where Does Former Ohio State F Brice Sensabaugh Land In Field Of 68's Mock Draft?

Former Ohio State Buckeyes forward Brice Sensabaugh is the second-straight one-and-done out of Columbus.

Casey Smith

'Plays Like He's A Defensive Lineman': Where Does Former Ohio State F Brice Sensabaugh Land In Field Of 68's Mock Draft?
'Plays Like He's A Defensive Lineman': Where Does Former Ohio State F Brice Sensabaugh Land In Field Of 68's Mock Draft? /
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Now that former Ohio State Buckeyes forward Brice Sensabaugh is officially remaining in the 2023 NBA Draft, the $1 million question is where will he land?

Many projections and mock drafts have him landing in the first round, and the Field of 68 is no different. Greg Waddell and Rob Dauster were two of the Field of 68's many analysts that worked on their mock draft, slotting Sensabaugh in a little later than most mocks: No. 28 overall in the first round to the Utah Jazz.

Dauster said Sensabaugh is "probably the best one-on-one player" in the 2023 draft class.

"For someone that is 6-6, 240 (pounds) and built the way that he is, to be able to move the way that he does and get the shots off that he's able to get, it's really, really, impressive," Dauster said. "He's so good in the mid-range. He has all the — whatever phrase you want to use — whether it's step-backs, pull-backs, jab steps one-dribble pulls, he's got everything."

Dauster said Sensabaugh has a "really well-developed offensive package" and can get to the rim.

Sensabaugh played a huge factor in the Buckeyes' offensive output last season, getting involved in 32.1 percent of their possessions and taking 34.9 percent of their shots, the 12th- and ninth-most percentages in Division I, respectively, according to KenPom.

"He's built like a defensive lineman and plays like he's a defensive lineman when he's going to the basket like he's going to try to dunk on you," Dauster said. "He can get through smaller defenders."

His offensive rating according to KenPom was 112 and he had a top-25 effective field goal percentage of Big Ten players in conference play last season at 52.6 percent.

"He is an absolute analytics darling," Dauster said. "If you're one of these people that's going to buy into efficiency, effective field goal percentage, all of the advanced numbers when it comes to what he is offensive, you're going to absolutely love this dude."

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