An Olathe Northwest High School graduate was a top-10 pick in the NBA Draft Thursday night. NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that the Sacramento Kings selected Willie Cauley-Stein with their sixth overall pick in the draft.
Cauley-Stein grew up in Spearville, Kansas, located outside Dodge City, then transferred in high school to Olathe Northwest.
Cauley-Stein departs the University of Kentucky after three years.
Later in the first round, Kelly Oubre, who played only one season for the Kansas Jayhawks, was taken by Atlanta with the 15th pick, but was reportedly bound for Washington in a trade that followed.
KU teammate Cliff Alexander, whose freshman season was cut short because of NCAA issues, did not get drafted.
