Kel'el Ware

ABOUT KEL'EL WARE

NBA center, basketball player, and athlete that was taken as a first round pick by the Miami Heat during the 2024 NBA draft. Prior to being drafted, he played college basketball at Indiana University . As a sophomore, he earned second team All-Big Ten honors.

He was considered a five star recruit while at North Little Rock High School. He originally committed to the University of Oregon as a freshman in the year 2023.

Despite being just a sophomore, he led his team in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and blocks. After recording 15 points per game along with nine rebounds, he became just one of three players in Indiana's program history to achieve this feat within the last 25 years.

Growing up, he lived with his family in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is one of five siblings. In 2021, he began dating Nevaeh Koehler. In August 2024, the couple announced their engagement.

He was selected during the 2024 NBA draft just like Dalton Knecht .