Look: Pictures of IU basketball center Kel’el Ware drafted by the Miami Heat

IU basketball center Kel’el Ware is officially in the NBA as the Miami Heat selected the former Hoosier with in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft with the No. 15 pick.

In his one year at Indiana, Ware averaged 15.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.9 blocks per game in 30 appearances. He started every game he appeared in and was an All-Big Ten Second Team selection.

In Big Ten play alone, Kel’el Ware averaged 16.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game for IU basketball. He led the league in field goal percent at 63.2 percent shooting from the floor.

Ware became the 80th player from the IU basketball program to be drafted in the NBA.

Below is full photo gallery of IU basketball center Kel’el being drafted

Photo: IU basketball Twitter

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Photo: IU basketball Twitter

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Jun 26, 2024; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Kel’el Ware poses for photos with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected in the first round by the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

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Jun 26, 2024; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Kel’el Ware poses for photos with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected in the first round by the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

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Photo: IU basketball Twitter

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Kel’el Ware is selected 15th overall by the @MiamiHEAT in the 2024 #NBADraft presented by State Farm!

Watch on ABC & ESPN. pic.twitter.com/och3hnAtGt

— NBA (@NBA) June 27, 2024

SEE ALSO: Kel’el Ware went back to basics at IU — doing ‘the little things’ & ‘the right things’ unlocking his potential. Up next is the NBA, looking to prove himself even more

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