A 19-year-old basketball player from Italy has decided to forgo the 2026 NBA Draft and will instead play college basketball at Villanova, news outlets are reporting.
Luigi Suigo, who stands 7’3″ with a 7’5.5″ wingspan, put up 8.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game while playing 18.1 minutes nightly for Mega Superbet in the AdmiralBet ABA League during the previous season.
The young center from Tradate, Varese, Italy, had been considered by basketball analysts as a possible late first-round selection. ESPN placed him at No. 32 on their prospect rankings.
Suigo chose Villanova over scholarship offers from Illinois, Purdue and Indiana. He’ll be joining a Wildcats team that recently made the NCAA Tournament and finished with a 24-9 record during Kevin Willard’s inaugural season leading the program.
