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Marquette forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper declares for 2023 NBA Draft

On3-Social-Profile_GRAYby:On3 Staff Report•04/12/23
Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Marquette Golden Eagles forward
Marquette forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper rises for a shot attempt in an Big East Tournament game on March 11, 2023. (Mitchell Layton / Getty Images)

Marquette junior forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper is declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft, according to a report from ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.

Prospect averaged 12.5 points and 4.7 rebounds per game for the Golden Eagles during the 2022-23 season as Marquette finished first in the Big East and advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32.

It was a bit of a breakout season for Prosper, who had averaged just 6.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Marquette.

A breakout game for Prosper came early in the 2022-23 season, with the junior forward going for 31 points in a win over Long Island University. Prosper posted his first career double-double a few games later, going for 18 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Chicago State.

As a 2020 recruit, Olivier-Maxence Prosper was unranked coming out of Lake Forest Academy in Montreal, QC.

More on the 2023 NBA Draft

The 2023 NBA Draft is set to take place on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Brooklyn at Barclays Center. Round 1 of the draft will be announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, while Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum is expected to handle the second round of picks.

To be eligible for the NBA Draft, players must be at least 19 years in age during the calendar year that the draft is held and at least one NBA season from their high school graduation date, or the date that would have been if they are not graduated. It is not required that player spend that one year playing college basketball, though. Players can play in either college, abroad, or the G League Ignite if they choose so.

While this is a significant change from what the rules once were, players are eligible to enter their names into the NBA Draft pool and explore their options by hiring an agent to go through the process, while still keeping their college eligibility. The deadline to make that move is on April 23 beginning at 11:59 p.m. ET. Players have until June 12 at 5 p.m. ET to withdraw their name from the pool and return to college.

The NBA Draft Lottery will be held on May 16, which is also the start of the NBA Conference Finals.