{"id":180388,"date":"2026-04-07T06:50:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=180388"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:56:24","slug":"kingston-flemings-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/04\/07\/kingston-flemings-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingston Flemings 2026 NBA Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since being eliminated by the Illinois Fighting Illini on March 26, the Houston Cougars have likely been at home, watching the rest of the NCAA Tournament unfold like everybody else. If so, they were witnesses to a riveting heavyweight battle<\/a> between the UConn Huskies and the Michigan Wolverines, the latter coming out on top largely due to the performance of Michigan junior transfer Elliot Cadeau<\/a>. For Houston freshman point guard Kingston Flemings<\/a>, seeing Cadeau lead his team to a title may have been a layered experience.<\/p>\n

On the one hand, Flemings is an impassioned player who not only cares about winning but his team. To that point, the mere fact that the Wolverines were the ones cutting down the nets rather than the Cougars was already going to sting. Adding insult to injury is the fact that Flemings has been a higher rated prospect than Cadeau throughout the season. If Cadeau could slice and dice his way through the Huskies defense, imagine what he could do.<\/p>\n

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2026 NBA Draft Profile: Kingston Flemings, Houston<\/h2>\n

Let’s start with Flemings’ numbers, just to get a feel for his production.<\/p>\n

The Numbers<\/h3>\n

Listed at 6-foot-4 and 190 pounds, Flemings finished the 2025-26 season averaging 16.1 points, 5.2 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. So far as his efficiency, he converted 47.6% of his field goal attempts (12.6\/game) and 38.7% of his 3-point attempts (2.9\/game), along with 84.5% of his free-throw attempts (3.5\/game). In terms of ball control (another aspect of efficiency), he posted a respectable 2.91 assist-to-turnover ratio.<\/p>\n

His advanced numbers are arguably just as impressive. Flemings recorded .225 win shares per 48 minutes, a conference-leading 6.6 win shares (3.8 offensive, 2.8 defensive) and a 12.6 box plus-minus (6.6 offensive, 6.0 defensive). His offensive rating (123.3) and defensive rating (96.9) also reflect his balanced impact.<\/p>\n

It shouldn’t be any surprise Flemings was not only named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team, but the All-Big 12 1st Team. He’s one of six freshmen to be selected as a Consensus All-American, joining AJ Dybantsa<\/a> (BYU), Cameron Boozer<\/a> (Duke), Caleb Wilson<\/a> (UNC), Darius Acuff Jr.<\/a> (Arkansas) and Keaton Wagler<\/a> (Illinois). Each of the aforementioned players is projected to be a top-10 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

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Offense<\/h3>\n

Offensively, Flemings has the potential to be one of the best scorers at the next level.<\/p>\n

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Houston Kingston Flemings pic.twitter.com\/P2IiFTaRUD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pitless (@pitlessball) March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n