By Jerry Ratcliffe

The raw emotion from Virginia center Ugonna Onyenso was something to behold when he heard his name called as the No. 53 pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night. Ugo, as coaches and teammates called him, turned directly to his coach, Ryan Odom, who was wearing a huge smile as the big man was called up to the podium.

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