After an impressive final season at Clemson, former Tigers center Viktor Lakhin hoped to hear his name called in the 2025 NBA Draft — but it never came.
A former Clemson big man has been waived by this NBA team. The Oklahoma City Thunder announced Monday they have waived former Tiger center Viktor Lakhin, one day after signing him to a training camp contract on Sunday.
A former Clemson basketball player will be playing in the NBA summer league. Former Tigers’ big man Viktor Lakhin is on the Oklahoma City summer roster that will compete in the Salt Lake City and Las Vegas summer leagues.
Despite a productive college career, one former Clemson Tigers standout remains unsigned several days after the NBA Draft. Viktor Lakhin, a former Clemson center who was a consistent contributor for the Tigers last season, went undrafted and has yet to land with a team.
Clemson’s Viktor Lakhin has been projected by multiple outlets to be a second-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, which gets underway Wednesday. But is another Clemson product on the draft radar?
The 2025 NBA Draft is coming up from June 25-26, and Clemson big man Viktor Lakhin is projected to be selected in multiple mock drafts. The latest mock draft from ESPN has Lakhin going to the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round with the No.
Lakhin could fill a void at backup center. The Cleveland Cavaliers have two late second-round picks they can use to improve their roster. There’s speculation as to whether they’ll use both or either of them.
With the NBA draft combine in the books and the 2025 NBA draft a month away, ESPN released a post-combine mock draft this week. ESPN projected one Clemson player – Viktor Lakhin – to be selected in the draft.
The Clemson Tigers men's basketball program can thank superstar center Viktor Lakhin for much of their success last season. From the time Lakhin stepped on campus after transferring from Cincinnati, it was clear that the 6-foot-11 athlete was going to excel on the court.
Two former members of the Clemson Basketball team have been invited to the NBA G League Elite Camp. Guard Chase Hunter and big man Viktor Lakhin were reportedly among the more than 40 players who received invites to the camp from May 9 to 11.
Last spring, Viktor Lakhin was watching the NCAA Tournament at home. One year later, the redshirt senior center is now set to compete in the Big Dance for the first time.
The Clemson Tigers advanced to the Elite Eight during the 2024 NCAA Tournament, tying the deepest run the men’s basketball team has ever gone on. What did they do for an encore performance in the 2024-25 campaign?
Ian Schieffelin scored a career-high 24 points and No. 13 Clemson kept rolling by defeating visiting Notre Dame 83-68 in the Atlantic Coast Conference contest on Wednesday night.
Clemson cruised to an 85-65 victory over North Carolina on Wednesday night, improving to 12-2 in the ACC and 20-5 overall. The Tigers outscored the Tar Heels by 16 in the second half, pulling away to secure their sixth consecutive win.
The Bearcats are missing veteran forward Viktor Lakhin (ankle) for the second consecutive game on Saturday. The Russian isn't warming up with the team as they wrap up the regular season.
There's always a handful of college players who don't get as much national attention as they deserve, but are incredible players that could make an impact at the next level.
The Cincinnati Bearcats will host the TCU Horned Frogs on Tuesday, January 16. TCU is coming off two Top-Ten wins against the Oklahoma Sooners and the Houston Cougars.
Viktor Lakhin scored a game-high 18 points to go with seven rebounds while leading Cincinnati past visiting Merrimack 65-49 in a nonconference game on Tuesday.
The Bearcats are 7-0 for the first time this decade as they turn attention to Xavier following a 99-62 win over Florida Gulf Coast. Viktor Lakhin (19 points, nine rebounds, six assists) and CJ Fredrick (19 points) discussed the dominant win along with head coach Wes Miller.