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Photos of Mfiondu Kabengele and Bruno Fernando by Sarah Stier/Getty Images. Photos of Bol Bol and Sekou Doumbouya by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images.

Meet the 8 African Players Who've Been Newly Drafted Into the NBA

These players hailing from across the continent are set to have promising careers as new NBA athletes.

The 2019 NBA Draft went down Thursday night at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, where 60 talented hopefuls from college basketball and international leagues were drafted into the NBA.

As our recent preview mentioned, eight players with roots stemming from the continent were in the running for this next step in their professional careers. Out of the prospects, two new and unexpected faces were selected.

Get to know them below.

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These 8 African Basketball Players Are In the Running To Be Drafted Into the NBA

Get to know these names ahead of the 2019 NBA Draft.

The 2019 NBA Draft goes down Thursday evening—where top athletes from college basketball and from around the world anxiously wait to see which of the 30 professional teams deem them worthy of a jersey.

After seeing the serious African representation with the new champs, the Toronto Raptors, we couldn't help but peruse the NBA's Draft Notes to learn about the African players who are in the running of being drafted.

Below are a handful of names you should know ahead of tonight's draft.

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