After three years in the U.S., including one season at Penn State, Niederhauser became a first-round pick of the Clippers, who selected him at No. 30 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft. Niederhauser is the first Penn State player of the modern draft era to go in the first round. What did the Clippers see?

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The Los Angeles Clippers chose size in selecting former Penn State big man Yanic Konan Niederhauser in the 2025 NBA Draft. The Clippers chose the Swiss 7-footer in the first round, pick No. 30. Konan Niederhauser played professionally in German as a teenager before heading to the United States in 2022 to play college hoops.