Desert Ike

Warriors 'shock' Diogu at No. 9 from The Arizona Republic

In the end, Diogu was the unanimous choice of Golden State's staff, which includes coach Mike Montgomery and former Suns scout Al Bianchi. When Montgomery was at Stanford, he coached against Diogu during his freshman and sophomore seasons.

"After all we had seen of Ike, he was the guy," Bianchi said. "We have a need for a low-post presence. We feel Ike can give us that. He's also a solid citizen. He'll play for 10, 12 years."