LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky freshman Chris Livingston is keeping his name in the 2023 NBA Draft, according to Shams Charania, the lead NBA Insider for The Athletic and Stadium.

Livingston, a 6-foot-6, 220-pound freshman forward is one of four Wildcats in this year's draft, along with Oscar Tshiebwe, Jacob Toppin and fellow freshman Cason Wallace.

ESPN ranks him No. 65 among eligible prospects in the 2023 draft. But the latest mock drafts from USA Today, The Athletic, ESPN, CBS Sports, NBC Sports,  Sports Illustrated, NBAdraft.net, NBAdraftroom.com, none project Livingston to be selected.

This year's draft will be held June 22 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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A native of Akron, Ohio, Livingston was a consensus five-star signee in the Wildcats' 2022 class, ranked among the top-30 prospects nationally by every major recruiting service: No. 11 by Rivals, No. 12 by ESPN, No. 16 by 247Sports and No. 26 by On3.

He was one of just two Wildcats (along with guard  Antonio Reeves) to play in all 34 games during the 2022-23 season, making 25 starts. Livingston averaged 6.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.

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His numbers improved as the season went on.

In UK's final 11 games, Livingston averaged 8.5. points and 6.9 rebounds. During that span, he notched the first two double-doubles of his career (12 points and 10 rebounds in a home win over then-No. 10 Tennessee; 10 points and a personal-best 15 rebounds in a victory at Florida) and earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors Feb. 20 after averaging 12.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and two assists per game in victories against Mississippi State and Tennessee.

Livingston earned All-SEC Freshman Team honors.

With Toppin, Livingston and Tshiebwe all leaving, the Wildcats must replace their top three rebounders from the 2022-23 season. Tshiebwe's 13.7 rebounds per outing led the country. Toppin averaged 6.8 rebounds.

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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: NBA draft 2023: Kentucky's Chris Livingston to test pro prospects