2024 Recruiting: Patrick Ngongba OV

[ToolzieFan]

6. Four-star C Patrick Ngongba​

Down the stretch of a close game, Patrick Ngonba was at his best. Team Takeover was able to go to the 6-foot-10 center on the block and know that something would happen.

Ngonba has a strong frame with great length and very soft touch and hands. In the second half of the game, Ngongba showed comfort going over his left and right shoulder. When his go-to move would get cut off, he showed he was comfortable with his counters to get the look.

Ngongba finished with a team-high 12 points. While that number may not be super-impressive, the timing of his makes were. The No. 36 player in the 2024 On3 150finished 6-for-8 from the field and also added 8 rebounds.

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He sounds like he’d be great for us. Any word on the street about where he’s leaning?

 

[kansashusky]

K- State is pushing very hard for him...

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

K- State is pushing very hard for him...

Ew

 

[NJHoops]

K- State is pushing very hard for him...

The Kansas State purple VI tshirts are a nice touch. Recruiting is weird- good on them for working any connection you can.

 

[seeya27]

Ew

K- State is pushing very hard for him...

I suspect all the teams that want him are pushing hard. He is a top recruit.

Manhattan, KS.is hardly a destination location.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I suspect all the teams that want him are pushing hard. He is a top recruit.

Manhattan, KS.is hardly a destination location.

I mean, neither is Storrs, CT. There's more going on in Manhattan, KS. There are other reasons why UConn should win out here. Hope we can get him. I think he looks like an ideal big for Hurley's system.

 

[kansashusky]

I mean, neither is Storrs, CT. There's more going on in Manhattan, KS. There are other reasons why UConn should win out here. Hope we can get him. I think he looks like an ideal big for Hurley's system.

They are really struggling for NIL money right now. They have missed on some top transfers, so they are really going for broke on the 24' class. Tang has a really strong relationship with the family and Patrick, but doesnt have the ability to point to developing big men like Dan has recently. I think Isaiah is really key here.

 

[uconngb]

I suspect all the teams that want him are pushing hard. He is a top recruit.

Manhattan, KS.is hardly a destination location.

As opposed to that bustling metropolis Storrs, CT??

 

[seeya27]

I mean, neither is Storrs, CT. There's more going on in Manhattan, KS. There are other reasons why UConn should win out here. Hope we can get him. I think he looks like an ideal big for Hurley's system.

Should have been clearer. I wasn't referring to the physical geography of Manhattan. Was being more pithy about their basketball history -- which is decent but not UConn level.

 

[uconngb]

Should have been clearer. I wasn't referring to the physical geography of Manhattan. Was being more pithy about their basketball history -- which is decent but not UConn level.

On that front there is definitely NO comparison

 

[NJHoops]

The Kansas State purple VI tshirts are a nice touch. Recruiting is weird- good on them for working any connection you can.

Found a picture of them!



His mom recently coached her Virgin Islands’ team to the gold in the Central American and Caribbean Games. That’s the tournament most of the family went to right after their UConn visit.

 

[seeya27]

Lotso teams involved with him, as you'd imagine.

 

[Waquoit]

As opposed to that bustling metropolis Storrs, CT??

Storrs is about an hour and a half from Boston. K State is about an hour and a half from Cottonwood Falls.

 

[Mr. French]

Storrs is about an hour and a half from Boston. K State is about an hour and a half from Cottonwood Falls.

Man, we did this before.

 

[uconngb]

Storrs is about an hour and a half from Boston. K State is about an hour and a half from Cottonwood Falls.

Omg really? So maybe he should go to BC cuz it’s actually IN Boston

 

[Waquoit]

Omg really? So maybe he should go to BC cuz it’s actually IN Boston

Better than Kansas!

 

[TheHorde]

Better than Kansas!

Storrs has the Dairy Bar. Checkmate, mate!

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Here are the live stats from Ngongba's (and Abraham's) game today:

Exposure Basketball Events

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[husky429]

Here are the live stats from Ngongba's (and Abraham's) game today:

Exposure Basketball Events

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I don't think Ngongba is playing. Injury?

 

[ndemarx]

Probably for Pat

 

[kansashusky]

Probably for Pat

Curious comment.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Not loving that from Slater!

 

[king conn]

I took the comment to mean he's picking someone else anyway

 

[caw]

Omg really? So maybe he should go to BC cuz it’s actually IN Boston

BC would need a D1 team though.

 

[BGesus4]

Not loving that from Slater!

Could mean he’s already decided for someone else. Maybe that comment during the team takeover game had to do with ngongba and not Abraham. One can hope…