2025 Recruiting: Badara Diakite

[Storrs South]

Will be in attendance tomorrow. Was previously at First Night.

 

[TheHorde]

Will be in attendance tomorrow. Was previously at First Night.

Does he have a “dream school”, and if so, which one?

 

[REB1094]

If we win - great team, fun atmosphere, banners in the arena
If we lose - see how much room there is for frontcourt production? that could be you!

 

[Huskyforlife]

He’s very small for a center right now, assuming his 247 listing is accurate.

 

[Kenny11]

Unless he’s gotten a lot better in the last several months, I don’t see it with him..at all

 

[HuskyHawk]

He’s a four who can backup the 5 in the college game. Inside and outside game. Exactly what we need. This article is a year ago. These kids from Mali have lots of room to develop.

Jeff Jacobs: From Mali to CT, Badara Diakite a top-ranked basketball recruit with plenty of interest

High school basketball recruit Badara Diakite is only a sophomore, but the Northwest Catholic standout has plenty of national attention.

www.ctinsider.com

 

[husky429]

He’s a four who can backup the 5 in the college game. Inside and outside game. Exactly what we need. This article is a year ago. These kids from Mali have lots of room to develop.

Jeff Jacobs: From Mali to CT, Badara Diakite a top-ranked basketball recruit with plenty of interest

High school basketball recruit Badara Diakite is only a sophomore, but the Northwest Catholic standout has plenty of national attention.

www.ctinsider.com

He's been here for a while now. Started as a 5* and dropped rapidly this summer after a weak AAU season. Not sure what he's looked like in hs this year but he needs to change his development curve pretty quick to stay relevant.

 

[HuskyHawk]

He's been here for a while now. Started as a 5* and dropped rapidly this summer after a weak AAU season. Not sure what he's looked like in hs this year but he needs to change his development curve pretty quick to stay relevant.

That’s fine honestly. We need big physical guys who will be here a few years. Seems like a useful piece.

 

[UCTitleTown]

He's been here for a while now. Started as a 5* and dropped rapidly this summer after a weak AAU season. Not sure what he's looked like in hs this year but he needs to change his development curve pretty quick to stay relevant.

Good summary. When he was a 5* heard Duke and Kentucky were involved. If he drops we might have a shot to get him. Sounds a lot like how it was with with Betsey. Peaked early and top schools lost interest.

 

[Kenny11]

I don’t think his development has slowed or regressed. I just don’t think he should have ever been ranked very high in the first place. I’ve seen him play several times at northwest and he has never been the best player on the floor in any of the games I’ve seen.