2025 Recruiting: Niko Bundalo Update

[Improviser]

Never hurts to have extra big guys to give a foul when needed, especially if the rotational bigs get in early foul trouble or have limited playing time because of a nagging low grade injury.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

bundalo is a nice get but a true center is really critical. also the competition for bundalo is not as serious.

I’m fascinated to see how the center position will be recruited by the big programs in the transfer portal era. My guess is they aim for elite guys with unique skill sets (e.g. Reibe), but experienced portal guys that have already proven themselves are going to be a BIG piece of the puzzle going forward. Even if we swing and miss in centers in this class, I wouldn’t be concerned one bit.

There’s a whole bunch of guys that aren’t Singare-type development guys but aren’t elite, and I’m not sure how valuable they’ll be as high school recruits to the big programs.

 

[awy]

the issue is these guys command a lot of money in the portal.