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2025 Recruiting: Niko Bundalo Update

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CardiacAndre7 said:
You think it’s definitely either/or?
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I hope we take both, and think there's definitely a relatively easy sell. I just remember seeing talk of 2 guards and 1 big as the target class so haven't been getting my hopes up
 
navery12 said:
Reibe drops his top 5 an hour later. Just like at guard, the race is on now
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I don't see any overlap with Bundalo and Reibe. Reibe is a 5 and Bundalo is a 4. There is plenty of time for both of them with Karaban and Samson leaving. Same with Adams and Mullins. Adams is a 2 who can play 1 and Hurley will look to mold him into Tristen. Mullins is a 2 and probably the best shooter in the class, he can play the 3 if we go smaller and want shooting everywhere.
 
Something like half of the top 100 guys haven’t committed yet. This new era of recruiting is not for the faint of heart. Things are less predictable than ever, but people still have to write their little articles.
 
superjohn said:
I don't see any overlap with Bundalo and Reibe. Reibe is a 5 and Bundalo is a 4. There is plenty of time for both of them with Karaban and Samson leaving. Same with Adams and Mullins. Adams is a 2 who can play 1 and Hurley will look to mold him into Tristen. Mullins is a 2 and probably the best shooter in the class, he can play the 3 if we go smaller and want shooting everywhere.
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I agree, there's not overlap in their skillsets. But there are a finite number of minutes and rotation spots available, that's the only reason I don't think it's a slam dunk that both would commit here
 
UCfor3 said:
Wouldn't we just have to give the NIL to a transfer in the spring anyway? Those establisbed guys that are UConn level are not cheap either.
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Consider the possibility we have recently offered Diakite because we might have to overspend for a Mullins added to the promises to a Bundalo or Reibe and only have marginal top 100 going money left to allocate. Mullins has been offered $1.5 million according to Indiana sources and that is reportedly almost twice what we have offered. $750k here there and everywhere tends to add up.
 
Ricker said:
Consider the possibility we have recently offered Diakite because we might have to overspend for a Mullins added to the promises to a Bundalo or Reibe and only have marginal top 100 going money left to allocate. Mullins has been offered $1.5 million according to Indiana sources and that is reportedly almost twice what we have offered. $750k here there and everywhere tends to add up.
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Then if Stewart goes pro we have Abraham and Diakite(who does not have 4 man skills for our system and is unplayable as a developmental freshman) as our 4 man options. We will need to spend for a transfer in the spring anyway. Maybe we need time to raise money and replenish but again, established transfers that are UConn level may be as expensive as highly rated freshman.
 
UCfor3 said:
Then if Stewart goes pro we have Abraham and Diakite(who does not have 4 man skills for our system and is unplayable as a developmental freshman) as our 4 man options. We will need to spend for a transfer in the spring anyway. Maybe we need time to raise money and replenish but again, established transfers that are UConn level may be as expensive as highly rated freshman.
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Have we offered Diakite?
Who is he?
Is this a good sign or a sign that we are missing out on one of our focus recruits?
 
Hes a raw player who was previously ranked top 10 in his class. His brother or cousin was Mamadou Diakite who won a natty at UVA.
 
UCfor3 said:
Then if Stewart goes pro we have Abraham and Diakite(who does not have 4 man skills for our system and is unplayable as a developmental freshman) as our 4 man options. We will need to spend for a transfer in the spring anyway. Maybe we need time to raise money and replenish but again, established transfers that are UConn level may be as expensive as highly rated freshman.
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UConn Men's Basketball brought in $10.6 Million from 2023 (source: CT Insider), and while it's grey area how donations are made (e.g., made out to the athletic dept or specific for NIL or just m's basketball or w's basketball program) that it makes guessing our NIL pool laughable. I mean it would be nice to know what Adams is getting for NIL as a 19th/20th best player as it were. Use that as a benchmark.
 
RuffRuff said:
Apologies to HS in advance if this was already posted in the preceding 3 pages

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left hand 'could' be interpreted as UConn meaning 2 nattys and a third on the way. Look at his fingers.
 
RuffRuff said:


And then there was 4. Better math odds than Reibe! I love the slashing Nico. Keep it coming.
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