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2025 Recruiting: Niko Bundalo Update

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“One of the things I value in making my decision is being uncomfortable,” he continued. “you can't grow when you're comfortable, where you feel everything is going how you want it to. Growth happens when you overcome when things are difficult. I want to be somewhere that feels like home and my teammates feel like my brothers but when we get in between those lines I'm learning constantly uncomfortable. I'll have to raise my game to that level and compete.”

I'm pretty sure I know the guy who you should play for......
 
EROCK CONN said:
“One of the things I value in making my decision is being uncomfortable,” he continued. “you can't grow when you're comfortable, where you feel everything is going how you want it to. Growth happens when you overcome when things are difficult. I want to be somewhere that feels like home and my teammates feel like my brothers but when we get in between those lines I'm learning constantly uncomfortable. I'll have to raise my game to that level and compete.”

I'm pretty sure I know the guy who you should play for......
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That is pretty much the Webster Dictionary definition of Dan Hurley
 
Did it say how many more visits he was planning on taking ? IIRC I know he had a long list. Trying to get a sense for how close this one is to wrapping up
 
EROCK CONN said:
“One of the things I value in making my decision is being uncomfortable,” he continued. “you can't grow when you're comfortable, where you feel everything is going how you want it to. Growth happens when you overcome when things are difficult. I want to be somewhere that feels like home and my teammates feel like my brothers but when we get in between those lines I'm learning constantly uncomfortable. I'll have to raise my game to that level and compete.”

I'm pretty sure I know the guy who you should play for......
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My only concern with him from the games I watched was maturity. He's clearly a brilliant basketball talent. So hearing a quote like this definitely makes me feel good.
 
I know Bundalo is West Coast based but it seems like we've put in 10x the amount of effort on Reibe than we have on him. Reibe visiting Oregon this weekend which I believe will be his last visit. Bundalo visiting UNC but not sure if that will be his last visit - seems like there may be some others that are trying to get him lined up. Will be very interesting to see how this shakes out and if we do get Reibe, whether we still recruit Bundalo or if we are set with one big (recognizing Reibe is more of a 5/4 and Bundalo is more of a 4/5).
 
“Bundalo was one of the more skilled, mobile big men at the camp,” Biancardi added. “He drove the ball from the high post with some emphatic finishes and showed inside footwork, moves and touch. Bundalo was also an effective spacer, either with his lefty jumper or by setting ball screens to pop out or roll to the rim. He’s loaded with natural talent that continues to develop.”


Finkelstein:
4. Niko Bundalo headlines night session

It was the story of two sessions for Niko Bundalo, who seemed to be forcing the action to start the day, but was arguably the most dominant player in the evening. His complete offensive versatility was on display as he made some plays off the bounce, showed his shooting touch to the arc, and finished athletically at the rim.

Bundalo was impressive and turned alot of heads at Wooten,
 
Mooch82 said:
I know Bundalo is West Coast based but it seems like we've put in 10x the amount of effort on Reibe than we have on him. Reibe visiting Oregon this weekend which I believe will be his last visit. Bundalo visiting UNC but not sure if that will be his last visit - seems like there may be some others that are trying to get him lined up. Will be very interesting to see how this shakes out and if we do get Reibe, whether we still recruit Bundalo or if we are set with one big (recognizing Reibe is more of a 5/4 and Bundalo is more of a 4/5).
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Some guys like to text, some want you to fly out to their practice twice a week. You also have to keep up with the Jones'. If one team is pushing hard and really fawning, you have to show equal love.
 
awy said:
bundalo is a nice get but a true center is really critical. also the competition for bundalo is not as serious.
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Yeah but I think the long term versatility that he can provide from a skills point of view can mirror that of Alex with more athleticism in time. That type of player really melds lineups together. I'm pulling to go 4/4 here.
 
awy said:
they can play together for sure. i'm rooting for the 5/5 fab five.
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Another fab five would be nice...especially with the potential quality of this one top to bottom. But I'd still be quite surprised if we take 5 guys. My thought has always been to take 3 and then wait until the spring and evaluate remaining uncommitted or decommitted h.s. guys, and of course the transfer portal. I do think there is a chance we take 4, but 5 seems really far fetched.
 
Brochacho said:
Yup. We have an open scholarship, two graduates, plus Karaban and McNeeley are likely off to the NBA. Let's get Lewis, Adams, Mullins, Bundalo and Reibe because why not.
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we will actually have 3 open scholarships because of the change to 15 scholarships available starting in 2025-26. so 3 open scholarships + 2 graduating seniors + 1-2 players declaring for the draft
 
david said:
we will actually have 3 open scholarships because of the change to 15 scholarships available starting in 2025-26. so 3 open scholarships + 2 graduating seniors + 1-2 players declaring for the draft
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True but very few coaches are going to actually go to 15. For a few reasons. First, it means there's more mouths to feed ($$$). At least 4-5 of those kids (and maybe more) will see little to no significant playing time, which means higher turnover and staff having to spend time and energy re-selling the kids on staying with the program. Lastly, it means you don't have the flexibility to scoop up a last minute transfer, decommit, reclass kid.
 
andy34 said:
True but very few coaches are going to actually go to 15. For a few reasons. First, it means there's more mouths to feed ($$$). At least 4-5 of those kids (and maybe more) will see little to no significant playing time, which means higher turnover and staff having to spend time and energy re-selling the kids on staying with the program. Lastly, it means you don't have the flexibility to scoop up a last minute transfer, decommit, reclass kid.
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I think you’re right. It also makes sense given your comment why we may have offered a guy like Diakite. High upside, local guy that might not seek much in NIL or playing time in the near term, while being a guy we can develop and use for practice. If we used 14 of the 15 scholarships and had 2 or 3 guys like Youssouf or Diakite, I don’t think it would stretch our resources too thin.
 
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.
 
awy said:
bundalo is a nice get but a true center is really critical. also the competition for bundalo is not as serious.
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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.
 
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