Bandaogo looks ahead to Big 12, signs up with Cincinnati

Utah Valley transfer Aziz Bandaogo, ESPN’s No. 4 offered player in the NCAA transfer portal, has actually devoted to Cincinnati, he informed ESPN on Saturday.Bandaogo is considered one of the top defensive players returning to college basketball, providing head coach Wes Miller a substantial boost as he guides the Bearcats into their first season in the Huge 12. Bandaogo, a 7-foot junior from Senegal, averaged 11.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks, ranking as the 3rd finest shot-blocker in college basketball. He was called WAC protective player of the year and assisted Utah Valley make the NIT Final Four, where it lost to UAB.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated An alumnus of the NBA Academy Africa, Bandaogo made substantial strides in his junior season, playing simply 14 total minutes as a freshman and then posting 2.7 points in 12 minutes as a sophomore at Akron, before becoming one of the best huge men in mid-major basketball as a junior.His coach at Utah Valley last season, Mark Madsen, departed for Cal this offseason after his team’s exceptional season, in which it went 28-9( 15-3 in conference ). Bandaogo’s size, movement, rebounding and shot-blocking expertise should help him make an instant impact in the Huge 12 next

season.”I feel that Cincinnati is the best place to be for my total well being. I look forward to hanging out with the friends and mentors I have near Cincinnati and to developing strong relationships with my new teammates and coaches,”he stated.”I intend to have the ability to play during the upcoming season, and I will work with Cincinnati and the NCAA about the possibility.” Bandaogo is the fourth transfer website addition for Cincinnati this offseason, following Temple’s Jamille Reynolds, Kentucky’s CJ Fredrick and Butler’s Simas Lukosius. The Bearcats also secured 2 ESPN top-100 recruits in Jizzle James and Rayvon Griffith.Jonathan Givony is an NBA draft specialist and the creator and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a personal hunting and analytics service made use of by NBA, NCAA and international groups.