Class of 2025 PF Niko Bundalo (OH) Offered

[jordville]

 

[jordville]

 

[jordville]

 

[satsuma]

Niko Bundalo is, maybe, reopening his recruitment. He was down to these 4 finalists:

Connecticut
Michigan State
Ohio State
UNC

According to HS Top Recruiting, he's voting for None of the Above.

Five-Star UNC Basketball Recruit Plans to Reopen Recruitment

UNC basketball may or may not still be in play for elite 2025 talent Niko Bundalo.

www.si.com

You can see from the previous post (scroll up a little bit) that Syracuse has made an offer, but so have a lot of other schools.

Bundalo is listed as a 6-9 or 6-10 PF, depending on who you ask, so it's an open question as to whether he can coexist with Sadiq White.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Niko Bundalo is, maybe, reopening his recruitment. He was down to these 4 finalists:

Connecticut
Michigan State
Ohio State
UNC

According to HS Top Recruiting, he's voting for None of the Above.

Five-Star UNC Basketball Recruit Plans to Reopen Recruitment

UNC basketball may or may not still be in play for elite 2025 talent Niko Bundalo.

www.si.com

You can see from the previous post (scroll up a little bit) that Syracuse has made an offer, but so have a lot of other schools.

Bundalo is listed as a 6-9 or 6-10 PF, depending on who you ask, so it's an open question as to whether he can coexist with Sadiq White.

Sounds like he’s not happy with the bags he’s been offered.

 

[satsuma]

Sounds like he’s not happy with the bags he’s been offered.

I would agree with you for finicky Connecticut and (morally and financially) broke UNC, but I would think the two Big Ten schools could offer more if the money is a sticking point.

Today's Views from the Schott podcast (video) discusses Bundalo from a Buckeye perspective, from about 20:30 to 24:00:



Basically, Ohio State got a commitment from 6-8 forward A'mare Bynum (ranked in the top 150) last week, and this podcast guy said he ruled out Bundalo as less of a "cultural fit", whatever that means, before this report of a reopened recruitment came out.

It could be something similar with Michigan State. The Spartans have already added two forwards, #59 Cam Ward and #73 Jordan Scott, and maybe they're done with the frontcourt, even though Niko Bundalo is ranked a lot higher at #23, and is 2-3 inches taller than them.

 

[althea]

I would agree with you for finicky Connecticut and (morally and financially) broke UNC, but I would think the two Big Ten schools could offer more if the money is a sticking point.

Today's Views from the Schott podcast (video) discusses Bundalo from a Buckeye perspective, from about 20:30 to 24:00:



Basically, Ohio State got a commitment from 6-8 forward A'mare Bynum (ranked in the top 150) last week, and this podcast guy said he ruled out Bundalo as less of a "cultural fit", whatever that means, before this report of a reopened recruitment came out.

It could be something similar with Michigan State. The Spartans have already added two forwards, #59 Cam Ward and #73 Jordan Scott, and maybe they're done with the frontcourt, even though Niko Bundalo is ranked a lot higher at #23, and is 2-3 inches taller than them.

How is UNC financially broke?

 

[Yukon]

Bundalo was always plan B to Reibe. We backed off immediately after he committed. NIL played no roll with regards to UConn as they have one of the best budgets (top 10ish) in the country. The staff has also not lost a recruit due to NIL yet.

 

[RF2044]

Bundalo was always plan B to Reibe. We backed off immediately after he committed. NIL played no roll with regards to UConn as they have one of the best budgets (top 10ish) in the country. The staff has also not lost a recruit due to NIL yet.

But, you live in Connecticut. You lose.

 

[satsuma]

How is UNC financially broke?

Good question. The school itself is probably in fine shape, but the House that Jordan Built had little to no NIL infrastructure in the offseason, and even less motivation to fix it. They seemingly spent their money on retaining the players they had, and didn't have much left over for the string of big men transfers they failed to attract. (They looked at maybe a dozen players, and only 2 or 3 were willing to even visit Chapel Hill.)

Real NIL information is hard to come by, but UNC insiders claim that the school is a better position now for the 2025 recruiting class -- partly because they've gotten more organized, but mostly because RJ Davis will run out of eligibility by then. Still, they are likely to be outbid for the services of AJ Dybantsa and Caleb Wilson, because BYU and Kentucky have a very different concept of big money.

 

[orangemass]

Sounds like he’s not happy with the bags he’s been offered.

Treat your bag gently