Oumar Ballo, widely considered one of the top international prospects interested in NCAA basketball has narrowed his list to Gonzaga, Arizona, and Baylor, 247Sports reported on Monday.
The 6’10 center out of Mali is nicknamed Baby Shaq, and with good reason. During the 2019 World Cup, he averaged 20.6 points and 16.9 rebounds for Mali’s U-17 team. Albeit, it wasn’t against the strongest competition, Ballo is still a top prospect. 247Sports reports he will be a five-star prospect once he commits.
There is a reason to get excited here. Many of the pundits are placing Gonzaga as the landing spot for Ballo, adding to an absolutely phenomenal 2019 class featuring Drew Timme, Brock Ravet, Anton Watson, Martynas Arlauskas, and Pavel Zakharov.