Nyok commits to Marquette!

[MuMark]

https://x.com/joetipton/status/2108588194446930021?s=61

[tower912]

Welcome to MU, young man.


Great job reeling them in, Shaka.

[SchnitzelBoy]

Nice add! Glad we're not messing around with hopefully-good-in-6-years centers with zero stars attached to their recruiting profiles.

Hoping we're able to get Fru eligible for next season and let Nyok beef up a bit. I think Caedin Hamilton and Colton Crowdis might have to dip out in order to free up scholarships for MU to do anything else with the roster

[ATL MU Warrior]

Redshirt candidate?

[MuMark]

Pretty embarrassing that 247 has an article right below the commitment announcement about his fit at Virginia Tech........clean it up fellas

https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/article/four-star-big-man-akol-nyok-commits-to-marquette--291019989/

[MuMark]

Redshirt candidate?

 No redshirts anymore my man

[SchnitzelBoy]

No redshirts anymore my man

1.5 minutes per game is the new redshirt

[Hards Alumni]

Redshirt candidate?

He's the 70th ranked player in the country.  No.

[onepost]

Such a great pickup. Had you told me we'd miss out on Johnson, Knueppel, Davis, Pemberton, Gordon, (probably) Cleveland and I'd still be this excited about our class, I wouldn't have believed you.

But Nyok, Martinez, and Ndong when we're banking on bringing this core back again is pretty damn good. Hard to land top PG recruits when you've got Nigel presumably on board for a while. Nyok is the most promising big man HS recruit we've landed since...Henry Ellenson?? The very commitment that brought me to this board?

When Michigan State and Kentucky try to jump in late on a kid and Shaka ups the ante on our offer to get it done, that deserves all the kudos.

[BCHoopster]

It will be interesting to see which 7 footer gets the majority of playing time if Fru leaves. Nyok fits what Shaka wants to do, good at the pick and roll.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

It will be interesting to see which 7 footer gets the majority of playing time if Fru leaves. Nyok fits what Shaka wants to do, good at the pick and roll.

If Fru does not come back, I'd expect another transfer unless Clark takes an unexpectedly big leap.

[SchnitzelBoy]

I think a PG is the top priority next recruiting cycle. I don't think Nigel will get NBA buzz this offseason and should definitely return for his junior year unless things go south and he wants to transfer to a tournament team for more $$$. MU still needs to find a short-term backup for NJ that hopefully becomes a starter as an upperclassmen

[BCHoopster]

If Fru does comeback, I would think Hamilton will be looking for a new school.

[JTJ3]

Fru, Nyok and one of Clark/Hamilton would be ideal next year

[MUbiz]

If Fru does comeback, I would think Hamilton will be looking for a new school.

18 will have his degree. I think he is looking for a new school no matter what.

[willie warrior]

Great job by Shaka. That is worth talking about.

[ATL MU Warrior]

He's the 70th ranked player in the country.  No.

was intended as a joke, but apparently not a very successful one.

[Johnny B]

Very nice. Wasn't this kid a 5 star by one of the recruiting sites or am I thinking of another 7 footer we offered?

[Uncle Rico]

Great job by Shaka. That is worth talking about.

Thank you for stepping up to the plate and increasing your donations to the program.

[SoCalEagle]

Welcome, Akol. Glad you chose Marquette!!

[wadesworld]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_rYkT9CCl0

He's obviously going to need to bulk up, but there's a lot to like about him.  Fearless at the rim on both sides of the court, good hands, good motor, and 7 footers who can switch out onto guards on the perimeter like that defensively make a lot of money in the sport.

[MuggsyB]

Ka-Fricking-Boom!!!!!

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Excellent news!!

[MuggsyB]

I'll admit to having some slight bias towards African ballers.

That said when I look at this young man's ceiling?  Sign me up.  You can't teach size + overall mobility. 

[muwarrior69]

He'll transfer to St. Louis next summer.   

[JakeBarnes]

Great get. Really happy to beat out a few big hitters that offered him.

Gut feeling, but this feels like a sneaky good class.