Mali shark Oumar ballo, officially announced to join the University of Arizona men's basketball team.
With Gonzaga unable to play last season, the talented young centre-forward eventually chose to find another path.
As for why Oumar Ballo chose the University of Arizona, the main reason is that the team has always been known for being good at developing center players.
Ayton, Markkanen, Aaron Major, Derek Williams, Jordan Hill and others are all high-ranking picks produced by the University of Arizona.
Whether Oumar Ballo can hit the NBA again after a year of precipitation, the opportunities are all concentrated next season.
Let's start with a brief introduction to oumar ballo.
With a height of 2.13 meters, an arm span of 2.26 meters and a weight of 117 kilograms, he is a defensive center who combines physical fitness and athletic talent.
At that year's u17 World Youth Championship, Oumar Ballo against France exploded a double-double stat of 32 points and 32 rebounds, and became famous in one game.
In the subsequent U19 World Youth Championship, he also averaged 17.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.8 blocks per game, and single-handedly blew up the luxurious configuration of the American team in the Finals.
At that World Youth Championship, Oumar Ballo personally won the rebounding king, the efficiency king, the block king, and the best team four awards.
The offensive end has a certain small hooker and low singles ability, and the defensive end can support a team's defense line with a strong body.
Oumar Ballo plays very similar to the Magic's Bamba.
But the difference is that Bamba was selected by the NBA early on as the no. 6 pick in the first round.
Oumar Ballo, on the other hand, has not entered the NBA until now.
why?
The main reason is that Oumar Ballo's draft is not good, and he himself did not choose to participate.
After playing u19 that year, Oumar Ballo was once considered to have the strength to impact the first round with his outstanding personal performance.
After finishing high school, he chose to join Gonzaga University, a traditional NCAA school, as a five-star player.
It was thought that oumar ballo could become the inner core of Gonzaga.
Unexpectedly, he never got the importance of the team's head coach, and he was in a state of bench wear throughout the season.
Without any glaring performance, his draft market took a sharp turn, from the first round, to the beginning of the second round, to the end of the second round, and finally to the defeat.
Life goes up and down, sometimes it's just that exciting.
Therefore, if a player wants to succeed, in addition to his own talent, luck is also very important.
If Oumar Ballo had joined a team with less exposure at the time, maybe he would have already entered the NBA...